Light Heavyweight Contenders

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 19 Dec 2003, 00:27

Can anyone tell me how tall these Light Heavyweight Fighters are? I would like to know how tall they really are with the following fighters.

Adolf Heuser- Former IBU Light Heavyweight Champion
Len Harvey- Fought John Henry Lewis for his title
Billy Fox-The man whom Jake La Motta admitted to take the dive to
Yolande Pompey- Fought Archie Moore for his title in 1956
Gustav Scholz- Fought Harold Johnson for his title in 1962
Wayne Thornton and Chic Calderwood- Each both fought Joes Torres for his title
Hal Carroll- Fought Bob Foster for his title in 1971
Ray Anderson- Also fought Bob Foster
Chris Finnegan- Fought Bob Foster in the 1972 Fight of the Year
Pierre Fourie- Fought Bob Foster twice in 1973
Jorge Ahumada- Drew with Bob Foster in 1974
Miguel Angel Cuello- Former WBC Light Heavyweight Champion
Mike Rossman- Former WBA Light Heavyweight Champion
Ramon Avenemar Peralta- Fought Victor Galindez 6 times
Murray Sutherland- First ever IBF Super Middleweight Champion
Lottie Mwale- Fought Matthew Saad Muhammad
Mustafa Wassaja and Eddie Davis- Both fought Michael Spinks

wouter · Post by **wouter** » 19 Dec 2003, 08:09

You have some really weird interests, buddy

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 19 Dec 2003, 11:34

surreal thread man...
anyway,...
LEN HARVEY ....was 6 foot
ANGEL CUELLO ...was 5 foot 9
and MIKE ROSSMAN was/is (unless he's shrunk!) 6 foot....
seriously though I can understand your interest in this, I was only fooling earlier... I 'm pretty sure that Chris Finnegan was 6 foot also.... I don't think he's under 6 foot.... 6 foot one perhaps......
now you've got me wondering about all this!!!.......

8)

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 19 Dec 2003, 11:38

Dwight Muhammad QUAWI was the shortest ever world Lightheavyweight champ at just 5 feet 6 and a half....

....just thought you'd like to know!...

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kovit · Post by **kovit** » 19 Dec 2003, 17:08

I knew that Dwight Muhammad Qawi is the shortest Light Heavyweight Champion on his boxing record on this web site. If he was the shortest Light Heavyweight Champion and that means that Henry Maske is the tallest Light Heavyweight Champion at 6'4 1/2". Do you think that Pierre Fourie stands 6 foot or under that height? If you have the picture of Bob Foster fighting Pierre Fourie, you can see that Foster is the tall Light Heavyweight Champion at 6'3 1/2" and Fourie is a little bit smaller.

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 20 Dec 2003, 15:10

I would like to know how tall is former South African Light Heavyweight Contender Pierre Fourie. I'm interested and I'm dying to know how tall is he? Can anyone know?

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 20 Dec 2003, 15:43

I heard read about Bob Foster's story that when he fought Pierre Fourie twice in 1973, he said that Pierre Fourie was a short little dude. Does Fourie stand 5'8", 5'9", or 5'10"? Can anyone find out how tall was he?

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 20 Dec 2003, 15:58

I think Fourie was about 5 foot 10.... I have some stories on him in my old boxing mags so i'll look them up to find out for sure, but I'm pretty sure he was a 5 foot 10er..... he was quite stocky and bull-like....

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 20 Dec 2003, 17:31

Can you find out if Adolf Heuser is really stood 6 feet tall or not?

Steve M · Post by **Steve M** » 20 Dec 2003, 18:37

The size disparity in the Qawi/Foreman fight was comical.

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 20 Dec 2003, 22:56

Max Schemling is 6'1" when he fought Adolf Heuser before the start of World War 2 and can anyone find out the record of how tall is Adolf Heuser? Can anyone find out how really tall is Adolf Heuser?

silkov · Post by **silkov** » 21 Dec 2003, 07:30

I don't know how tall Adolf was, but his nickname was the bull, so that tends to make me think that he was shortish and stocky rather than tall and lanky.... probably a 5 foot 10er id say....

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 21 Dec 2003, 15:13

Remember the movie "the Raging Bull" where Eddie Mustafa Muhammad played "Blackjack" Billy Fox, Muhammad stood 6'0 1/2" and can you find out how tall was the real "Blackjack" Billy Fox?

Can you also find out how tall was Yolande Pompey? Does he stand 5'10"?

wouter · Post by **wouter** » 22 Dec 2003, 08:12

I don't know about Yolande Pompey, but I've got a question for you as well. Can you figure out what the color of Ray Anderson's trunks were when he fought Marion Connors for the Ohio State title back in '69?

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 22 Dec 2003, 11:58

I have no idea I never seen the Ray Anderson's fight with Marrion Connors about his colors nor I never what he looks like. Sorry, but it'a for another editor or author if they can find out how tall was Yolande Pompey of Trinidad who fought Archie Moore for his title in 1956. I'm very interested about Pompey's height. So for any editors and authors can find out in his record in anybooks, how really tall is Yolande Pompey?

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 23 Dec 2003, 23:21

Okay how about this way. Can anyone find out that you correct me if I'm right or I'm wrong, okay.
These are the following fighters if I was right or wrong:

I guess that "Blackjack" Billy Fox is 5'10"
I guess that Yolande Pompey is 5'10"
I guess that Gustav Scholz is 5'10"
I guess that Ray Anderson is 5'11"
I guess that Hal Carroll is 5'10"
I guess that Murray Sutherland is 5'11"
I guess that Jorge Victor Ahumada is 5'11"
I guess that Eddie Cotton is 5'10"
I guess that Lottie Mwale is 5'11"
I guess that Eddie Davis is 6'1"

I was just guessing how tall they are, but you can show me if I was right or if I was wrong. Please correct me if I was wrong.

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 25 Dec 2003, 00:36

I knew you are busy with other things, but before you do something else, could you tell me if I was right or wrong from the previous message above. Okay?

crooked nose · Post by **crooked nose** » 25 Dec 2003, 21:49

This is a very silly thread and deserves no more attention. Suffice to say that your typical Light-Heavyweight stands more or less 6 feet tall. That's about how big they are because they are, well, Light-Heavyweights. Everybody happy?

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 26 Dec 2003, 01:59

Sorry about that. How about this is for Silkov if he knows how tall was Billy Fox, Yolande Pompey, and Eddie Davis who are the light heavyweight contenders? I made the questions on the few fighters only right now.

Jaclem · Post by **Jaclem** » 30 Dec 2003, 02:35

ray anderson was at my house once years ago. i forgot to measure him....damn...should have known the question would come up some day...but i'd say he measured about six feet...give or take seven or eight inches.

billy fox was well over three feet tall.

kovit · Post by **kovit** » 30 Dec 2003, 23:17

How about Yolande Pompey and what was his actual height is? Can anyone find out?