Primo Carnera: #18 Greatest HW of All Time

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Originally Posted by Ron Swanson

Where does the idea he was 6'9" come from?

Boxrec has him 6'5" and 1/2, Wikipedia has him 6'6.

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A web page I wont take seriously again: I stand corrected.

But hey..at least I admitted I didn't know much about the guy from the getgo.

Back in the day newspaper accounts

Nearly everyone lists Primo at { 6' 6" } in the 'Tale of the Tape'

Time Magazine {October 5, 1931}

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