Why do some world class boxers have such short arms?

[Sugar Adam Ali]

It's about skills and mental toughness.. Not about physical features

[SN!PER]

Paul Williams' long arms didn't help him much against Sergio.

[Fr3$h]

Wiki has Sergio's reach at 75" which is quite long for 5'10". Paul "only" had a 7" reach advantage when he was probably used to absurd 1 foot+ reach advantages. Plus that's back before Sergio's multiple knee surgeries and he was a real mover.

[Aztekkas]

Lol at some of the replies. It's genetics? and like stated plenty of times before me those arm lengths are quite average. The only thing I remember being told by my father growing up was that men with broad shoulders and short arm length, are men with a lot of power. Since their arms are more compact, they have explosiveness on their side. Honestly I don't know since a lot of power comes from your lower body and technique, but I see his point. He is no expert on the anatomy of the human body, he is just a retired policeman and ex military boxer from Mexico.

[gabrielmolilulu]

not sure, but I think that yuriorkis gamboa had short arms.

[Larry the boss]

not sure, but I think that yuriorkis gamboa had short arms.

Had???? is he dead?