Primo Carnera: #18 Greatest HW of All Time

[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.

[Bill Paxtom]

Primo Carnera

Newspaper > Tale of the Tape's

Have him listed as >
* 6' 5 1/2"
* 6' 6"
* 6' 6 1/2"

'Tale of the Tape ' versus Tommy Loughran on March 1, 1934

Height ............. 6' 6"
Weight ............ 270 lbs.
Reach .............. 84"
Chest {Norm} .. 48"
Chest {Exp} ..... 54"
Biceps ............. 18"
Waist .............. 38"
Thigh .............. 30"
Ankle ............... 11 1/2"
Calf ................. 16"
Neck ............... 20"
Wrist ............... 9 /12"
Fist.................. 14 1/2"
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"Are you 'sure' about those measurements. The same tape-measure had my Ass at 35"."

Jennifer Love-Hewitt

[Master]

[Bill Paxtom]

Primo Carnera

Newspaper > Tale of the Tape's

Have him listed as >
* 6' 5 1/2"
* 6' 6"
* 6' 6 1/2"

'Tale of the Tape ' versus Tommy Loughran on March 1, 1934

Height ............. 6' 6"
Weight ............ 270 lbs.
Reach .............. 84"
Chest {Norm} .. 48"
Chest {Exp} ..... 54"
Biceps ............. 18"
Waist .............. 38"
Thigh .............. 30"
Ankle ............... 11 1/2"
Calf ................. 16"
Neck ............... 20"
Wrist ............... 9 /12"
Fist.................. 14 1/2"
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"Are you 'sure' about those measurements. The same tape-measure had my Ass at 35"."

Jennifer Love-Hewitt

Sometimes, the 'tape measure' is not your friend. Isn't that right Jennifer.

[SlimTrae]

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

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

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.

[Bill Paxtom]

Back in the day newspaper accounts

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

Time Magazine {October 5, 1931}