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Controversial wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 13:52 I'm sure I read on another threat that Fury was listed as 6'6" or 6"7" as an amateur. I've never been convinced he's 6'9", its not uncommon for people to exaggerate their height. I think a lot is mind games, a bit like Klitschko wearing those shoulder pads into the ring to make him look even bigger.

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 18:51 He gets taller in the ring, in the ring he's actually 7'4, outside more like 6'7.5

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 20:13 golden gawd, with a 6 foot rod

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 21:13 Nah, I had a team working on it for me, I'll take the credit though

Syntax Error wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 19:00

Controversial wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 13:52 I'm sure I read on another threat that Fury was listed as 6'6" or 6"7" as an amateur. I've never been convinced he's 6'9", its not uncommon for people to exaggerate their height. I think a lot is mind games, a bit like Klitschko wearing those shoulder pads into the ring to make him look even bigger.

Sonny Liston used to put towels around his shoulders to make him look bigger and more menacing, as if Sonny Liston needed to make himself any scarier.

snake33 wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 23:57 The pandemic has thinned out the conversations.
Will the next debate be the length of his d...........

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 01:22

snake33 wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 23:57 The pandemic has thinned out the conversations.
Will the next debate be the length of his d...........

They don't call him the king for nuthin brutha

DrDuke wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 04:40

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 01:22

They don't call him the king for nuthin brutha

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 18:46 Ya, looks about a half inch or so for Fury, seems like he's a touch taller than Wilder and a touch shorter than Price, longer arms than both of them

Syntax Error wrote: ↑30 Apr 2020, 15:42 There does seem to be a massaging of height figures of the rich & famous, particularly sports people.

For example, Mike Tyson's height was always over estimated & he was commonly listed as 5' 11.5", when in reality, he is about 5' 9" approximately.

Saying that, I always believed Tyson Fury to be his listed height.

A good barometer would be to see him up close with Vitali, who is 6' 8": There must be pictures of the two of them in close proximity as Fury fought Wladimir.

Loki wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 13:22

Syntax Error wrote: ↑30 Apr 2020, 15:42 There does seem to be a massaging of height figures of the rich & famous, particularly sports people.

For example, Mike Tyson's height was always over estimated & he was commonly listed as 5' 11.5", when in reality, he is about 5' 9" approximately.

Saying that, I always believed Tyson Fury to be his listed height.

A good barometer would be to see him up close with Vitali, who is 6' 8": There must be pictures of the two of them in close proximity as Fury fought Wladimir.

Tyson is taller than 5’9. More like 5’10 at least. Vitali is legitimate 6’7 and Fury is about the same. He is nowhere near 6’9.

clopixolacuphase wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 18:05

Loki wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 13:22

Tyson is taller than 5’9. More like 5’10 at least. Vitali is legitimate 6’7 and Fury is about the same. He is nowhere near 6’9.

I think it's funny how people seem to want Iron Mike as tiny as possible. So in his fights he's listed at 5'11.5. Eventually, after Mike retired, somebody decided, Mike is 5'10" and that's how tall he is on boxrec. Then you'll get all the idiots that'll go:"oh he was 5'8" or he was 5'9"... Jesus he never looked that small.

There's a photo kicking about somewhere with Vitali and Usyk and Vitali almost looks like a different species his massive head is so huge. I'm confident Usyk can do something interesting at heavy, but that photo always makes me think: too small, dude. I don't know how to post a photo but here is a link https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/ ... e-6809581d

Loki wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 18:45

clopixolacuphase wrote: ↑02 May 2020, 18:05
I think it's funny how people seem to want Iron Mike as tiny as possible. So in his fights he's listed at 5'11.5. Eventually, after Mike retired, somebody decided, Mike is 5'10" and that's how tall he is on boxrec. Then you'll get all the idiots that'll go:"oh he was 5'8" or he was 5'9"... Jesus he never looked that small.

There's a photo kicking about somewhere with Vitali and Usyk and Vitali almost looks like a different species his massive head is so huge. I'm confident Usyk can do something interesting at heavy, but that photo always makes me think: too small, dude. I don't know how to post a photo but here is a link https://www.shutterstock.com/editorial/ ... e-6809581d

Tyson isn’t near 6ft, I agree, about 5’10 but not 5,9 or shorter. That’s idiotic.

Fury’s claim is the worst - he’s nowhere near 6’9. I’d love to see him standing next to Hafthor Bjoronsson whose legitimate 6’9. Then you’ll see how tall he is.

Here’s a picture of Vitali next to Lamar Odom, that should give you some perspective given Lamar is 6’10.

https://images.app.goo.gl/zktKqNtn485FoCcv5

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑30 Apr 2020, 20:33 Except for David Price

Didn't see him dwarfing Wilder at all tbh, even with chunky shoes. Next thing he'll be taller than Valuev

clopixolacuphase wrote: ↑01 May 2020, 18:38

margaret thatcher wrote: ↑30 Apr 2020, 20:33 Didn't see him dwarfing Wilder at all tbh, even with chunky shoes. Next thing he'll be taller than Valuev

I'm sure I read somewhere on another forum that some Russian TV programme had measured Valuev and he wasn't even 7'. He was 6'11 or something.