What fighters do you think lied about their height?

[Scott9945]

heard lennox lewis use to lie about his height. not sure if it's true but he was listed as 6'5 & i heard he was more like 6'7...only a story i heard but no proof.

Checking out Lennox's face offs with Akinwande, Grant, and Vitali should give you some perspective on that. They were all listed as taller.

[JAB5239]

Anyone who said that Mike Tyson was 5'11 1/2 was either lying or gullible.

Hell, that recent picture I posted of him with Paz proves that. I'm 5'10" and stood next to Vinny many times and I have about 3 inches on him. Can't see Tyson being more than 5'9, maybe 5'10".

[KO'er]

I don't agree that Tyson is shorter than 5'11 and a half, definitely not 5'11.

Look at the pictures of him taken with Holyfield standing next to each other, Holyfield was 6'2 and there wasn't a major difference. No more than 3 inches.

[JAB5239]

Hearns was taller than listed easily. Hagler was certainly taller than Duran, who I've seen listed at 5'6" to 5'7", so he probably is right on 5'9", but I think Leonard was 5'11 certainly so it would also make sense that Leonard looked quite a bit taller. He's usually listed at 5'10 from memory but was very tall for 147 so I think 5'11" isn't stretching it at all.

I met Hagler in the early 90's, he's 5'8" TOPS.

[JAB5239]

I don't agree that Tyson is shorter than 5'11 and a half, definitely not 5'11.

Look at the pictures of him taken with Holyfield standing next to each other, Holyfield was 6'2 and there wasn't a major difference. No more than 3 inches.

I'll bump the picture of him and Paz. I know for a FACT how tall Vinny is, and Tyson doesn't appear much taller if t all.

[Ray Corso]

Tyson was 5'10" with flat souled boxing boots on, I measured him at the Olympic training center. Ray Leonard was a big WW at 5' 10" and next to Hearns at 6' 1" he just didn't look that tall. Hagler has been listed at 5' 9 1/2 ever since he came out out of Philly so theres no questions about that. I've stood next to all of the above and I have a very good perception of heights and weights as most trainers do. Duran was 5' 7 1/2" and as a lightweight looked like a middleweight, he was HUGE!!! (body type) Most listed heights are from being measured wearing flat boxing shoes and most guys lie about the their real height by an inch, especially if they think their short within their weight class. Ray

[TBear]

I've never seen him in person, but I don't think Leonard was ever 5'11.

He's listed as 5'10" on boxrec Scott, I met him while he was training once and he seemed to be about that height.

[JAB5239]

Tyson was 5'10" with flat souled boxing boots on, I measured him at the Olympic training center. Ray Leonard was a big WW at 5' 10" and next to Hearns at 6' 1" he just didn't look that tall. Hagler has been listed at 5' 9 1/2 ever since he came out out of Philly so theres no questions about that. I've stood next to all of the above and I have a very good perception of heights and weights as most trainers do. Duran was 5' 7 1/2" and as a lightweight looked like a middleweight, he was HUGE!!! (body type) Most listed heights are from being measured wearing flat boxing shoes and most guys lie about the their real height by an inch, especially if they think their short within their weight class. Ray

I sat at a bar in New Hampshire with Hagler and stood next to him...there is NO WAY he's 5'9" 1/2.

[Marston]

I met Tyson in person. With shoes on he looked about 5'9 1/2 at best. Toney is about 5'9 but listed at 5'11.

Jones doesn't look much bigger than 5'10 himself but is listed higher depending on the source.

I stood next to Arreola in person and he's about 6'2 max. But is listed at 6'4.

Barrera looks every bit the midget they list him at 5'5.

For the most part they pretty much add at least an inch or sometimes more depending on the fighter.

I met Wlad and Vitali too. Those 2 actually seemed every bit the height they're listed at. Fookan massive.

[BennyST]

Tyson was 5'10" with flat souled boxing boots on, I measured him at the Olympic training center. Ray Leonard was a big WW at 5' 10" and next to Hearns at 6' 1" he just didn't look that tall. Hagler has been listed at 5' 9 1/2 ever since he came out out of Philly so theres no questions about that. I've stood next to all of the above and I have a very good perception of heights and weights as most trainers do. Duran was 5' 7 1/2" and as a lightweight looked like a middleweight, he was HUGE!!! (body type) Most listed heights are from being measured wearing flat boxing shoes and most guys lie about the their real height by an inch, especially if they think their short within their weight class. Ray

Yeah, I'd say a lot add or subtract an inch or two depending. Make it easier to get certain fights or whatever.

I've never understood this one though. Duran was never a big lightweight. He was a fat **** in between fights from overindulgence. However, he was very average for a lightweight though. By the time he had reached his late twenties he had filled into a solid lightweight but certainly not a big one. Buchanan was a good sized lightweight and he was a lot bigger than Duran in every way. Mosley, Oscar, Robinson, Castillo, Buchanan etc were big lightweights, Duran not so much.

De Jesus was average also and they looked exactly the same in size in all their fights together. Strong yes, big no.



He is smaller in all these, apart from against De Jesus and he just looks exactly the same size and height. De Jesus gets listed at 5'5" and there is no way at all that Duran is 2.5" taller. Buchanan gets listed at 5'8" I think and he towers over Duran in height.

Going by that though, I'd say it's possible Hagler is only 5'8". An inch taller than Duran, and a couple shorter than Leonard who was clearly much shorter than Hearns.

Hagler against Mugabi, who is listed at 5'8 1/2" and to me, he looks at least the same size and height, if not bigger.