Why were late 90s and early 2000s welterweights so short?

[The Problem]

We're they always so short? It seems to me Most of the great fighters were below 5'8, and now days you're getting the likes of spence and bud who are considered huge welterweights even though they are only 5'10

[Real King Kong]

Well Oscar is 5’10, Trinidad is 5’11, Mosley is 5’8 1/2 and Forrest was 6’0.

[dibzvincent143]

Give examples. Who were short??? Pac is 5’6

[SilverMiles]

Thurman - 5'7
Porter - 5'7 (probably closer to 5'6)
Manny - 5'5
Crawford - 5'8
Sergey Lipinets - 5'7

That's half of the welterweight top ten and all of them are shorter then even 5'9

[SilverMiles]

Thurman - 5'7
Porter - 5'7 (probably closer to 5'6)
Manny - 5'5
Crawford - 5'8
Sergey Lipinets - 5'7

That's half of the welterweight top ten and all of them are shorter then even 5'9

[The Problem]

Give examples. Who were short??? Pac is 5’6

Pac 5'5, Floyd 5'7. Mosley 5'8. Cotto 5'7

[The Problem]

Clotty 5'8. Bradley 5'6. Broner 5.6 Madiana 5.7 Guerror 5.8 berto,ortiz other good wellterweights

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

Thurman - 5'7
Porter - 5'7 (probably closer to 5'6)
Manny - 5'5
Crawford - 5'8
Sergey Lipinets - 5'7

That's half of the welterweight top ten and all of them are shorter then even 5'9

Damn I never really thought about it lik that they are short nor crazy short but shortter than average.

[.!WAR MIKEY!.]

maybe 147lb is just where fit 5'7-5'9 individual find themselves.,

[GrandpaBernard]

Easiest question ever

Because most them moved up to welter and started off in lighter divisions

This why it silly to put Floyd and manny into h2h matches against Hearns or SRL