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Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 14:00
by reggaereggae
Someone else posted about Sugar Ray Robinson and that he had a pet dwarf in his entourage.

And I got me thinking....has there ever been a Dwarf who's boxed pro? Technically if a dwarf passed the medical they sure would have to give him a licence.... Obviously if there has, he would most likely box in one of the lower weight divisions.


Or even a licensed amateur?

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 14:05
by jamesmcdonnell
Is this a reference to the 'short memories' post below?

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 14:08
by Stuarty
A pet dwarf? Brilliant! :lol: :lol:

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 14:29
by handsofstone
I remember seeing something about a dwarf/midget boxer on sky sports news years ago,im sure he was a scouser and he was having a pro fight,cant remember anything else though

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 14:32
by Andy
That'll be Paul Lowe :TU:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8064040.stm

Bout never happened in the end.

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 14:39
by handsofstone
mexican roadsweeper wrote:That'll be Paul Lowe :TU:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8064040.stm

Bout never happened in the end.
:TU: Thats the one

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 14:43
by Andy
mexican roadsweeper wrote:Bout never happened in the end.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8083261.stm

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 14:50
by reggaereggae
mexican roadsweeper wrote:That'll be Paul Lowe :TU:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8064040.stm

Bout never happened in the end.
Great research. Never saw that story. I noticed his promoter was set to be Frank / Kellie Maloney. Given Kellie's recent transformation, it would be a freakish promotion now! Not to mention double history being made

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 15:49
by Boxing Prospect
Not "pro" but this was on a Joseph Parker under-card on pay TV in New Zealand, and was fought as part of charity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkMRkgcfIrc

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 15:54
by Rexob
What about these 2 guys, "Dwarf Midgets Killer Muay Thai Boxing" ? YouTube!

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 16:00
by jonp
don broadhurst and dee mitchell arnt far off

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 16:04
by reggaereggae
Boxing Prospect wrote:Not "pro" but this was on a Joseph Parker under-card on pay TV in New Zealand, and was fought as part of charity
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SkMRkgcfIrc
Wow. I wonder if that's considered the Ali-Frazier of dwarf boxing?

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 17:29
by Terminator666
Stuarty30 wrote:A pet dwarf? Brilliant! :lol: :lol:
It's not brilliant at all. It's blatant dwarfism

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 17:32
by handsofstone
So is a dwarf like a pixie?

Whats a goblin?

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 17:41
by mrbishi
Jacob Matlala must have been one.

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 17:43
by Terminator666
Nah looks nothing like one

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 18:01
by littlepug
matlala was about 4ft 10 1/2 in same as adey Lewis

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 14 Sep 2015, 20:45
by Stuarty
handsofstone wrote:So is a dwarf like a pixie?

Whats a goblin?
Like that joke in Max n Paddy 'what's a dwarf?' 'It's a kinda midget' 'ain't that a Queen song?' :lol:

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 15 Sep 2015, 03:51
by handsofstone
Stuarty30 wrote:
handsofstone wrote:So is a dwarf like a pixie?

Whats a goblin?
Like that joke in Max n Paddy 'what's a dwarf?' 'It's a kinda midget' 'ain't that a Queen song?' :lol:
:lol: Superb

Re: Has there ever been a dwarf pro boxer?

Posted: 15 Sep 2015, 06:05
by PredatorHayds
Humberto Gonzalez showing as 5ft 1 on Boxrec.

There's no way he was over 5 ft.