Shortest reaches in boxing?

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  1. WAR01

    WAR01 In the 7.2% Full Member

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    Who owns the shortest arms out of any champion?

    who owns the shortest arms peroid?
     
  2. SHADAPBLAD

    SHADAPBLAD Viscous Knockouts Full Member

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    The way some people talk about him Marciano must have had no arms at all
     
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  3. Bujia

    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    According to Boxrec, Jose Legra had a reach of just 63 inches at 5’8. Seems like an oversight they just haven’t bothered to correct for years, though. No way it’s true.
     
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  4. Bukkake

    Bukkake Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, obviously a mistake! Legra was a tall, lanky fellow with long arms... so 63" is not even close to being correct.
     
  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    Boxrec gives Little Dado's as 59″.

    The data is so incomplete and I'm not convinced the reach measurements are entirely accurate so we'll almost certainly never know who actually had the shortest even only including world champions etc.
     
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  6. Jel

    Jel Obsessive list maker Full Member

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    Jacob Matlala is also 59", which seems plausible as he is well under 5 foot.
     
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  7. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Baby Jake was one, who was also an outstanding fighter!
     
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