Shortest and tallest ever fighters for their division

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What about Dwight Muhammad Qawi. He looked about 5 feet 5 for cruiserweight.
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Someone on here will correct me but Kris ‘Badger’ Hughes was tall for a super-bantam?
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Stipe Drvis was a 6'5 LHW. Might be some taller, but he was a long lanky bastard.
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jlh wrote: 24 Aug 2020, 02:26 Tommy O (cant spell his last name) South African won an IBO at Super Middleweight and pretty sure he is taller than Callum Smith.

Couple of obvious ones who both titles in their division.

Paul William's at 6 foot 1 at 147 pounds.
Nontino Donaire at 5 foot 7 at 112 pounds.

Plus that crazy Georgian; Khurtzide won a title (could have been interim) at middleweight. He was seriously short for the weight at about 5 foot 5.
Williams was more like 6'3.
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TheLeprechaun wrote: 24 Aug 2020, 04:12 The little middleweight Mike Tyson who came over and did Langford. He was pretty small for the weight. He's doing time for being in the russian mafia I heard? The guy was small but he was one of the most intimidating looking blokes I've ever seen. I would have liked to have seen him brought over to fight Eubank.
He's out and back in the gym.
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lauren price was packing that thiccness in the ams, 5'5 fighting at 165, kariss must've had plenty to grab
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I knew a guy when I in school who later became an amateur boxer and he was a light heavyweight but stood 6'11", Kyle Hull was his name. Far as I know he never did turn professional, and just won regional tournaments.
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I remember there was a 5'11 or maybe 5'10 Bantamweight a while back.

It's hard to imagine how that's possible.

That's basically my height, and I weighed 145 pounds even when I was extremely ill and on the verge of death :lol:
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Gavin Rees?
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Brian McCue, a 1980s British heavyweight, was 5'5".
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Jayzus, musta had a massive schlong ! :oo
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Also I believe Bute was 6'4" @ SMW ? And some Calzaghe/Reid victim was 6'5" Mario Veidt maybe ? :maybe:

I'm sure we can do better than 6'3" Mundo @ SMW...
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Valuev v Haye had a remarkable
Difference in heights of the fighters.
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gilgamesh wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 02:01 I remember there was a 5'11 or maybe 5'10 Bantamweight a while back.

It's hard to imagine how that's possible.

That's basically my height, and I weighed 145 pounds even when I was extremely ill and on the verge of death :lol:
Raul ‘thin man’ Perez?
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JamesPhilips wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 12:57
gilgamesh wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 02:01 I remember there was a 5'11 or maybe 5'10 Bantamweight a while back.

It's hard to imagine how that's possible.

That's basically my height, and I weighed 145 pounds even when I was extremely ill and on the verge of death :lol:
Raul ‘thin man’ Perez?
That don't sound right. It seemed it was something like Zolani Tete?

I'm seeing he was 5'9, but that's still freakishly tall to be THAT damn thin.
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gilgamesh wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 13:00
JamesPhilips wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 12:57
gilgamesh wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 02:01 I remember there was a 5'11 or maybe 5'10 Bantamweight a while back.

It's hard to imagine how that's possible.

That's basically my height, and I weighed 145 pounds even when I was extremely ill and on the verge of death :lol:
Raul ‘thin man’ Perez?
That don't sound right. It seemed it was something like Zolani Tete?

I'm seeing he was 5'9, but that's still freakishly tall to be THAT damn thin.
Raul was 5ft 10 bantam champ 👍🏼
https://boxrec.com/en/box-pro/1328
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F*ckin' insane.

I can't imagine ever being that light and not being dead. I haven't seen 118 pounds since I was like 12 :lol:
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Coco wrote: 24 Aug 2020, 13:25 Hearns for a welter
How did he ever make weight
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Does anyone know who currently is the tallest professionell boxer worldwide? A few years ago it was morten poulsen but he only fought one time. HE wad 219 cm. Jürgen franck was 217 cm but i dont think he still is fighting.
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Jan wrote: 30 Dec 2025, 01:14 Does anyone know who currently is the tallest professionell boxer worldwide? A few years ago it was morten poulsen but he only fought one time. HE wad 219 cm. Jürgen franck was 217 cm but i dont think he still is fighting.
I just looked up Julius Long and he fought this month (only time this year, tho). He’s listed as 7’ 1” (216cm).
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Jake Matlala. at 4'10 Light Flyweight and a fine fighter.
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skanksta wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 09:15 Also I believe Bute was 6'4" @ SMW ? And some Calzaghe/Reid victim was 6'5" Mario Veidt maybe ? :maybe:

I'm sure we can do better than 6'3" Mundo @ SMW...
Curtis Woodhouse has a 6'7 middleweight, Harry Powell.
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mickey1975 wrote: 30 Dec 2025, 10:05
skanksta wrote: 20 Apr 2023, 09:15 Also I believe Bute was 6'4" @ SMW ? And some Calzaghe/Reid victim was 6'5" Mario Veidt maybe ? :maybe:

I'm sure we can do better than 6'3" Mundo @ SMW...
Curtis Woodhouse has a 6'7 middleweight, Harry Powell.
He is enormous, suspect he’ll go up as he was heavier as an amateur
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NazNaci1 wrote: 30 Dec 2025, 09:48 Jake Matlala. at 4'10 Light Flyweight and a fine fighter.
That’s a blast from the past, I remember watching a piece on him on Transworld Sport when I was a kid. I remember he always seemed to be fighting Brits too.
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david haye v Valuev
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