Provably, demonstrably exaggerated heights

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  1. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Also maybe the best skull/chin in MW history.
    At least in terms of real, in ring weights-for years they have weighed ~ the 170's in the ring.
     
    Entaowed, Feb 6, 2022
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    Ali was orig. listed as 6’ 2 1/2” for the Liston fight but it was later rounded to 6’3”. There are also passport docs etc. showing 6’2 1/2”. In his bio GOING THE DISTANCE Norton said he was measured in the Marines to be an exact 6’2 3/4”. Norton generally appeared to have the slightest edge on Ali in height. During their face off in Zaire I thought Foreman looked to have about 1” on Ali, so I would guess peak George to be about 6’3 1/2” max. However, it is impossible to confirm any of these heights exactly.
     
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    Yes, def. a great chin also.
     
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    I need to confirm - is our man @djanders about 96 yo, 6’7” in height and still has a discerning eye for the ladies? Just making sure I’ve been reading right. If so, great stuff!
     
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    Go to Celebheights.com and search your fighter who has exaggereted height for you. Tyson Fury's billed height is 206 cm but he is 201-202 cm at most. Billed heights shouldn't be issue in 2022.
     
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    Please, tell the story Pa Djanders!
     
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    Stood next to him for a photo opportunity.
     
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    This is cool. Didn't know about that website. Thanks.
     
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    Yes, it is a pretty good place to go to for height estimates and it seems there’s an increasing number of other sites using it as their source for height data.
     
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    Magic Johnson wasn't 6'9. Larry Bird was listed at "6'9" and was clearly taller than Magic back in the day. Magic might be slightly taller than 6'7
     
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    There is no logical reason to assume Tyson was anything under 5'10 in his prime .[url]https://www.celebheights.com/s/Mike-Tyson-1161.html[/url]
     
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    Yeah that's why I put "6'9 listed"
     
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    Nikolay Valuev is just 2,11m; he was measured before a fight which was recorded by RTL. But he was listed with 2,17m and with 2,13m.

    Mike Tyson is 1,81m tall, maybe 1,82. He's taller than Toney and Tua.
     
    Kosst Amojan, Feb 7, 2022
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    I think Tyson was about 180, I think Tua is about 176, though. (Roughly 5’10 1/2 and 5’9). I haven’t met either but Tyson looks maybe a little taller than 178 and Tua looks a little shorter.
     
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    Exaggerating a tall boxer's height doesn't make too much of a difference.
     
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