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Matches where physically inferior opponents defeated physically superior opponents. Pretty self-explanatory. Proof that size alone means diddly squat in the world of boxing.



One that comes to mind is from women's boxing where Ann Wolfe brutally knocked out basketball player turned champion boxer Vonda Ward. It's pretty unfortunate that the fight between Wolfe and Laila Ali never happened.

I was hoping this would be a full historical analysis of the original biblical bout.

Jack Sharkey (5'11") against the nearly 6'6" Primo Carnera, where Sharkey was outweighed by over 60 pounds. Nevertheless Sharkey won a rather wide unanimous fifteen round decision over the Italian giant. Two years later they would rematch and Carnera in that contest won by knockout.

Mickey Walker v. Bearcat Wright
Tony Mundine v. Foster Bibron
Barbados Joe Walcott v. Joe Choynski

Jack Sharkey only 5 ft 11 "?
I remember Angelo Dundee talking about meeting him once years later in life
and he said Sharkey was a intimatading big dude with huge hands.

Caractacus wrote: ↑09 Apr 2022, 13:00 Jack Sharkey only 5 ft 11 "?
I remember Angelo Dundee talking about meeting him once years later in life
and he said Sharkey was a intimatading big dude with huge hands.

BoxRec lists him as 5'11.5" and Wikipedia says 6'0", but he certainly wasn't a big guy. Then again Angelo Dundee was a short guy, so maybe anyone bigger than him he considered to be a big guy.

ann wolfe actually outweighed ward for that fight, ward was tall but skinny. wolfe was shorter obviously but built like a tank

Jack Dempsey destroying Jess Willard seems the most obvious example.

Joe Louis vs Carnera, Simon x2 and Baer x2.

this is similiar to some earlier threads about the "Mansters" of boxing,
i.ed Primo Carnera, Abe Simon, Jack O'Halloran etc.
But what about welterweights ( or former welterweights)or middleweights
taking on much physically larger Boxers ?
one such fighter one doesn't hear about much anymore( for some reason) would be
Jack "The Giant Killer" Dillon.
remember him ?

-Tale of the Tape -
Max Schmeling- height 6 ft 1"- reach 76"
Mickey Walker - height 5 ft 7"-reach 67"

Jck Dempsey-height 6 ft 1"-reach 73"
Georges Carpentier-height 5 ft 11"-reach 73"

why are you continually posting bigger guys beating up on smaller guys in a thread about smaller guys beating bigger guys?

Dude,because the heading of the threads title here is
"David vrs Goliath"
thats why.
it doesnt read
David "defeats" Goliath now does it ?
we only talk "Winners" on this forum huh ?
( now wonder the lawyers must always must be taking advantage of you)

should this one count then ?
The light-heavy weight champion draws against a future Heavyweight Champion.

Caractacus wrote: ↑13 Apr 2022, 12:57 Dude,because the heading of the threads title here is
"David vrs Goliath"
thats why.
it doesnt read
David "defeats" Goliath now does it ?
we only talk "Winners" on this forum huh ?
( now wonder the lawyers must always must be taking advantage of you)

very first post says "Matches where physically inferior opponents defeated physically superior opponents. Pretty self-explanatory"

i guess you still needed it explained

yeah, that is what the post in itself says, but thats not what the thread TITLE explicity read..

back to the subject
7 ft 2" Tom Payne ( former professional Basketball player) in action here.
at approx 5:45 of this clip

Goliath ( portrayed by the Italian actor "Kronos") shows up at 1:15;10 of this clip

A few that I don't think have been mentioned:

Bob Fitzsimmons (170) def Ed Dunkhorst (260)
Johnny Risko (190) def George Godfrey (255)
Jim Maloney (195) def Primo Carnera (260)
Joe Frazier (204) def Buster Mathis (243)
Chagaev (228) def Valuev (319)

Dominguez was only 5 foot 9 and gave Valuev ( 7 foot) a tough fight...

Charley Burley (151) WTKO7 over Jay Turner (220)

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