Who here met Alan Minter in person?

[Wee Tommy]

minter's stirring in his 5'10 grave about this injustice of a 5'9 listing

Can imagine this guy going all Burke and Hare to find Minters “missing inch”.

[Controversial]

All tale of the tapes are made up and most measurements are exaggerated.

[Ambling Alp II]

Does that mean we don't have to talk about measurements and weight ever again?

We could then talk about stuff that we used to, like speed, power, jab, left hook, chin, defense, etc. You know, stuff that actually matters.

[margaret thatcher]

Does that mean we don't have to talk about measurements and weight ever again?

We could then talk about stuff that we used to, like speed, power, jab, left hook, chin, defense, etc. You know, stuff that actually matters.

or the ultimate trump card.........the era when the guy fought and whether he is still active

[Caractacus]

yeah, I remember reading in Joe Frazier's own autobiography where he gave his reach,
but it was not the one listed on boxrec.
They said there's was the "official" reach.

[margaret thatcher]

maybe boxrec wont change it to 5'11.5 because they saw that none of the people who met minter on this forum and others thought he was as tall as youre suggesting. this is several people now, not just one guy, and they all say pretty much the same thing

it's stuff like 'a couple inches under 6 feet', 'im 5'8 and he was barely taller than me' etc

[margaret thatcher]

but i agree, there's no big deal about discussing heights, reaches, etc....its all just a bit of interest and discussion on the side

[margaret thatcher]

you're not suggesting he's that tall? how tall do you think he was then?

[margaret thatcher]

you're not suggesting he's that tall? how tall do you think he was then?

Oh yeah?

how tall do you think he was?

[Controversial]

There was a similar discussion about this on another forum, some said he was a lot little taller than 5'8" and others who met him guessed he was between 5'10" to 6'0"

People can be bad at judging heights though

[Controversial]

Footage here of Minter running next to Jimmy Cable. Minter looks shorter

[margaret thatcher]

defo shorter than cable

how tall was jim?

[Controversial]

defo shorter than cable

how tall was jim?

He was quite tall for the weight from what I remember, maybe just over 6’0”

I think Minter was around 5’10” maybe a tad over

Bennie how tall you reckon Cable and Minter were?



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[margaret thatcher]

agree that's what i'd peg him at

hey joe, would 5'10.5 suffice, or do you still want taller?

[Ambling Alp II]

Does that mean we don't have to talk about measurements and weight ever again?

We could then talk about stuff that we used to, like speed, power, jab, left hook, chin, defense, etc. You know, stuff that actually matters.

or the ultimate trump card.........the era when the guy fought and whether he is still active

I don't think it matters when the guys fought. Have seen saying that on this forum for since the early 2000's.
Sometimes a guy from long ago was better than someone recent' sometimes not. Sometimes guys who fought way before my time was better, sometimes not.
I wish everyone was like that. That is the way the Boxing History Forum (formerly Boxers of the Past) used to be.
In the last few years, we now have a lot of people that think the sport began the day you became interested in it. They just come on the Boxing History Forum to shit on the old timers. They really don't care about Boxing History before they became interested in boxing.

[Ambling Alp II]

Does that mean we don't have to talk about measurements and weight ever again?

We could then talk about stuff that we used to, like speed, power, jab, left hook, chin, defense, etc. You know, stuff that actually matters.

What's the big deal about striving for accuracy in stats such as height and reach? That's an important part of boxing too. It's nonsense to argue that such issues don't "actually matter."

In cases where Boxrec is egregiously wrong about a fighter's height and weight, patrons of this board should raise the issue. Nothing obnoxious or anal about that.

Nothing wrong about being factually correct. We just need to stop being so obsessed about the tape measure and the scale.

[Wee Tommy]

agree that's what i'd peg him at

hey joe, would 5'10.5 suffice, or do you still want taller?

Don’t be insulting. He was at least 5’ 11” ffs!

[bennie]

defo shorter than cable

how tall was jim?

He was quite tall for the weight from what I remember, maybe just over 6’0”

I think Minter was around 5’10” maybe a tad over

Bennie how tall you reckon Cable and Minter were?



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Cable was just over six foot tall at 6ft and half an inch. Minter was always tall for a middleweight at 5ft 11ins.

[Ambling Alp II]

What's the big deal about striving for accuracy in stats such as height and reach? That's an important part of boxing too. It's nonsense to argue that such issues don't "actually matter."

In cases where Boxrec is egregiously wrong about a fighter's height and weight, patrons of this board should raise the issue. Nothing obnoxious or anal about that.

Nothing wrong about being factually correct. We just need to stop being so obsessed about the tape measure and the scale.

Arguing about a difference between 5'9" and 5'11" is not "getting obsessed." That's a significant difference in height for a middleweight.

Curiously, why are posting on this thread if you find it to be ridiculous and "obsessive?"

Didn't mean specifically on this thread.