Which heavyweights were shorter than their advertised height?

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  1. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Is David Tua actually 5'11? I have never seen him in person but i would imagine he isn't. He always looked more 5'9 to me.
     
  2. Smokin Bert

    Smokin Bert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Greg Price99 Boxing Addict Full Member

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  4. Overhand94

    Overhand94 Active Member Full Member

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    Tua seemed more like 5'10 IMO.
     
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  5. Dynamicpuncher

    Dynamicpuncher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson Fury is listed as 6'9 but he's more like 6'7.

    Andy Ruiz is listed as 6'2 but he's more like 6'0 flat.
     
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  6. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Marciano was 5'8"
     
  7. tragedy

    tragedy Active Member Full Member

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    Usyk!

    But the worst offender right now is probably Agit Kabayel
     
  8. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    This is not height,but reach, although I'll put it here....

    Liston's reach was actually shorter than advertised.
     
  9. Melankomas

    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    I’ve seen Jeffries get billed as tall as 6’2 at times, I think he was actually around 6’0.5
     
  10. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    This should have ended the thread.

    Any variable where I fighter has to self report in boxing, can't be trusted as far as you can throw the fighter.

    It was the same with weight, until there wee strictly regulated weigh ins.
     
  11. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    Most likely. 84 inches seems absurd. But i also don't think it was dramatically overstated. It was probably around 81 or 82 inches, which is still very long.
     
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  12. FThabxinfan

    FThabxinfan Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah, he's still measured longer than what he seems tho.
     
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  13. Anomalocaris

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    Tyson Fury is actually shorter than Warwick Davis.
     
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  14. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    sure, but some will be more obvious and more exaggerated than others.
     
  15. dcarlota

    dcarlota Member Full Member

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    Opposite happened to Mike Tyson, at one point he was listed at 6'0!