Who are some of the tallest lighter weight fighters?

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  1. Hoax976

    Hoax976 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Diego Corrales instantly comes to mind. Wasn't he 6' fighting at light weight? Pavlik comes to mind as well. He's 6'2 and fights middle weight?

    Who are some others?
     
  2. Beenie

    Beenie Evolve already! Full Member

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    Caballero- 5'11 SBW
    Funeka- 6'1 lightweight
    PTP- 6'1-6'3 (depending on who you ask) ww-mw
     
  3. fatdrunkenslob

    fatdrunkenslob Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Paul Williams 6'3 when he was fighting at welterweight. Caballero 5'11 fighting at 122.
     
  4. Brickhaus

    Brickhaus Packs the house Full Member

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    Celestino Caballero is 5'11" at 122.
    Jeffrey Mathebula is 5'10" at 122.
    Paul Williams is probably 6'3" at 147
    Guillermo Jones was 6'4" at 147.
    Kingsley Ikeke was 6'4" at 154.
    Carlos Negron is 6'7" at 180
     
  5. VanillaKilla

    VanillaKilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    no one mentions tommy hearns? 6'1 at 147

    forrest was like 6' at 147
     
  6. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    Panama Al Brown: 5'11 bantamweight champ.
    Alexis Arguello: 5'10, champ from featherweight through lightweight
    Paul Williams: Listed at 6'1, appears taller, first title @ welterweight.
    Thomas Hearns: 6'1, first title @ welterweight.
    Vernon Forrest: 6', first title @ welterweight.
    Genaro Hernandez: 5'11, 130 lb. champ.
    Kingsley Ikeke: 6'4, former middleweight.
    Kid Akeem Anifowoshe: 5'8, 115 (should've won the IBF title).
    Tony Pep: 6'1, former featherweight (he actually weighed just 123 in an early fight).
     
  7. essexboy

    essexboy The Cat Full Member

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    You read my mind. :good
     
  8. TonyD407

    TonyD407 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    bredis prescott - Tall and rangey for a Lightweight

    paul williams - is Lanky for a 147lber

    amir khan - 5ft 11 is quite tall for a LW/LWW
     
  9. VanillaKilla

    VanillaKilla Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Honestly what do you guys consider tall for a weight anyways??

    Id say 5'7 is ok for light weight

    5'9 junior welter

    5'10 welter

    5'11 junior middle

    ECT...


    I dont take the literal meanings into effect because you have to remember, most fighters cut 15 pounds anyway. So add 15 pounds to each weight to get the real weight class :good
     
  10. anarci

    anarci Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Raul perez bantamweight champ 5-11 ,Paul Gonzalez 5-9 flyweight ,Joey Olivio 5-8 jr flyweight champ ,Mario MIranda 5-10 featherweight ,Robin Blake 6-0 lightweight, Vonzell Johnson 6-4 lt heavy, Fred Hutchings 6-2 JM,
     
  11. rayhogan

    rayhogan Dont worry Pac, you wont Full Member

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    And most People act like Williams is the only fighter that likes to fight short fighters? :lol:
     
  12. Bonavena25

    Bonavena25 Vamos! Full Member

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    Oscar De La Hoya was pretty tall for his earlier weights.
     
  13. FrochPascal

    FrochPascal Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pavlik?:huh
     
  14. JC40

    JC40 Boxing fan since 1972 banned Full Member

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    Alvin Hayes who Jimmy Paul defeated in 1984 was a 6 ft 1 and a half lightweight .
     
  15. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    To add to those mentioned... Antonio Cervantes was 5'10, or maybe even 5'11 at 140.