Is DeLaHoya as tall as they say?

Oscar is 5'10". Floyd is probably 5'7.5" or 5'8" and Ricky is 5'6" or 5'6.5". I don't think that's too hard to believe. Claiming that Oscar is 5'8" is silly though. That would mean Floyd is like 5'6" and Pacquiao is 5'4". I don't think so.

Cintron is 6 feet 1 and margarito is 6 feet....paul williams is 6 feet 4 but listed at 6 feet 1. when a guy is a tall welter they always down play the height by 2 or 3 inches so it doesnt look like they are bullying smaller men its such a shame. also tommy hears was 6 feet 2 early in his career they listed him as 5 feet 11 lol that dude was way taller then 5 feet 11 even some older writers said it the guy is a bit above 6 feet. Cintron is only looks half inch taller than Margarito but Tony has bad posture so that may account for the difference. I don't recall anyone ever publishing Cintron as 6'1". He may be over 5'11" though but 6'1" is a big difference. Paul Williams looks about a half inch shy of 6'4".

Mayorga is listed as 5'9.

There wasn't much (if any) height difference in the Mayorga-De La Hoya staredowns.

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0f9cajn8bmcSZ/610x.jpg It looks like you've done some homework with the pics. Again, he wears lifts. google "elevator shoes" and you can see the variety of shoes available. The only way you can get an idea of his true height is by pulling up video's or pics at the weigh in's or in the ring before he fights. There is one pic I ran into of Mayorga and Oscar in a stare down photo wearing their boxing attire and they where almost exsactly the same height. I've been face to face with Mayorga on many occations in South Florida and he is 5'9" barefoot. believe me!

sorry about not being clear with my reply. The 5'11" comment was a reply to Roy Jones. I've since edited the reply to be more clear. I think Oscar is no taller than 5'9"1/2 on a good day. He definetly wears lifts in his shoes on most occations but I think he has decided to stop using them for the promotions on the pac-man fight to validate there is not as much difference in size as most would think. After all, it is Golden Boy promotions doing this fight and he wants to keep as many people intrigued by showing how there is not as much difference in size as people would have thought.

http://cache.daylife.com/imageserve/0f9cajn8bmcSZ/610x.jpg looks like Oscar had been gettin his Pac-Man on

when i saw oscar yesterday at the frisco presser he looked hella small

I think is is common for athletes to fib about their weight and height. Oscar is always listed between 5'10-1/2" and 5'11". It is also known that shorter celeberties and athletes wear lifts in their shoes that can make them appear much taller! He is known to use them. Just look at the various height differences between him and other fighters depending on the shoes he wears. What do you feel his true height is? all you have to know is that dlh is much bigger than pac. he's got the height, weight, and reach advantage. dlh is also more skilled and punches harder than anyone pac has ever fought. dlh has never been KOed except by Hopkins who is a natural 175-168 lber and DLH had no business at middleweight, same as pac has no business at 147.

I think DLH is 5'10 or 5'10 1/2. He looks a little bit shorter than Tito, who is 5'11, and taller than Mosley, who is 5'9.

you mean jones? lol or oscar?

actually 5'11" seems right on. I've been around him on several occations. At most maybe 1/2" off. Of course I'm talking about Roy Jones here.

I've seen both PAC and DelaHoya in person yesterday. The way I looked at it, he doesn't look that tall. He's about my height....5'9 or probabaly less. The size difference between him and PAc isn't that big. Pac got a chance here.:boxing: :rofl: :rofl: :rofl:

I've seen both PAC and DelaHoya in person yesterday. The way I looked at it, he doesn't look that tall. He's about my height....5'9 or probabaly less. The size difference between him and PAc isn't that big. Pac got a chance here.:boxing:

does anyone have any idea of Roy Jones jr's true height? just wondering, everywhere I've seen lists him as 5ft 11 but he looks a little shorter!

He's definitely 5'11" in stilettos. ;)

Floyd is another one that fibs about his height. He is no taller than 5'7". I spent a couple of mins. speaking with him in Vegas at a club and I'm 5'9" with shoes almost 5'8" without. He was shorter than me and was wearing simular shoes. By the way look at the recent photos of Pac-man and Oscar at the recent promotion in N.Y. If Pac is 5'6" there is no way Oscar is 5'10".