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Top Ten Tallest World Heavyweight Champions of All-Time
Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 09:52
by kovit
These are the top ten tallest men who held the world heavyweight titles combined the undisputed, alphabet, wbo, and pretender champions.
1. Nicolay Valuev-7 feet tall
2. Vitali Klitschko-6 foot 8 inches tall
3. Henry Akinwande-6 foot 7 inches tall
4. Jess Willard-6 foot 6 and 1/4 inches tall
5. Wladimir Klitschko-6 foot 6 and 1/2 inches tall or 6 foot 7 inches tall
6. Ernie Terrell-6 foot 6 inches tall
7. Primo Carnera-6 foot 5 and 3/4 inches tall
8-tied. Lennox Lewis-6 foot 5 inches tall
8-tied. Riddick Bowe-6 foot 5 inches tall
8-tied. Tony Tucker-6 foot 5 inches tall
Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 09:55
by Max Molyneux
Vitali was 6ft 7.
Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 09:57
by witherspoon
Just trying to picture a fight between any of these and Sam Langford, Tommy Burns, or James Toney.
Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 10:10
by kovit
Vitali Klitschko is standing either at 6 foot 7 and a half inches tall or 6 foot 8 inches tall, because you can't tell when he stood next to the fighers who stood next to him.
Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 10:55
by sockdolager
witherspoon wrote:Just trying to picture a fight between any of these and Sam Langford, Tommy Burns, or James Toney.
they could each hold their own, Langford and Toney could do well against most of them.
Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 11:45
by Jan
Woh are the shortest HW-Champion?
I know , Tommy Burns is the shortest with only 5 `7. Rocky Marciano was 5 `10 1/4 , Joe Frazier and Tyson were 5 11 1/2 tall.
Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 13:47
by JCS
Tyson was listed at 5'11.5" however he admitted just recently he's 5'10 flat.
Posted: 17 Jan 2006, 13:50
by BrocktonBlockbuster49
Jan wrote:Woh are the shortest HW-Champion?
I know , Tommy Burns is the shortest with only 5 `7. Rocky Marciano was 5 `10 1/4 , Joe Frazier and Tyson were 5 11 1/2 tall.
marciano is 5'10 3/4" rounded up to 5'11 and tyson is near 5'10
Posted: 24 Jan 2006, 06:44
by Jan
äääähm.......6`6 and 1/2 is more than 6`6 and a quarter...
Posted: 24 Jan 2006, 08:50
by The Great John L
Decagon wrote:David Mendoza was something like 5'7".
David Mendoza??? Do you mean Daniel Mendoza, the bareknuckle legend?
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Posted: 24 Jan 2006, 15:49
by Cojimar 1945
I don't see what the point is in listing the tallest beltholders rather than just the tallest true champions. The true championship is significant but not meaningless paper titles.
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Posted: 24 Jan 2006, 22:13
by barry
David Mendoza?