Ali's real Height

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  1. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    AMAZING attention to trivial details all! As an Asperger's like child who loves details, i approve.

    Now let us get on to the metaphysical level after parsing exactly what height is acceptable, because even IF we know a True height in a Man's Prime, that will vary by time of day thus we must have a standard tiny adjustment for all, like a "adjusted mean time" of 10 AM or something.
     
  2. AnthonyJ74

    AnthonyJ74 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    YEs, yes, height fluctuates throughout the day. Right out of bed in the morning, I am right at 5'10". But by mid-afternoon, I am generally 5'9 1/2".

    So, I can get by saying I am 5'9" or 5'10".
     
  3. Nighttrain

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    I was watching Holmes vs Rodney Bobick, Ken Norton who is doing the colour commentary tells Don Dumphy that he is 6'3"!
     
  4. Saintpat

    Saintpat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali was 10 feet tall in many ways.
     
  5. boxfan22

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    6'3"


    Ali punished a 6'6" guy.
     
  6. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    Liston is listed as 6'1 but was said to 6 even. Looking at pictures I put Ali at 6'2".
     
  7. uncletermite

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    WTF??? :nut
     
  8. uncletermite

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    Usually go by the biography not the boxing sites,that sounds right.
     
  9. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    I put Ali at 6'21/2.
     
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