Mayweather Whooped Diego Corrales and he was 6'1, and Mayweather is 5'7 or waleva..

[warp1432]

This is correct, Corrales was 5'10.5, not 6'1. Significant difference.

He's 6ft. There are various interviews saying he is and his own website said that.

[TheGreatA]

WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOW

Thank you very much, boxer like Tyson and Marciano were smart boxer. They made their disadvantage to an advantage

[Left Hook Tua]

Marciano and Tyson both thought that their short arms and height were actually made into an advantage because when they were able to get inside the opponent's reach, the longer armed, taller opponent cannot do anything but clinch while Marciano and Tyson are able to generate great power from a close distance.

It's the same with Tua except Tua wasn't as good at closing the distance.
Maybe the weight slowed him down...

shorter arms can be an advantage SOMETIMES but generally it is a disadvantage.

marciano and tyson were 2 great fighters that were able to overcome size/reach advantages. but general rule is longer reach is an advantage.



as far as tua. the weight did slow him down. he was at his best at 210-215. also another disadvantage tua has is his era had much larger opponents that rocky's or even mike's to a slight degree. most of rocky's opponents were around 6 foot or so for the most part which isn't too bad for the 5'10 rocky. in today's era 6'2 or 6'3 guys are considered small heavyweights.

[LEFTYGUNZZ]

When did reach become a problem in boxing, Tyson had no problem beating guys taller than him.

I beg to differ sir look at his losses

Tyson is listed at 5'10 -11
Douglas 6'4
Lewis 6'5
Holyfield 6'2
McBride 6'6
Williams 6'3
Now he did beat some bigger HW but at 5'10-11 there arent much HW that are smaller height wise then him. But in comparision excluding Holy 4 or more inches is considerably bigger. Holy is Tyson is 5'10 is 4 inches bigger. I still thinki Tyson is closer to 5'11 but I am not an offical governing body so be it....Lefty

[Miburo]

He's 6ft. There are various interviews saying he is and his own website said that.

Height is always being exaggerated. There are many sources which contradict your claim.

[Left Hook Tua]

If a fighter as super fast hands like RJJ, does that make it an disadvantage to their opponents.

If a fighter as massive power like Foreman, does that make it an disadvantage to their opponents.

actually it is.

i don't think you understand what advantage or disadvantage is.

if someone is faster it's a disadvantage. if someone is stronger it's a disadvantage.

anything that gives you an edge is an advantage.

anything that gives your opponent an edge is a disadvantage.

that doesn't mean they'll win but it's a advantage/disadvantage nonetheless.

[The Hammer]

Marciano and Tyson both thought that their short arms and height were actually made into an advantage because when they were able to get inside the opponent's reach, the longer armed, taller opponent cannot do anything but clinch while Marciano and Tyson are able to generate great power from a close distance.

If you don't think a long reach is an advantage in boxing, then you must not have ever been in a ring yourself.

A few people like Marciano, Hatton and Tyson learned to fight very well on the inside to compensate for their shorter arms, but if you watch the later rounds of Hatton vs. Mayweather and you can see Mayweather's reach enabled him to land punches at a distance.

Watch Tyson vs. Lewis. Can you honestly say Lewis 84" reach didn't give him an advantage?

[warp1432]

If you don't think a long reach is an advantage in boxing, then you must not have ever boxed.

A few people like Marciano, Hatton and Tyson learned to fight very well on the inside to compensate for their shorter arms, but if you watch the later rounds of Hatton vs. Mayweather and you can see Mayweather's reach enabled him to land punches at a distance.

Watch Tyson vs. Lewis. Can you honestly say Lewis 84" reach didn't give him an advantage?

Wouldn't have mattered anyway since Tyson was throwing only one punch at a time and Lewis had better speed.

[Flawless 2]

I beg to differ sir look at his losses

Tyson is listed at 5'10 -11
Douglas 6'4 Fair lost
Lewis 6'5 PAST HIS PRIME
Holyfield 6'2 No excuses
McBride 6'6 HE WAS SHOT
Williams 6'3 HE WAS SHOT and was winning until knee injure


Now he did beat some bigger HW but at 5'10-11 there arent much HW that are
smaller height wise then him. But in comparision excluding Holy 4 or more inches is considerably bigger. Holy is Tyson is 5'10 is 4 inches bigger. I still thinki Tyson is closer to 5'11 but I am not an offical governing body so be it....Lefty

What about those fighters taller than him that he beat that you did not name. Watch TheMachines video, his opponents average height was 6'2 or 6'3

[Left Hook Tua]

I don't fell you.

It's a minor problem, if you can't learn to fight on the inside and complain about reach don't box.

a minor problem is STILL a problem.

you had difficulties with word problems in school as a child huh?