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Re: Lying tale of the tapes
Posted: 18 Jun 2024, 15:33
by dempseyfire
Nile4000 wrote: ↑18 Jun 2024, 13:57
Michael Dokes wasn't 6'3", and George Foreman wasn't either.
Definitely agree Dokes wasn't 6'3. His reach was also highly inflated; often listed as 78' & sometimes more, but I saw one listing at 74' and that looks much more accurate.
Foreman wasn't 6'3 as in he was taller? He was definitely in the 6'3-6'4 range.
Re: Lying tale of the tapes
Posted: 18 Jun 2024, 16:11
by margaret thatcher
you can see dokes has stubby arms , no way he had a 78 unless he was all shoulders
Re: Lying tale of the tapes
Posted: 18 Jun 2024, 19:31
by goose 5
Ali claimed Foreman was 6'2.5"
Re: Lying tale of the tapes
Posted: 18 Jun 2024, 19:51
by Controversial
I don’t think Ali was 6’3” if you watch him face off with Henry Cooper there isn’t a lot in it and Cooper is normally listed as being 6’1.5” so I reckon Ali was maybe a shade over 6’2
Bugner looked clearly taller than Cooper when they fought and Bugner was allegedly 6’4