kovalev vs stevenson height difference

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by gmurphy, Jan 31, 2016.

  1. shanahan14

    shanahan14 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Pretty well known Adonis is about 5'9. Guys like Bika and Karpency are around 5'11-6'0 at the tallest and they dwarfed him by 2-3 inches at least. Look at when Stevenson fought Bellew who is 6'2, the top of his head came up to Bellew's eyes.

    Kovalev looks like he is a legit 6'0.
     
  2. Manu Vatuvei

    Manu Vatuvei Active Member Full Member

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    In situations like this you can generally assume the guy who seems taller than he is listed is simply listed correctly whereas most people are overlisted.

    I notice a lot of continental European fighters tend to be listed accurately which can make British or US fighters look a bit silly. Wlad for example really is only 6'5" and change, like he says, but because everyone else is overlisted he comes out looking 6'7".