The most freakish tall boxer in a division?

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  1. pashadk

    pashadk Member Full Member

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    I was looking at some stats on boxrec and saw something weird. Celestino Caballero at super bantamweight is just as tall as Margarito, who himself is considered freakish tall for his division. But this guy fights 5 divisions below him and weighs 25 pounds less (fight night really) but still. Anyone else know others that have a similar height advantage?
     
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  2. curly

    curly Fastest hands in the West Full Member

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    Tyson Fury used to be a lightweight
     
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  3. ishy

    ishy Loyal Member Full Member

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    Carlos Negron 6ft6 CW.
     
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  4. Landshark

    Landshark Boxing Addict Full Member

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    C Caballero
    Paul Williams at ww
    Valuev at HW
     
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  5. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    Ali Funeka (6'1") @ Lightweight.
     
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  6. BrooklynMumin

    BrooklynMumin HOPKINS A " G " Full Member

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    Valuev is in effective doesnt matter if he's 7ft of 8ft or 6ft no boxing skill whatsoever
     
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  7. BrooklynMumin

    BrooklynMumin HOPKINS A " G " Full Member

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    whoever loses to valuev should consider another career
     
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  8. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    Make that LHW. He's fighting around 180 fight now, I reckon he can get down to 175.

    Obviously Paul Williams, he's probably about 6'2½ and I'm sure he can still make 147.
     
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  9. Landshark

    Landshark Boxing Addict Full Member

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    True that.
     
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  10. jopez707

    jopez707 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Caballero "The towering Inferno" is a absolute freak at 5'11 1/2 or 6 ft or whatever height he is. He absolutely towers over other jr. featherweights.

    Guillermo Jones at 6'4, and the current WBA cruiserweight champion, started his career as a welterweight, and twice challenged Lourent Boudani for the 154 lb title back in 98'.
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  11. boricua100%

    boricua100% Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thats the one I was gonna say!:good
     
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  12. faisal

    faisal Hoolios daddy Full Member

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    guillermo Jones has an uncanny resemblance to audley
     
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  13. Bodysnatcher

    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  14. Jeff M

    Jeff M Future ESB HOF Full Member

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    He's a pretty good boxer too. I thought he outboxed Campbell well, but those two KD's lost him the fight, at least in the minds of two judges.

    He and Guzman will be interesting.
     
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  15. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    Lmfao @ many here bashed Williams for fighting smaller fighters at ww. It just shows most here in esb are stupid acting like Williams is the only fighter in a division that is so tall. It just also proves that in boxing it doesn't matter how tall a fighter are, it only matter if that fighter can make the weight.
     
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