Which fighters fudged the biggest on their actual height?

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  1. Spooky81

    Spooky81 New Member Full Member

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    Which fighters had the biggest fudge on their actual heights?
     
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  2. Manu Vatuvei

    Manu Vatuvei Active Member Full Member

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    Kambosos being listed 5’9 1/2” is a weird one. Seems closer to 5’6 1/2”.
     
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  3. FrankinDallas

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    Fury constantly lies about his height. Says he's 6'9" when obviously he's probably 6'7".
     
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  4. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Nah, Joshua is 6´6 and next to Usyk, Fury looked way bigger. And if you start claiming that Joshua isn´t 6´6 then the next thing we have is you claiming that everyone is shorter than actually listed.

    People are really, really bad at guessing heights.
     
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  5. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM banned Full Member

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    6 foot 9 205 centimetres of inside fightingness
     
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    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mike Tyson. Guy is a legit midget.
     
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  8. MorvidusStyle

    MorvidusStyle Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's hard because so many add up to 2 inches.

    I would say Ruiz Jr. He might have added 3-4. I thought he was supposed to be 6'2 and he could be as low as 5'10, but I'd probably conservatively guess 5'11.

    The thing about Ruiz is that the true extent of his hideous obesity is only understood when we know his true height. There are actually people who believe a weight around that of Wlad Klitschko, 240lbs or so, is a good weight for Ruiz. Lol. And the guy is likely under 6ft.

    The shocking thing is that's it is HIGHLY likely Ruiz is around 5'11 and his natural weight is around LHW at best.

    And AJ got KO'd by it! And even worse, couldn't get a KO in return!
     
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  9. bigboxinghippo420

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    jared anderson is listed as 6’3 or 6’4 and hes like not even 6’1 hes smaller than evander holyfield and usyk
     
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  10. like a boss

    like a boss Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson is 5ft 10. Does he claim to be taller?
     
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    pow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He is actually more 5'8/5'9. I have met him in person.

    Back in the day he was billed at 5'11 1/2.
     
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  12. Rakesh

    Rakesh Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Fury next to Alex Pereira (listed 6'4) looked 2 inches taller max, so somebody is lying lol.
     
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    Tyson Fury
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    Luiz Ortiz
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  14. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Pereira is taller than; Izzy, Reyes, Procházka and Hill, all of whom are listed at 6´4. There is a picture of Pereira next to Walker and they look about the same height, Walker is listed at 6´6.

    Whats funny is that here is a fight where Pereira is listed at 6´4, his opponent at 6´5 and Pereira is clearly the shorter guy.
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    Here is Pereira vs a guy who is listed just 0.5 inche shorter, yet Pereira looks significantly taller than just 0.5 inches.
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    My money is on those listings being inaccurate. Or Pereira is 6´4 and everyone else is simply lying. Could be that Pereira did grow a bit in his late 20s, which is possible, but highly doubtful.

    Fury is listed at 6´9 but is probably closer to 6´8 or even 6´7.
     
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  15. northpaw

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    James Toney vs. Michael Nunn, Toney was listed as 5'11. The commentators were like..........ummmmm yeah, nah :lol:
     
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