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Chief_Second
10-13-2007, 11:07 AM
according to boxrec and previous 'tale of the tapes' Ibrag is 6'2 and Holyfield is 6'2 and a half??? in this picture holyfields at least 3 inches taller??

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Rollo
10-13-2007, 11:46 AM
I don´t think I have read that Iggy was higher than 6`1 anywhere.
Djan
10-13-2007, 11:51 AM
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look to different picture
ChrisPontius
10-13-2007, 11:52 AM
Can't see their feet in that pic, maybe Holyfield stands on something.
Because if he isn't then Ibragimov is 5'11 and i don't think he would be 220lb with that build and height.
Djan
10-13-2007, 11:56 AM
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On the picture from this link the height about same.
Djan
10-13-2007, 12:03 PM
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Another picture. Ibragimov looks slightly taller.
PavlikPoundsYou
10-13-2007, 12:04 PM
Depends how much swelling is on Evander's brain at any given moment.
Rollo
10-13-2007, 12:07 PM
Depends how much swelling is on Evander's brain at any given moment.


:lol::lol::lol:
Tito Time
10-13-2007, 12:07 PM
Ibragimoff looks like your local plumber.

or roofer.
Rollo
10-13-2007, 12:11 PM
Ibragimoff looks like your local plumber.

I think he looks like the old timers. Some one who´s ready to fight Jack Johnson....
BlueApollo
10-13-2007, 12:44 PM
Damn, its Barney Rubble vs. Ashy Larry...
ChampionsForever
10-13-2007, 01:05 PM
Roids have fucking helped Evander stay in that incredible shape, I never thought Evander looked 6'2, when he was fighting Tyson he never looked 3 inches taller even when they were in clinches and such.
AJAX
10-13-2007, 01:10 PM
Actually I thougth Sultan looked like a drunken sailor, he should come in the ring with a sailors hat.
Punisher33
10-13-2007, 01:18 PM
Most fighters lie about there hieght, usually a inch or 2. Iggy looks closer to 6'0, he is a small heavywieght.
Dorfmeister
10-13-2007, 01:23 PM
I am sorry, Chief Second, completely and ultimately irrelevant from what is expected to be seriously taken account of to the up-coming fight but having said that, I side with you for the issue on disparity of body measurements such as height and reach concerning the same fighter in different fights.
The Whaler
10-13-2007, 02:02 PM
They're both around 6'1''. You have to account for shoewear, camera angles, and flooring when it comes to photos. We'll get a better idea of how they match up heightwise when we see the fight.
Chief_Second
10-13-2007, 02:13 PM
I am sorry, Chief Second, completely and ultimately irrelevant from what is expected to be seriously taken account of to the up-coming fight but having said that, I side with you for the issue on disparity of body measurements such as height and reach concerning the same fighter in different fights.

i won't expect myself to be taken seriously around here lol
Butch Coolidge
10-13-2007, 02:23 PM
I used to train in the same gym as Holyfield and he's close to six feet three inches in height.
Dorfmeister
10-13-2007, 02:30 PM
i won't expect myself to be taken seriously around here lol

Alright, neither did I want you to be taken less serious lol. I feel that Holyfield's height advantage could not be such a fighting benefit as a shorter puncher is difficult to find, Lance Whitaker is the living proof in which concerns specifically to Sultan and I can openly tell you that I have had my face full and my nose bloody from short sluggers gloves in sparring sessions - they sneak in and bust you up with sharper shots from awkward positions and if you open up to counter, they land the big one and you're history when you least expect to. Reach advantages should be significant if you can keep em at bay of course...
dragosuhail
10-13-2007, 02:32 PM
a few reasons:

fighters posture. a 2 dimensional image makes it harder to see if a fighter is slouched or not.

photography optical illusions. fisheye effeect or something. learnt all that stuff while at uni but forget most of it :lol:

and obviously since you cannot usually see their feet, it's likely one fight is standing on something or wearing shoes. usually the guy who does his weigh in first goes back and puts his clothes and shoes on.

same for the pavlik taylor fight. while pavlik was on the scales taylor was getting dressed again and most likely had his shoes on because we saw in the fight pavlik loomed over taylor, yet in the weigh in they looked the same size.