Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by LEGION
Damn Ice, you're like a freakin' supercomputer with your memory storage ;D
Thanks bro i believe the tallest boxer ever was Jim Cully at 7 foot 4.
Why isn't he on your list, or was he that bad? :D
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by LEGION
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by LEGION
Damn Ice, you're like a freakin' supercomputer with your memory storage ;D
Thanks bro i believe the tallest boxer ever was Jim Cully at 7 foot 4.
Why isn't he on your list, or was he that bad? :D
I thought i already did my bad.
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by SweetPea
Sports Illustrated in the US recently did an article in their NBA preview issue where they listed the best basketball players of all-time by height.
So for example, Michael Jordan was the best 6'6" player ever, Bill Russell the best 6'10" player, Allen Iverson the best 6'0" player ever.
Let's come up with a list for fighters (we'll use the heights listed on Boxrec for the sake of continuity):
7'0"- Nicolay Valuev
6'11"-
6'10"-
6'9"-
6'8"-
6'7"- Vitali Klitschko
6'6"- Wladimir Klitschko
6'5"- Lennox Lewis
6'4"-
6'3"-
6'2"-
6'1"-
6'0"-
5'11"-
5'10"-
5'9"-
5'8"-
5'7"-
5'6"-
5'5"- Ricardo Lopez
5'4"-
5'3"-
5'2"-
5'1"- Pancho Villa
5'0"-
4'11"
I filled in some of the obvious ones. Let's see how many we can figure out and fill in.
7'4 Jimmy Cully
7'3"
7'2" Ewart Potgieter
7'1" Ben Moroz
7'0"- Nicolay Valuev
6'11"-
6'10"- Mike White
6'9"-
6'8"- Lance Whitaker
6'7"- Vitali Klitschko
6'6"- Wladimir Klitschko
6'5"- Lennox Lewis
6'4"- Corrie Sanders
6'3"- Muhammad Ali
6'2"- Joe Louis
6'1"- Jack Johnson
6'0"- Ezzard Charles
5'11"- Sugar Ray Robinson
5'10"- Sugar Ray Leonard
5'9"- Charley Burley
5'8"- Harry Greb
5'7"- Roberto Duran
5'6"- Pernell Whitaker
5'5"- Henry Armstrong
5'4"- Eder Jofre
5'3"- Eagle Den Janlaphan
5'2"- Jimmy Wilde
5'1"- Pancho Villa
5'0"- Iván Calderón
4'11"- Pascual Perez
4'10"- Jake Matlala
List updated.
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
Great List! I suggest swapping Foreman with Sanders ;)
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by LEGION
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by LEGION
Damn Ice, you're like a freakin' supercomputer with your memory storage ;D
Thanks bro i believe the tallest boxer ever was Jim Cully at 7 foot 4.
Why isn't he on your list, or was he that bad? :D
I thought i already did my bad.
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by SweetPea
Sports Illustrated in the US recently did an article in their NBA preview issue where they listed the best basketball players of all-time by height.
So for example, Michael Jordan was the best 6'6" player ever, Bill Russell the best 6'10" player, Allen Iverson the best 6'0" player ever.
Let's come up with a list for fighters (we'll use the heights listed on Boxrec for the sake of continuity):
7'0"- Nicolay Valuev
6'11"-
6'10"-
6'9"-
6'8"-
6'7"- Vitali Klitschko
6'6"- Wladimir Klitschko
6'5"- Lennox Lewis
6'4"-
6'3"-
6'2"-
6'1"-
6'0"-
5'11"-
5'10"-
5'9"-
5'8"-
5'7"-
5'6"-
5'5"- Ricardo Lopez
5'4"-
5'3"-
5'2"-
5'1"- Pancho Villa
5'0"-
4'11"
I filled in some of the obvious ones. Let's see how many we can figure out and fill in.
7'4 Jimmy Cully
7'3"
7'2" Ewart Potgieter
7'1" Ben Moroz
7'0"- Nicolay Valuev
6'11"-
6'10"- Mike White
6'9"-
6'8"- Lance Whitaker
6'7"- Vitali Klitschko
6'6"- Wladimir Klitschko
6'5"- Lennox Lewis
6'4"- Corrie Sanders
6'3"- Muhammad Ali
6'2"- Joe Louis
6'1"- Jack Johnson
6'0"- Ezzard Charles
5'11"- Sugar Ray Robinson
5'10"- Sugar Ray Leonard
5'9"- Charley Burley
5'8"- Harry Greb
5'7"- Roberto Duran
5'6"- Pernell Whitaker
5'5"- Henry Armstrong
5'4"- Eder Jofre
5'3"- Eagle Den Janlaphan
5'2"- Jimmy Wilde
5'1"- Pancho Villa
5'0"- Iván Calderón
4'11"- Pascual Perez
4'10"- Jake Matlala
List updated.
Blimey, how long you spent trawling through boxrec?
You da man, Ice
You da man!
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by The Boogie Man
Great List! I suggest swapping Foreman with Sanders ;)
Foreman is 6 foot 3.
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
5'3"- Eagle Den Janlaphan
You really think Kyowa is the best at 5' 3"?
I would replace him with Saman.
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by The Boogie Man
7'0"- Nicolay Valuev
6'11"-
6'10"-
6'9"-
6'8"- Vitali Klitschko
6'7"- Michael Grant
6'6"- Wladimir Klitscko
6'5"- Lennox Lewis
6'4"- Riddick Bowe (Nearly George Foreman)
6'3"- Muhammad Ali
6'2"- Joe Louis
6'1"- Tommy Hearns
6'0"- Ezzard Charles
5'11"- Ray Robinson
5'10"- Ray Leonard
5'9"- James Toney
5'8"- Floyd Mayweather
5'7"- Roberto Duran
5'6"- Pernell Whitaker
5'5"- Henry Armstrong
5'4"- Naseem Hamed
5'3"-
5'2"-
5'1"-
5'0"-
CC Sweat Pea. Fun Thread :D
Bowe is 6 foot 5.
And Foreman is Only 6'3"
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
Tye Fields is 6'9 and Julius Long is around 6'10-6'11
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by CutMeMick
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
5'3"- Eagle Den Janlaphan
You really think Kyowa is the best at 5' 3"?
I would replace him with Saman.
Ahh forgot about Saman Sorjaturong i remember his war with Gonzalez that was great fight i will replace it now thanks for reminding me.
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by SweetPea
Sports Illustrated in the US recently did an article in their NBA preview issue where they listed the best basketball players of all-time by height.
So for example, Michael Jordan was the best 6'6" player ever, Bill Russell the best 6'10" player, Allen Iverson the best 6'0" player ever.
Let's come up with a list for fighters (we'll use the heights listed on Boxrec for the sake of continuity):
7'0"- Nicolay Valuev
6'11"-
6'10"-
6'9"-
6'8"-
6'7"- Vitali Klitschko
6'6"- Wladimir Klitschko
6'5"- Lennox Lewis
6'4"-
6'3"-
6'2"-
6'1"-
6'0"-
5'11"-
5'10"-
5'9"-
5'8"-
5'7"-
5'6"-
5'5"- Ricardo Lopez
5'4"-
5'3"-
5'2"-
5'1"- Pancho Villa
5'0"-
4'11"
I filled in some of the obvious ones. Let's see how many we can figure out and fill in.
7'4 Jimmy Cully
7'3"
7'2" Ewart Potgieter
7'1" Ben Moroz
7'0"- Nicolay Valuev
6'11"-
6'10"- Mike White
6'9"- Tye Fields
6'8"- Lance Whitaker
6'7"- Vitali Klitschko
6'6"- Wladimir Klitschko
6'5"- Lennox Lewis
6'4"- Corrie Sanders
6'3"- Muhammad Ali
6'2"- Joe Louis
6'1"- Jack Johnson
6'0"- Ezzard Charles
5'11"- Sugar Ray Robinson
5'10"- Sugar Ray Leonard
5'9"- Charley Burley
5'8"- Harry Greb
5'7"- Roberto Duran
5'6"- Pernell Whitaker
5'5"- Henry Armstrong
5'4"- Eder Jofre
5'3"- Saman Sorjaturong
5'2"- Jimmy Wilde
5'1"- Pancho Villa
5'0"- Iván Calderón
4'11"- Pascual Perez
4'10"- Jake Matlala
List updated.
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by Lyle
Tye Fields is 6'9 and Julius Long is around 6'10-6'11
Long is 7 foot 1 but thanks for Fields i can add him in 6 foot 9 one.
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
5'8 IMO is Mayweather
5'11-6'0:Roy JOnes Jr.
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by The Boogie Man
Great List! I suggest swapping Foreman with Sanders ;)
Foreman is 6 foot 3.
6ft '3 & a half.
Common man, dont discriminate against the halfies :D
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by The Boogie Man
7'0"- Nicolay Valuev
6'11"-
6'10"-
6'9"-
6'8"- Vitali Klitschko
6'7"- Michael Grant
6'6"- Wladimir Klitscko
6'5"- Lennox Lewis
6'4"- George Foreman (well, his 6'3 1/2 but who really cares)
6'3"- Muhammad Ali
6'2"- Joe Louis
6'1"- Tommy Hearns
6'0"- Ezzard Charles
5'11"- Ray Robinson
5'10"- Ray Leonard
5'9"- James Toney
5'8"- Floyd Mayweather
5'7"- Roberto Duran
5'6"- Pernell Whitaker
5'5"- Henry Armstrong
5'4"- Naseem Hamed
5'3"-
5'2"-
5'1"-
5'0"-
CC Sweat Pea. Fun Thread :D
5' 8" belongs to the best pound for pound boxer of all time..............Harry Greb.
The man often fought guys and beat them 40-80 lbs higher than him. He beat Tunney(who was a heavy weight and Greb was a 160'er who never had to cut weight. If you want to know more on the man here is a link.
http://coxscorner.tripod.com/greb.html
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by southakron314
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Originally Posted by The Boogie Man
7'0"- Nicolay Valuev
6'11"-
6'10"-
6'9"-
6'8"- Vitali Klitschko
6'7"- Michael Grant
6'6"- Wladimir Klitscko
6'5"- Lennox Lewis
6'4"- George Foreman (well, his 6'3 1/2 but who really cares)
6'3"- Muhammad Ali
6'2"- Joe Louis
6'1"- Tommy Hearns
6'0"- Ezzard Charles
5'11"- Ray Robinson
5'10"- Ray Leonard
5'9"- James Toney
5'8"- Floyd Mayweather
5'7"- Roberto Duran
5'6"- Pernell Whitaker
5'5"- Henry Armstrong
5'4"- Naseem Hamed
5'3"-
5'2"-
5'1"-
5'0"-
CC Sweat Pea. Fun Thread :D
5' 8" belongs to the best pound for pound boxer of all time..............Harry Greb.
The man often fought guys and beat them 40-80 lbs higher than him. He beat Tunney(who was a heavy weight and Greb was a 160'er who never had to cut weight. If you want to know more on the man here is a link.
http://coxscorner.tripod.com/greb.html
No argument there ;)
Re: Best fighters of all-time... by height
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Originally Posted by ICE COLD BOXING
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Originally Posted by LEGION
Damn Ice, you're like a freakin' supercomputer with your memory storage ;D
Thanks bro i believe the tallest boxer ever was Jim Cully at 7 foot 4.
http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php...6660&cat=boxer
jim cully is 7 ft 2
