Examples of shorter fighters outboxing taller fighters...

Chagaev vs. Valuev

 

Ivan Calderon has fought several tall fighters in his career.

Raheem-Morales.

Toney-Holy

 

Oscar Bonavena had Joe Frazier backing up most of the time.

 

Although Corrales was significantly taller than Mayweather, he had shorter reach than Mayweather so I dont know if that really counts as the major part of height advantage is the reach. N'dou is pretty much the same height as Mayweather. Hill is 6'0, RJJ is 5'11, not a mjor height difference there.

Theres examples like SRL vs Hearns but SRL didnt really outbox Hearns, he outfought him. Off the top of my head I cant think of a much shorter fighter outboxing(not outfighting) in a chessmatch a MUCH taller fighter. Obviously Im talking both world class level fighters and not champ vs bum, also with the taller fighters preffered fighting style being an outboxer himself. This is why I find it hard for anyone who didnt have enough power to beat Hearns at WW, examples such as Pea or PBF or even PBF beating Paul Williams for that matter.

 

Willie Pep - Sandy Saddler for the World Featherweight title, February 11, 1949
Pernell Whitaker - Julio Cesar Vasquez for the WBA junior middleweight championship, March 4, 1995
Roberto Duran - Iran Barkley for the WBC middleweight championship, February 24, 1989
Sugar Ray Leonard - Donny Lalonde for the WBC super middleweight/light heavyweight championship, November 7, 1988
Terry Norris - Maurice Blocker for the WBC light middleweight championship, February 20, 1993
Marlon Starling - Mark Breland for the WBA welterweight title, August 22, 1988
Montell Griffin - Derrick Harmon for the WBC Continental Americas light heavyweight title, July 21, 2002
David Reid - Laurent Boudouaini for the WBA light middleweight championship, March 6, 1999
Hector Camacho - Cornelius Boza Edwards for the WBC lightweight championship, September 26, 1986
Aaron Pryor - Alexis Arguello for the WBA light welterweight title, November 12, 1982
Zsolt Erdei - Julio Cesar Gonzales for the WBO light heavyweght championship, January 17, 2004
Sven Ottke - Silvio Branco for the IBF super middleweight title, December 16, 2000

 

I suppose Whitaker vs Dela Hoya is one of them. Hoya has a good height advantage on Pea, is a great outboxer himself yet was still outboxed by the much lighterfisted outboxer Whitaker.

 

Calderon against anybody

 

PBF is the best example. The way he handles much bigger guys with proven skills like Corrales, DLH, Castillo is just amazing. It is not far fetched that he could beat many 160 lbr as well, and maybe even Tito.

 

chagaev vs Valuev

IBragimov vs Briggs

 

I Liked The Gold Metal Match Between Tszyu And Vernon Forrest.

 

Cotto v Maussa
toney-Guinn
Tua-Ruiz (though I had Tua behind at the time of the stoppage)