Which tall heavyweights really made full use of their height advantage ? I'm having trouble think of any good ones. There's something about heavyweight boxing that makes these tall guys want to come down a few inches. Lots of the tall ones use the wide-feet stance, and bend themselves forward. Maybe they don't want to invite a body attack.
Willard, to an extent, as he professed to liking the "lean-away defense", and in an interview praised Ali for doing the same. Vitali fought tall pretty good. In all weight divisions, nobody fought tall, and utilized their reach and height advantages like Monzon did.
Willard and Ali, yes. Vitali, although he'd sometimes lean back I think he spend half his time bending over sticking his face forward.
Both Bob Foster and Ernie Terrell were examples of guys who didn't use their height advantage to the max.
Ali..yes.. he said the mistake others made against Foreman was that they leaned into him... Ali didnt. Most of Tyson's victims did it... Buster D didnt.
Right. A man who's much taller, uses his size, and can counter or check his man on the way in is tough to beat.