Biggest height difference overcome in modern current boxing

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    what are the biggest height differences overcome in current boxing (active boxers) excluding heavyweights?

    This is when a fighter who won was significantly shorter than the guy he beat. No heavyweights please.

    I can think of Canelo at 5'7 beating Callum Smith at 6'3, overcoming a height difference of 7 inches. Who else?
     
  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Might be fundora vs mendoza, Nick Ball might also be in the list
     
  3. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Oscar Escandon is 5'1 1/2 and he beat up and got robbed against the 5'9 Moises Flores.
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  4. Reg

    Reg Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    haye vs valuev
     
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  5. OddR

    OddR Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Excluding heavyweights.
     
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  6. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Fought to a draw with Vargas, who had 8 inches on him.
    He did beat Joe Ducker, Abdon Cesar; both of whom were 7 inches taller than Ball.

    Pacquiao beat Margarito, who had at least 5 inches on him.

    *numbers from boxrec, so take them with a grain of salt.
     
  7. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    Fundora had 8 inches on Mendoza when Mendoza knocked him out.
     
  8. Bobby Tony

    Bobby Tony Active Member Full Member

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    Get Fundora in there with Nick Ball so we can decisively settle this!
     
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