In boxing, is being tall overrated?

[N P]

... or not?

[elveiel]

Sometimes, some people go on about a 1 inch reach advantage like it will make all the difference

Being talls good but so is being short, it depends on your style.

[spinksjinx]

Being tall is good for outside fighting and being short is good for inside, each serves it's on purpose.

It will be harder for a short man with a short reach to bounce around the ring popping the jab than it would be for a tall man. But easier for a short man to duck and keep his head down and moving forward....

Uppercuts work well with short people.

[gravity62]

That ass is nice!

[leff]

I dont matter much exept in heavy where you can weigh what you like.

In the other classes the shorter fight will be the compact and stronger fighter.

[ejk22]

If you are tall and can box by using your size to your advantage yes it makes a big difference. Someoner like Valuev who has the ability to dominate has the size but does not have the skill or the boxing sense to dominate.

[Sue_B]

tall fighters have a longer reach

[ELPacman]

Not if your Vitali Klitscko...

[whdempsey]

Being short and having a small reach can be an enormous advantage if you're smart enough. If you're not though, you get ****ed up.

[bonafuwa]

Being tall is definitely overrated. Most tall fighters in the heat of battle forget to use it to their advantage - like Morales vs Barerra III. Tall = don't fight on the inside, use your reach and jab.