Do boxers lie about their height?

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  1. Torreno93

    Torreno93 Member Full Member

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    In order to look more dangerous, and get betters on their side? How prevalent is this?
     
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  2. boxing_master

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    yes they do lie about there heights
     
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  3. Mac mand

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    Apparently fury is only 5ft 6
     
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  4. lepinthehood

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    he is, people dont realise how skillful he is.
     
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  5. Alcanelo

    Alcanelo The Spider Full Member

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    Yeah same way WWE wrestlers do and the same way NBA players do. Kobe is not 6"6...he's barely 6"4
     
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  6. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    i thought it was HBO or SHOWTIME who took the measurements ?
     
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  7. TheDarkLord

    TheDarkLord Boxing Addict Full Member

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    People have said Iron Mike is only 5ft10
     
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  8. SimplyTheBest

    SimplyTheBest Heavyweight Destroyer Full Member

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    Men do this in general, not just boxers.....just as women usually subtract a few from their real weight.
     
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  9. Work The Jab

    Work The Jab Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I actually think about this.
    I'm 5"11, so apparently im taller than mayweather, brook, pac, bradley etc.. Which i find it hard to believe
     
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  10. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    yeh i feel ya i look at them and think "wtf u come up to my chin?" and i dont consider myself a tall guy
     
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  11. Zimornsky

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    There was a President who was really short and always stood on crates when he was giving public addresses. Hollywood is notorious for boosting male height.

    Boxing is kind of similar, too.

    Pac is listed as tall as 5' 6.5" but in person he's no taller than 5' 4".
     
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  12. The Masked Man

    The Masked Man Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lol. I don't know about him being that short
     
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  13. Barrera

    Barrera Defeated Boxing_master Full Member

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    everyone looks taller on tv and especially in the ring (because of it being an elevated platform) i can tell you from first hand experience
     
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  14. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Tyson is no more than 5'7''
     
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  15. Zimornsky

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    I do. I've seen Pac up close when I went to the Pacquiao-Bradley I press conference in NYC.
     
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