will we ever see a heavyweight champ under 6ft

It has always been rare for a heavyweight o be under 6 feet tall, let alone become champion. The likes of Marciano and later Tyson were so good because they good hit so damn hard. There punches must have felt like freight trains running through a man's face. Their supreme power made up for a lack of height. In Tyson's case, he also had exceptional speed, in his prime he was probably the fastest heavyweight outside of Ali. If a fighter comes along with at least some of those attributes then sure, we may yet see a sub 6 foot champion.

It's possible,but don't see it happening for a while,all the top heavyweight contenders/prospect are 6' 3" and up,only exceptions being mike perez at 6' 0" and denis boytsov at 6' 1". chagaev is the last champion under 6' at 5' 11"

what about anthny joshua He is 198 cm = 6,6 ft

Yet another garbage thread.

Frazier's the best sub-6' HW on history; he'd dismantle anyone in today's division. Vitali could go the distance with him, but that's it.

Once the klitschkos retire I think we will see most heavyweights 6'4 and under but under 6'0 will still be a huge disadvantage. Idk if we will.

Andre Ward is 6 ft or 6 ft 1 Ward isn't going to do anything at HW imo, maybe cherrypick a strap late in his career. The human race is getting bigger, I think it unlikely a manlet will become heavyweight champ again.

It's possible but not likely. Heavyweight champs have rarely been shorter than 6 feet even in the last 100 years.Tyson and Marciano were good heavyweights that were an inch or two shorter than 6 feet but they are the only ones I know of.Roy Jones is under 6 feet and he won a heavyweight belt although Lewis was the real heavyweight champ and it's unlikely Jones would have defeated Lewis.

Yes.Definately a possibility.I also think height AND reach are overrated.It is completely dependent on the individuals.I think thats what the hw division is missing is a fast "little" big man.

They would have to be a killer with punching power like Tyson to make up for the height and most likely reach disadvantage.

Andre Ward is 6 ft or 6 ft 1

what about anthny joshua

Its entirely possible. Tyson was 5-11. After the Klits retire, the heavy division is wide open, everyone else sucks. Other than Lewis and the Klits, there havent been any really talented guys at 6-6 and above or at over 240 pounds. Guys like Tyson Fury level, they ****ing suck, he got dropped by a cruiser weight who was like 40 to 50 pounds lighter. In that fight with cunningham, his size won him the fight but only barely. Take a guy with more talent and a little more size like Haye and he will KTFO of Fury. Valuev was a one off freak show, and he still lost to Haye. Look at how much success James Toney had at heavyweight and that was in the 2000's decade. He was old, fat, undersized and has no power at heavyweight. The only guys he couldnt beat there were Lewis and the Klits, thats it. There is no massive pool of talented 6ft 6" guys, we've had 3 good ones and thats it.

.....Mike Tyson?

There aren't many giants at the top besides the Klitschkos.