Top 10 greatest short fighters of all time

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  1. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Do you post anything not about Marciano?
     
  2. lloydturnip

    lloydturnip Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Qawi was my favorite. Like a sawn off shot gun of a fighter !. Super stocky.
     
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  3. Brockton Rock

    Brockton Rock Member Full Member

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    No why would I? The Marciano haters like yourself are the most stubborn lot I've ever seen on any forum. You ranking him at 9 all time heavyweight behind guys like Holy is just LOL and completely hate based, no matter how you try and word it.
     
  4. crixus85

    crixus85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Listed heights are rarely accurate, but for what they’re worth Turpin at 5’ 10”, or just under, wasn’t short for his era, at middle, nor at light heavy. He fought so upright, it looked as though he wore a back brace!
    Again, for his era, Wilde at 5’ 2”, would have been average, nearly 4” taller than decades later, Pascual Perez.
    The great D.ck Tiger, double undisputed world champion, appeared to be markedly shorter than a listed 68”.
    He’s my pick as one of the greats. Losing to the elongated Bob Foster, when past his best, conceding 7- 8 inches or pick a number !
     
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  5. Entaowed

    Entaowed Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Not really. The most accurate height I have for Benn seems to be 5' 9 & a 1/2", & the average MW is not more than 5' 10".
    Turpin seems to be marginally/barely taller at 177 centimeters.

    If anyone is a minuscule amount shorter than the average man in his division, that is in the average range, it does not qualify as short.

    If you call that short for a division, you have to assign that to so many others.
    Hagler was shorter, either 5' 9" or 5' 8", so is he a midget?

    [url]https://www.boxingforum24.com/threads/how-tall-was-marvin-hagler.62715/[/url]
     
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  6. Kamikaze

    Kamikaze Bye for now! banned Full Member

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    It’s silly :p
     
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