Short heavyweights?

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  1. MarxP

    MarxP New Member Full Member

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    Hello again, I have yet another question for the Classic Boxing Forum. Were there any successful short heavyweights that did not have tremendous punching power? All the successful short heavys hit like a ton of bricks e.g. Marciano, Frazier, Tyson, Tua.

    Can any of you guys name some short heavyweights that didn't have freakish power but had good careers?
     
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  2. BUMPY KNUCKLES

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    what do you define as small eg 6 foot ??
     
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  3. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I'll throw in 5' 7" (maybe a 1/2" taller) Albert Westphal.

    Very medoicre, but did achieve a Top 10 rating in 1961 and early-1962.
     
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  4. MarxP

    MarxP New Member Full Member

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    I'd say short is under 6'1.
     
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  5. AREA 53

    AREA 53 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    For Awhile in the 70's Little Bob Stallings crept into the Heavyweight Rankings
    he held victories over a trio of Big Punching names in Al Blue Lewis, Big Mac Foster and Earnie Shavers. it seems for awhile Bob appeared to know how to handle Big Single-shot Merchants.
     
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  6. TheGreatA

    TheGreatA Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Mickey Walker, Thad Spencer, Bob Pastor, Orlin Norris. Chris Byrd in recent times (6 feet is fairly short considering his opposition). James Toney.
     
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  7. Il Duce

    Il Duce Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Shotgun Sheldon,,,,,,,,,Muhammad Ali sparring partner
    Leroy Green,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,Sonny Liston sparring partner
     
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  8. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Yeah these guys, Buster Mathis Jr, not a bad fighter, couldnt crack an egg.
     
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  9. The Mongoose

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    A spoiler and slickster, Jimmy Bivins at 5'9" was at one point the #1 Heavyweight in the World, and a top 10 regular most of his long career. He had the wingspan of someone like 6'4" though...so I'd say that helped him out.
     
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  10. RockysSplitNose

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    Was going to say Jerry Quarry but then I'd probably say his power was arguably up there with say Fraziers - certainly didn't seem much between them whatsoever in the fights - how tall was Gene Tunney 6'1" does he count - I certainly wouldn't put him in their bracket power wise - but then Tunney's heavyweight career was somewhat limited to say the least? Ez Charles - wouldn't put his power at the tremendous level of say Tyson or Marciano's - he was 6ft and he had a really great heavyweight career - 6ft Walcott I would say was a tremendous puncher (at least he seemed to match power for power with Marciano) so he's out - Tommy Burns could lick but I would'nt class his power anywhere near Marciano or Tyson's or Tua's - Burns had a very good heavyweight career
     
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  11. Kel1981

    Kel1981 P4P No.1 Full Member

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    You won't find many 200lb + short guys who can't bang.
     
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  12. Foreman Hook

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    Patterson was feather-fisted. :thumbsup
     
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  13. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    :rofl:rofl:rofl
     
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  14. heerko koois

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    Tommy burns ....
     
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  15. janitor

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    Mickey Walker and Tommy Burns are both prety bad calls.

    They were like wrecking balls against big limited fighters.
     
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