Height and reach play a role in " striking distance " A better way to look at reach?

Here's is my semi scientific who has the " striking distance "advantage in a boxing match. I have never seen it discussed on TV.

A boxer's maximum striking distance is a straight line from his fist to his shoulder. However as the punch angles up to reach the opponents chin face or head, it losses about 1/2" of striking distance for every inch it has to travel upwards.

Allow me to to illustrate. Extend your fist straight out from your shoulder to the point where your fist barely grazes the wall. Then move your fist upwards 6" and see what happens. It should not longer touch the wall. There should be at least a 3" space.

So outfighting is not all about reach in the traditional boxing sense. It is also about height.

Here's are some examples of how reach and height play a role in striking distance:

1 ) Fighter A has a 76" reach. Fighter B has a 74" reach. However fighter A is 6" shorter. Result... fighter B has an estimated 1" striking distance.

2 ) Fighter A has a 80" reach. Fighter B has a 74" reach. Fighter A is 8" taller. Result...Fighter A has an estimated 10" striking distance advantage.

3 ) Fighter A has a 78" reach. Fighter B has a 78" reach. fighter B is 4" taller. Result...Fighter B has an estimated 2" striking distance.

4 ) Fighter A has a 79" reach. Fighter B has a 78" reach. Fighter B is two inches taller. Result....even striking distance.

 

Yes and no. A taller fighter shoulder often lines up perfectly with his opponents face and chin. Very few punches that are not body shots are on a downward angle in boxing

 

Tyson became champ because of his power and speed, but he lost his most important matches and struggled in others because he lacked reach and height.