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.
I doubt Floyd Patterson was 6ft. He looks shorter than the 5ft 11ins Frazier here - https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/boxing--382383824589103961/
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.
This is not height,but reach, although I'll put it here.... Liston's reach was actually shorter than advertised.
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.
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.