Ali's real Height

Norton claimed in his book that he was 6'2 and 3/4.

So 6'2 and 1/2 is about right for Ali.

Pictures of both men together:

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Norton seems to be slightly taller.

 

Yes but non of these pictures is very good though. Ali often tilt down a bit with his head, Norton up. The picture when both men standing on the grass, Ali is standing with a wider stance, etc etc. So many circumstances. The picture when they are face to face, we don't see there shoes.. and so on.

But to me, Norton seems to be a shade taller, if both was standing together and straight up, i think Ali would gain a little bit in such a picture. But he ain't taller for sure.

Ali's passport evidence feels quit ok to me. Maybe a shade under 6'2 and a half. Possible 6'2 2/5 or something like that, no arguing about it however.

 

Qoq, already 15 PAGES just on precisely how tall Ali was! i love this place.

I have seen his reach also listed from 78 to over 80"
If someone starts a thread about that it could go 100 pages! ;-0

 

As for reach: 82 inches is also stated: [url]http://news.bbcimg.co.uk/media/images/73218000/jpg/_73218407_73218406.jpg[/url]

But the most accurate i found about that is in fact 78 1/2 to 79

1:05 in the video:
[url]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuX7FlddCRg[/url]

If you listen closely he first says 78 inches, then 78 and a half and then he finally says: 79 inches.

So Ali: 6 foot 2 1/2 inches tall with a 79 inch reach. That's about it i think

 

Sulaiman and King are pickpocketing Nelson Mandela.

 

I stood next to Ali in 1979 in Copenhagen. I´m 6`4 and I was taller than Ali.

 

Ali and Foreman were always listed as 6'3", till Foreman made his comeback and started listing self as 6'4"

 

6ft2.5 on his passport

if he was around today he'd be listed everywhere as 6'4

 

I love these "height" threads! Pictures are always interesting but they can be very deceptive. In the above picture with Ali and Louis posing, Louis looks to be a couple of inches taller than Ali, which would put him in the 6'5" range. Obviously, Joe wasn't anywhere near that tall.

On a personal level, I've been about a half-inch taller than my brother ever since we were young men. We're both now middle age and in some pictures when we pose together, I seem to tower over him way more than 1/2 an inch; In other pictures, he actually looks taller than I am. Weird effect.

I guess the only real way to know exact height is to actually measure. Are fighters routinely measured for height?

 

Foreman seems a little bit taller than Ali and Norton.

 

Ali: yes - Norton: no.

 

I heard that 6'7" is the new 6'7" someplace.

 

I remember reading in George's autobiography (By George) that he mentioned one of the things that he remembered most about Ken Norton was that 'Norton was tall'; George didn't say that about Ali or Lyle or any other opponent -- but he said it about Norton (Norton was tall). Take that for whatever it is worth.

But Norton stated in his autobiography that he was 6'2 3/4" (I presume as measured by the marines); and such a precise height measurement seems to indicate a very accurate measurement; not one of those 'I'm about 6'3" or I'm around 6'2" -- but a very specific number: 6'2 3/4"…….And a barefoot 6'2 3/4" measurement is a tall measurement.