Most Fighters Look Like Midgets In Person

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  1. lv lurker

    lv lurker fly on the wall Full Member

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    Agreed. Except Hearns and Tarver, they're all much smaller than expected.
     
  2. scarecrow

    scarecrow Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Ok I'll use your examples.

    Jones Jr- 5'11"
    Froch- 6'1"
    Garcia- 5'9"
    Floyd- 5'8"
    Thurman- 5'7"
    Bradley- 5'6"
    Canelo- 5'9"

    Froch is legitimately tall. Jones Jr. is a solid height. Garcia and Canelo are borderline short. Mayweather is short, but not that short. Thurman and Bradley are short.
     
  3. boxingbull

    boxingbull Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The ones I meet is slim I saw Shakur Stevenson I think last week and he was real slim abd tiny. When I saw Andre Ward had a few inches on me but he was very slim I'm meeting Wilder on the 11th going to be interesting how he looks up close and personal

    FYI I'm 5'11 btw
     
  4. MaliBua

    MaliBua Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    :lol:

    Welll played Mopa.
     
  5. turnip

    turnip Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I meet naz and lewis at the benn McClellan fight .what a contrast Lewis was a giant with a huge head ??? that's what struck me.Naz was very short .but powerful looking in a stocky way.
     
  6. FrankinDallas

    FrankinDallas FRANKINAUSTIN

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    Actors are a lot smaller than you think...IMDB adds two inches at least to star stats.

    Guys Like Al Pacino, Tom Cruise, Johnny Freaking Depp are actual midgets.
    Jack Nicholson is listed as 5'8 1/2" on IMDB....total lie.
     
  7. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Are you sure about that? There's a picture with him and Beterbiev, you'll see the difference.

    Let's talk the case of Artur Beterbiev - I have similar size to the guy - thinner and much longer arms + bigger legs, he's 5'11.5 and 188lbs (I weigh 8-10lbs less). I don't look as big as he does on screen.

    Here's Artur Beterbiev on screen:
    http://cs624622.vk.me/v624622156/297e1/Du6zHKc845M.jpg

    http://cdn1-www.ringtv.craveonline.com/assets/uploads/2014/09/Beterbiev-Armand-Ohayon-635.jpg

    This is him in more real life based pictures:
    Artur and TARVER -
    http://cs627429.vk.me/v627429156/699d/WBNNEoB1YGc.jpg

    http://cs621818.vk.me/v621818156/5b77/_KD8dQfNcZA.jpg

    http://cs625617.vk.me/v625617383/d875/PqDubyV2QrY.jpg

    Artur and GSP:
    http://cs618519.vk.me/v618519383/19f43/YgcdS_z9wd4.jpg

    The 145lber Conor McGregor on the right (who's probably 170lbs on fight night) with GSP:
    http://www.lowkickmma.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/Conor-Mcgregor-and-GSP1-e1411937238170.png
     
  8. SOUTHERMOST

    SOUTHERMOST Boxing Addict Full Member

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    My two cents in the conversation about two months ago I got in the steam room (LA Fitness) I came across El Maja Socarras trying to lose weight for a fight next day this guy was so skinny just bones he was never able to drop couple pounds the bout was cancelled the same with the Basketball players so skinny in person.
     
  9. kenneth86

    kenneth86 Active Member Full Member

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    how tall is he 5'9?
     
  10. Rumsfeld

    Rumsfeld Moderator Staff Member

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    This is generally true. I remember shaking hands with Lucas Matthysse following his controversial loss to Judah and thinking something along these lines.
     
  11. kenneth86

    kenneth86 Active Member Full Member

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    most boxers below middleweight are below average height.

    Stevenson is 5'11 and is called a midget for 175lbs
     
  12. moparfan

    moparfan ESB's glass jawed fraud Full Member

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    :good
     
  13. ki_ote

    ki_ote Well-Known Member Full Member

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    My dad met Ray Leonard at a restaurant in Colorado Springs and said Ray was so tiny that he could probably take him.
    Yeah right dad!
     
  14. lv lurker

    lv lurker fly on the wall Full Member

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    TLDR. Just kidding. The thread is about boxers looking much smaller than you'd think and I mentioned Milk Dud because he is every bit as big as you'd think or bigger. Hearns is a mountain of a man. I'm 5'10" for reference.
     
  15. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I met George Foreman back in 97` i believe, might of been 98` and he was HUGE! Gave big George a hug and took a pic with him and it felt like hugging a bear made out of bricks. Just a massive powerful individual whom i could not imagine taking a punch from. btw im 6` 190ish.