Fighters with unusually long arms/reach.

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  1. heart

    heart Active Member Full Member

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    Shane Mosley

    Marco A. Barrera

    Manny Pacquiao

    Paul Williams

    Who are some others and who uses their reach advantage most effectively.
     
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  2. Trendkiller

    Trendkiller 420 Full Member

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    Tommy Hearns
     
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  3. Govanmauler

    Govanmauler Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The Klitschkos are the current masters of using reach imo
     
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  4. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I thought Paul Williams had short arms compared to his body. Something akin to a T-Rex?

    Celestino Caballero has some scary long arms. Gangly looking mother ****er.
     
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  5. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Tarver?
     
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  6. heart

    heart Active Member Full Member

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    His reach is 82". That is the same reach as Ali I believe. Plus his shoulders don't seem to broad. The reach is larger than both klits.
     
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  7. OBCboxer

    OBCboxer Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sonny Liston. He had like an 84" reach and was only like 6'0".
     
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  8. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    pacquiao ? he dont hav an unusually long reach he's 5 foot 6 inche and has a 66 reach wats unusual about that
     
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  9. Ictus

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    winky.
     
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  10. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Lol, just the opposite. Williams has longer reach than many heavyweights.

    Not that he's a top level fighter, but Curtis Stevens has extraordinarily long arms for a squat little dude. Similar build to Dwight Muhammad Qawi.
     
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  11. greengloves

    greengloves Well-Known Member Full Member

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    williams has a big reach advantage over nearly everyone around his weight.

    mcguigan had freakishly long arms
     
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  12. stonerose

    stonerose Guest

    That Prescott kid looks like Inspector Gadget with his arms .
     
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  13. glimmerman

    glimmerman Member Full Member

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    Pretty sure williams has got the longest reach in boxing at the mo! thats scary.lennox lewis had an 84" reach
     
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  14. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Mr Tickle.
     
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  15. curly

    curly Fastest hands in the West Full Member

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    Mr Fantastic
     
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