Top 10 greatest short fighters of all time

He's also 5'7 I don't see how that's short for any of the weight classes he's fought in

 

Short relative to what?

 

Turpin fought upright

 

The Barbados Demon Joe Walcott and Miguel Canto were the first names I thought of. Some of the guys being mentioned aren't really short for their weightclass.

 

That's what I thought at first but I saw alot of strange choices like Loma who is 5'7 and never fought above 135.

I also saw toney who wouldn't be considered short until he campaigned at heavyweight. Same with Duran. Sure he was a short middleweight but for the majority of his career he was average sized.

 

Esteban DeJesus
Leonard Dorin
Curtis Parker
Tommy Burns

 

No love for Jimmy Wilde ?

 

Was Benn shorter than 90% of his opponents though? Same as Chavez, what weight? Not lightweight. Also Hagler. Turpin didn`t look much shorter than Robinson.

 

Duran is a great call at middle and light middle though, however Laing exploited his reach advantage by using quick feet and counters rather than leads as did Benitez only in a much more effective way.

 

Real name Nigel Gregory Benn
Nickname(s) The Dark Destroyer
Weight(s)

• Middleweight
• Super-middleweight

Height 5 ft 9 1⁄2 in (177 cm)

 

I disagree with Mosley because of his loss to Forest.

 

Tyson was the greatest fighter to use the peek a boo style and that style is perfect for beating taller guys, tallest fighter he beat was Tucker who was 6`5.

 

Marciano is easily number 1