Same weight class. They should make this fight just to see what it would look like. I can't think of a bigger height difference. Fan of ball but I think he gets chopped up and stopped with an uppercut.
The Ball family is on the small side. Their x-mas card used to say "Merry Christmas, from the little Balls!"
Defo looks taller than 5'7 from what I remember. Just look at it hahaha. If both guys look straight instead of up/down at one another, the top of Ball's head is in line with Rey's chin. https://phantom-marca.unidadeditori...imedia/imagenes/2024/03/09/17099654589297.jpg
Nick Ball is in a similar position to mike Tyson. Ball is actually 5ft 2, and his opponents are around 5ft7-5ft10. Tyson was 5'10 and fought people 7-8 inches taller than him. No big deal.
Difference is that Tyson has huge KO power that can turn his opponents lights out while Ball is more of a volume puncher. It's gonna be hard for a short fighter that relies on outworking his opponents to beat a much taller fighter with similar workrate and better punching power. Very difficult fight for Ball to pull off.
Last time we saw a big size disparity was Canelo (5'7 1⁄2) against Callum Smith (6'3) and it turned out to be a wipeout in favor of the shorter fighter. Not impossible for a shorter fighter to beat a much taller opponent. Although Ball isn't as skilled as Canelo and Espinoza would provide much more offense and less fearfulness towards the shorter fighter than Smith did. Stylistically this would be a nightmare match up for Ball but I'd still like to see how it plays out.
Not to mention a tough fighter who is able to take big shots and recover. Very difficult opponent to deal with.
That walking skyscraper done gone picked on the wrong leprechaun this time. Nick Ball will chop that tree down and make firewood out of his limbs.
I find it hard to believe 2 nick balls in a trench coat is 10"4. Two nick balls in a trenchcoat would barely come up to deontay wilder.
What no weight bully talk of a guy 6’1” fighting at 126. I am disappointed. It is OK if it isn't a guy people love to hate.
Valuev against Haye was a similar difference. Valuev also had a huge weight advantage, it didn’t matter.
He somehow carries the weight well, when I first saw him I thought he was 5' 9 - 5'10ish . I saw him rated as 6'1 and thought that was an accident haha