Do boxers lie about their height?

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  1. golovkinKOs

    golovkinKOs Member Full Member

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    you can only lie about your height to someone that has never met you .
     
  2. RememberingC.S.

    RememberingC.S. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And even in his later fights, they always sneaked in an additional half inch :patsch

    If you ask people, they think Tyson is a giant
     
  3. retriever

    retriever Boxing Addict Full Member

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    im 5"10...in my license im 6"0 :)
     
  4. RememberingC.S.

    RememberingC.S. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Which would make Lennox Lewis around 6'4; anyway Wlad is usually listed at 6'6, Vitali 6'7.

    https://www.google.it/search?q=wlad...ex.php%3Fshowtopic%3D8553%26page%3D27;638;361


    Edit: David Haye is listed at 6'3, this pic would suggest Lennox is really more like 6'4 1/2

    https://www.google.it/search?q=wlad...uk%2Ftto%2Fsport%2Farticle3082429.ece;780;520
     
  5. TinFoilHat

    TinFoilHat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Do you guys reckon reach is also lied about then too?

    I have seen reach measurements differ as much as 3 inches... There is NO WAY they could be that different on different days...
     
  6. RememberingC.S.

    RememberingC.S. Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Wich is the problem with basketball players. They're slender built compared to superhws, they get crushed in half phisically.
     
  7. wayne189

    wayne189 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats why they stick to basketball and boxers stick to fightin
     
  8. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    actors are mostly short, and most actresses are tall.
     
  9. plank46

    plank46 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    ever seen a basketball fight? it is hilarious. they slap like girls, or throw punches from five feet away. they don't box, because they can't fight.
     
  10. boxingscience

    boxingscience Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I know amateurs were sometimes told to lie about their height. It was part of the mindgames. Not sure if the top pros could get away with that as they might officially have to record their weight and height. If not, then yeah, some would definitely lie about it. Once again, it'll be a mental thing.
     
  11. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Floyd is only 5'8. It will look like Mosley vs Pac.
     
  12. Scorpion

    Scorpion Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pascal was far smaller in real life, must have been 5'10ish.