Is Debendra Thapa the tallest fighter in history?

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  1. Chuck Norris

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    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Debendra_Thapa


    At 38 ft 1 or 11.61 m, surely he has to be not only the tallest athlete/boxer, but also the tallest human being in history! He is almost 30 feet taller than Robert Wadlow!
     
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    Personal information
    Nickname
    The Nepal Tiger
    Nationality Nepalese
    Indian
    Born 26 June 1977 (age 48)
    Syangja, Nepal
    Height 11.61 m (38 ft 1 in)
    Weight
    Boxing career
    Stance     Southpaw
    Boxing record[1]
    Total fights     28
    Wins 20
    Win by KO 11
    Losses 6
    Draws 1
    No contests 1
    Medal record
    Men's amateur boxing
    Representing
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    India
    South Asian Games
     
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    He hid it well. Must have had a crouching, over the knee kind of style.
     
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    Must of been a hell of a weight cut down to Super Bantamweight.
     
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    Plus a southpaw, true gem of a fighter!
     
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    He's Bob Foster's half son. I guess he had a mother too, an Asiatic.
     
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    The 17th colossus.
     
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