Shortest modern era champs/contenders in each division?

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  1. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Any shorter than these guys?

    Jr. flyweight: Matlata (4'10.5) [thanks, Unforgiven]
    Flyweight: Matlata: (4'10.5) [thanks, Unforgiven]
    Jr. Bantam: Narvaez: (5'2.5)
    Bantam: Davila (5’3)
    Super-bantam: Rigondeaux (5’4)
    Featherweight: Hamed (5'3) [thanks, Little Red]
    Junior lightweight: Azumah Nelson (5’5)
    Lightweight: Stevie Johnston (5’4.5)
    Junior welterweight: Frankie War ren (5’3) [thanks, Unforgiven]
    Welterweight: Whitaker/Pacquiao (5’5.5)
    Junior middleweight: Whitaker (5’5.5)
    Middleweight: James Green (5'4.5) [thanks, Unforgiven]
    Super middleweight: Montell Griffin (5’7)
    Light heavyweight: Qawi (5’6.5)
    Cruiserweight: Qawi (5’6.5)
    Heavyweight: Tyson/Toney/Tua (5’10) [thanks, Vanboxingfan]
     
  2. Unforgiven

    Unforgiven VIP Member banned Full Member

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    Jacob Matlala was about 4'10 and a light-fly and flyweight champion.
    Frankie War*ren, a 140 pound contender in the 1980s, was only 5'2 or 5'3.
     
  3. Unforgiven

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    James "Hard Rock" Green was a ranked middleweight in the 1980s. He was possibly 5'4 or 5'5.
     
  4. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Naseem Hamed was only 5'3"
     
  5. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tommy Burns was only 5'7" heavyweight champion

    Barbados Joe Walcott was only 5'1" 1/2 welterweight champion
     
  6. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Good ones. But by "modern era" I was really only thinking 1950s/60s and later.
     
  7. JAB5239

    JAB5239 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My fault, I breezed right over that part.
     
  8. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Toney & Tyson are about the same height.