Example of tall middleweights?

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  1. dayuum

    dayuum Active Member Full Member

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    I'm 6'2 and right now I'm a LHW but when I do start fighting matches I want to start at middleweight and looking for some examples of boxers who were around my height and fought at middleweight
     
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  2. Hermit

    Hermit Loyal Member banned

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    Pavlik
    Paul Williams
     
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  3. king khan

    king khan Boxing Junkie banned

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    Andy Lee (6'2'').

    Ronald Hearns (6'4''?).

    I'd say the median height range for MW's is 5'10''-6'0''. . For WW's it's about 5'8''. For LHW it's 6'0'' - 6'3''.
     
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  4. dayuum

    dayuum Active Member Full Member

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    Never heard of Paul Williams until you mentioned him but damn what a tragic end to his career. And he even fought at welterweight.

    I wonder what kind of insane things he had to do to make weight
     
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  5. lewishamboy

    lewishamboy Styles Impetuous Full Member

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    Never realized Pavlik was so damn tall!
     
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  6. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Im pretty sure Ronald is 6'3
     
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  7. Hermit

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    He was just a natural bean pole. He had to eat to make MW.
     
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  8. Hermit

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    6' 2.5"
     
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  9. Boxed Ears

    Boxed Ears this my daddy's account (RIP daddy) Full Member

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    Barkley, Hopkins, Nunn, Taylor and Tommy Hearns were all about 6'1, I think.
     
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  10. Vergilius

    Vergilius Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'm the same height as you and been around middleweight most of my life. When I was 20 I could probably have made welter ;-)

    Now, I'm in my early 30'ies and could still make smw if I had to fight.

    Bernard Hopkins is 6.1 and a good example of a tall middleweight. Plenty of beanpoles out there in boxing - Antonio DeMarco is another example of a fighter who is quite tall for his weight (though not a mw).
     
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  11. smegmaa

    smegmaa Undefeated Champ Full Member

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    hosea burton is a middle and 6'4! needs to eat man.
     
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  12. DavetheSlave

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    Darren Barker is about 6'1

    Bare in mind though, under the asumption you are an amateur boxer, most of these guys have the benefit of a 24 hr weigh in.
     
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  13. james!

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    I'm 6.3 and currently weigh 154 pounds. Im a beanpole haha. But would struggle to get up to lhw, would be more suited to mw perfect if I was in fight shape.
     
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  14. kenmore

    kenmore Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Didn't the Russians send some 6'6" middleweight to the Olympics in 2000?
     
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  15. Vidic

    Vidic Rest in Peace Manny Full Member

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    Yes but he never got to compete as he failed a steroid test, he and his bro are going quite well today as pro's though :lol:
     
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