Skinniest ever fighter (lowest Weight/Height ratio)??

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Post by granberry »

Thanks for that, Goat.

I had no idea he was that tall.

Jimmy Ellis was 6'3"--160 or less (earlier in his career).
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I thought Ellis was 6'1".
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Post by granberry »

raylawpc wrote:I thought Ellis was 6'1".
I stood right next to him while I talked to him about a lot of things.

He certainly was a tall 6'1".

LOL
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Post by raylawpc »

I've never met Ellis. I was going by The Ring Record Book, cbz, and Boxrec, which all record his height at 6'1." The official heights are sometimes wrong. Thanks for sharing your personal observations.
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Post by m1kee50 »

Luis Perez Romero (mentioned in todays Boxing News)

5 feet tall bantamweight
(I know its the opposite way round, but that is SHORT isnt it?)

http://www.boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?hu ... &cat=boxer
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Post by Raff The Frenchman »

Diego Corrales fought at 130 for a while and he was 5'11.
Paul Williams is 6'1 for 147
and our french gold medalist and WBO champ Brahim Asloum : 106 lbs for 5'5
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Post by Elton John »

Scrawniest fighter ever-Thomas Hearns from the leonard fight.
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Post by tennessee »

i was reading boxing update in the mid 90's and saw a featherweight listed at 6'8 from india i think
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Borinken25 wrote:Cellestino Caballero - Superbantam - 5'11" 122 pounds
This was my immediate thought. Somebody mentioned Marc Breland, and that brings to mind Tommy Hearns at Welterweight too. Specially against Leonard when he came in light. I also gotta mention legendary Light Heavyweight Bob Foster who always looked like a stick to me.
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Didn't Manute fight the Fridge? Do I have that right? I know I saw a fight where I saw a beanpole take on a pasta house. Bean pole won as I recall.
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tennessee wrote:i was reading boxing update in the mid 90's and saw a featherweight listed at 6'8 from india i think
If that's true, the fighters height isn't the most remarkable thing about this sentence.
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