Quote 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