Which boxers best utilised their height/reach advantage?

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  1. withoutwire

    withoutwire Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who were the best of all time in this regard? Staying out, never brawling but stick and move with a reach advantage.

    Wladimir Klitschko is a good recent example, but who else from back in the day was great at this?
     
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  2. Kalasinn

    Kalasinn ♧ OG Kally ♤ Full Member

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    SNV utilised his 7'2 height & 88" reach to it's maximum godly potential, to keep those little guys (everyone in comparison to him) under control on the end of his thunderous ramrod jab.

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  3. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    boxed ears is proud of you:good

    from what i heard fred fulton did this reasonably well

    also, tommy hearns from 147-160 had massive height advantage on many opponents and used it well

    honourable mentions to ali (against frazier as an example) and lennox lewis
     
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  4. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Gavin Rees
     
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  5. Lefty Supremacy

    Lefty Supremacy Member Full Member

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    Carlos Monzon
     
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  6. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Tommy Hearns was almost impossible to outbox from range.
     
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  7. Flea Man

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    Monzon, of course.
     
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  8. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis
    Michael Spinks Lh
    Vernon Forrest
    Michael Nunn MW
     
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  9. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Cocoa Kid deserves a shout. Very good at distance with a lot of leverage.
     
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  10. zadfrak

    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Zarate comes to mind. Bob Foster is another. Arguello.
     
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  11. El Bujia

    El Bujia Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    You've done a fair bit of research on him, I presume?
     
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  12. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Yep, i have. People need to learn more about Cocoa Kid and just how revolutionary he was back in those days. He was a very good fighter in a couple of fights a month era and he also threw more than an occasional fight for the money and because he was that good at 147/154! He always seems to get left out of Puerto Rican great fighters lists.

    People also forget he laid the blue print on how to beat Mexican heart and determination, come forward styles. He stayed tall throughout and use to get that elevation on the mound.
     
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  13. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    Monzon
    Hearns
    Lewis
     
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  14. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    No one ever utilized their height and reach advantages any better than Monzon.
     
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  15. Foreman Hook

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    Old Foreman
     
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