Who is the shortest fighter to compete at heavyweight?

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  1. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Sam Langford at 5ft6 is definitely one of them.
     
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  2. William Walker

    William Walker Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    just looked, Tommy Burns at 5 foot 7
     
  3. Eye of Timaeus

    Eye of Timaeus Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Never knew Qawi was that small
     
  4. AwardedSteak863

    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Langford and Burns. In recent years, Toney at 5'9 and Orlin Norris was 5'10. Concrete Davis had a few fights at Heavyweight. He was 5'7.
     
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  5. Seamus

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    5 foot 1 Joe Walcott fought some guys who competed as heavyweights, like Billy MacKinnon, tho I can't find weights at the times of their fights.
     
  6. William Walker

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    Qawi never fought at heavy
     
  7. William Walker

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    Walcott was 6 foot 1
     
  8. William Walker

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    Toney was not really a committed heavy, just for Holy really
     
  9. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Not this again...

    Barbados Joe Walcott was 5 foot 1 inch.
     
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  10. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    Oh but he did! I snuck into the venue before he fought George Foreman.Unfortunately I didn’t get to see the fight. Something technicality about needing a ticket.
     
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  11. Rdc4444

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    Qawi fought George Foreman. I think that was his only fight at heavyweight.

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  12. William Walker

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    oh sorry
     
  13. William Walker

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    ya, horrible stint. He never did that again.
     
  14. AwardedSteak863

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    What? He fought John Ruiz, Hasim Rahman (x2) Rydell Booker, Sam Peter(x2), Fres Oquendo, Dominic Gunn, Lucas Browne and a bunch of other folks. After the Holyfield fight he only fought once below 200 and that was against Lebedev. James Toney actually has a pretty long body of work at heavyweight.
     
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  15. William Walker

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    my mistake. I just think of Toney as a mw and lhw, that's where he did his best.