Tale of the tape. What measurement or numbers are most relevant?

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Wins!
     
    janitor, Apr 28, 2016
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  2. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Last 3 lineal middleweight champions:
    5'10
    5'7
    5'9

    :blurp
     
    Webbiano, Apr 28, 2016
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  3. dempsey1234

    dempsey1234 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    The most relevant factor is the one not measured, the fighter himself.
     
    dempsey1234, Apr 29, 2016
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  4. Perry

    Perry Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Very true. No physical measurement means anything. To be a great fighter it's the amount of fight inside the man that counts. This cannot be measured with a measuring tape.
     
    Perry, Apr 30, 2016
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  5. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Canelo and Cotto are outliers and probably both deserve multiple asterisks. Top middleweights these days are almost all 5'10 or better.
     
    mrkoolkevin, Apr 30, 2016
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  6. Wass1985

    Wass1985 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Asser wish he had the stats of a certain fighters member....
     
    Wass1985, May 1, 2016
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  7. Webbiano

    Webbiano Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I know this dude, it's fun to be a douchebag sometimes. It's almost certainly because middleweight fighters aren't middleweights on fight night. In fact I'm not sure what I said almost certainly for.
     
    Webbiano, May 1, 2016
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