Are there any chances of a heavyweight champion under 6' tall?

He would have to be five feet wide with hands as big as the hulk's and a chin as sturdy as a ships anchor.

 

Roy Jones Jr. I believe. He only held the WBA belt for a short time however, but still.

 

yes. he will need power, speed and lots of stamina. if he has that, then even with b level skills he would probably clean out todays scene.

 

It is possible, but not likely. A guy under 6 ft would have be more disciplined than the larger heavyweights as well as being very skilled. Tua had the ability to take over the division, but was too lazy to put the road work in.

Marciano, Frazier, and Tyson at their best had to train like maniacs to beat the top guys.

Marciano wisely retired when he wasn’t hungry to train like that anymore while Frazier got lacy and Tyson let problems outside the ring effect his in ring success.

 

Facundo Simal is the lurker of the HW division

 

No.

 

Negative.

 

Possible, but it would be one holy hell of a talent.

 

Nope.

 

With modern day sizes and testing? Highly unlikely.

 

How about a 5'10'' or 5'11" guy with the boxing skills of a James Toney or Bernard Hopkins and the heart and training ethic of a Marciano or Holyfield? We don't even have to give him that much power. He could clean out the current division. Size is overrated in the heavyweight division. Louis was only 6'1'' or so.

 

I very much doubt it.

Maybe if you crossed Tua with the skills of Usyk and the stamina of Marciano.

He'd have to have a hell of a punch, a chin, and be able to get close consistently to land bombs ... but not so close that the big guys tied him up and leaned on him. I see nobody on the horizon.