Mamun says on 4/Mar/10
Ali & The Terminator

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Regards

Supermun

Anonymous says on 26/Feb/10
Ali next to 6" Chuvalo (1966). He looks 6 "2 up to 6"2 and a half most here, unless Chuvalo was 6.75 feet

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Anonymous says on 26/Feb/10
just look on his official site, it says his height is 6ft 3, although i do believe he is slightly shorter these days.

filmfan says on 21/Feb/10
Ken Norton has a website where his height is listed as 6'2 3/4''. Ali was about the same height as Norton. Heavyweights have certainly got a lot bigger in the last 30 to 40 yrs. The guys from Ali's era where far more skillful but I wonder if they would cope with the modern 'giants'. In physical sports brute force can often trump skill.

Anonymous says on 18/Feb/10
ali looks like a solid 6-2- 6-2 1/2 he is definitly 6-3 in his ring shoes foremen is 6-3 1/2 barfoot and 6-4 with his ring shoes he is still a solide 6-3 nowadays while ali may have drope to about 6-1 1/2 6-1

BobWade says on 29/Dec/09
I could buy Ali being 6-2.75-6-3 straight out of bed I guess.

BobWade says on 29/Dec/09
Just watched the Ali-Larry Holmes documentary on ESPN. Physically Ali looked 6-2-6-2 1/2 to me in it. Larry Holmes looked 6-3-6-3 1/2, which he is listed at on the internet. Larry looked to have an inch on Ali.

aramx says on 28/Dec/09
Mamun also looks much slimmer in this pic than more recent pics.

TheMan says on 3/Nov/09
does say 6,3 on boxrec which to me is a reliable source probably can drop as low as 6,2 but in prime he was prob around the two heights perhaps just about 6,3.

Brian says on 2/Oct/09
Ali was listed at 6'2.5" in his days as Cassius Clay, but he was later upgraded to 6'3". Maybe the latter is more accurate, but I doubt it. Pause this video at 3:00-3:01:

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Ali is facing George Foreman, consistently listed at 6'3.5", and I see about an inch difference. If the Foreman listing is correct, Ali probably peaked between 6'2"-6'3", but I don't think he was ever a full 6'3".

slideguitar says on 18/Aug/09
Just go to Click Here , they have all the official data
on pro boxers.

Dylan says on 2/Aug/09
Ali seems more like 6'3 to me

Ali says on 14/May/09
Muhammed Ali was a tall guy, but 189 cm? I
don't believe so. He looks 6'1 maybe 6'1.5

blackout says on 7/May/09
he looks 6-2 to me

Antonio says on 6/May/09
I didn't want you to take it the wrong way. I'm glad you didn't!

miko says on 6/May/09
It would be cool to see pictures of Rob and Mamun. I don't think there would be a huge difference between the two. Perhaps half an inch maximum.

miko says on 6/May/09
I do agree he is (Mamun) a legit 5"8 or a fraction over out of bed though. His picture shows a solid 5"7 at night so he's a strong 5"7 guy.

miko says on 6/May/09
I agree Antonio, Mamun is fantastic and a great contributor but his height... he just doesn't seem a full 5"8, his photo on the height page puts him under 5"8 like you say.

Antonio says on 5/May/09
I certainly don't want to cause a problem here, but I am skeptical of Mamun's claimed height. I have sometimes questioned the photo's he has taken with people I have met. I simply did not see them as tall as they are next to him.

Again, to make this clear ... this site is ALL about accuracy. Everyone agrees with that, and I do not want to offend Mamun. He seems like a wonderful young man.

If one looks at the height measurements that belong to Mamun, he measures his claimed height at 5-8.25. However, you can plainly see that the top of that measurement is placed at the very top of his hair and not his head. If one estimates the top of his head, he falls below 5-8.

Sorry Mamun. I hope i didn't upset you.

Antonio says on 5/May/09
The more recent photos are of an aged Ali. No doubt he has shrunk, from his younger days.

I see your point, however!

Jon says on 29/Apr/09
He was 6'3 in his prime but parkinsons and age have robbed him of a few inches.

Produce says on 29/Apr/09
Alis doctor said 6-2, his trainer said 6-2. Lets take 6-2 peak.

LG69 says on 23/Apr/09
From what I've read, Ali was 6'2" barefoot.

Antonio says on 12/Apr/09
When I worked in TV news, I had the privledge of interviewing Dr. Ferdie Pacheco. He was an important member of Ali's team. Of course we spoke a lot about "The Greatest". He wasn't asked about Ali's height, but during our interview he did mention that Muhammad was 6'2".

Hugh 190cm says on 11/Apr/09
Considering the poor health he is in now Ali looks to have lost no more than half an inch or 1cm. Incredible!

Maybe not quite the full 6ft3 in his prime. 6ft2.75?

Steve Davis says on 3/Apr/09
6'3 3/4" 209 here

Produce says on 14/Mar/09
Someone , who knew frazier told me , frazier was arround 5-9 in his peak.

Anonymous says on 13/Mar/09
The more I look at Joe Fraziers fights, the more doubtfull I am about his being 5' 11.5" as listed. He's more like 5' 9", possibly 5' 8".

filmfan says on 8/Mar/09
I've just watched the clip of Will Smith and Ali together. The thing that struck me wasn't so much the height thing, they were similar in height. What stood out was what a heavily set man Ali is. I've heard this before about Ali. He may have looked a pretty boy on film but up close he was a very powerfully built man. A real heavyweight champion.

daniel_Sweden says on 26/Feb/09
If Muhammad ali was 6'3 which i belive then Hogan most be at least 6'5 or 6'6...search on google for hogan & ali and you'll se the height difference..muhammad Ali 6'3 225 peak (in good shape) Hulk Hogan 6'6 295 (prime)

jim says on 7/Feb/09
ali was a beast and any 1 who doesnt think so go and comment on my youtube chanel and ask me there. its Click Here

Tony says on 2/Feb/09
6 ft 3 in prime, 6 ft 1 in now. FACT.

Insider says on 10/Jan/09
6'4 in his prime. 6'2.5 is an insult, maybe that's his height now.

renfroe says on 6/Jan/09
I've stood face-to-face with Ali twice, in 1999 and 2004. Both were utterly random encounters, the first as I was waiting to pass through security in Heathrow airport and the second as he was entering an office building in Chicago.

In each instance, I noticed that his posture was very slouched, almost certainly a result of his physical ailments. Because of that, his loss of height is probably more significant than the average person. Based on my encounters with him, I'd say that the current estimate of 6'1" is probably accurate. I'm 5'8.75" and my eyes were just about level with his mouth in 2004.

Though it has nothing to do with his height, what really struck me about him was the size of his hands. He shook my hand in 1999 and his hand just enveloped mine. You can get a sense of that from the photo on the far right, where his hand seems to be about the same size as young Mamun's head.

Tony says on 2/Dec/08
Tony says on 12/Oct/08
Wow if this is true and he's still 6'2 Will Smith has to be atleast 6'3 ,I always read on this forum and believed will smith is 6'1 barefoot that was my personal belief perhaps even smaller . But on Tv for a i guess Rememberance award for Muhammed Ali will smith was walking on stage with him at the end they both stood up, it looked like Will Smith had 1 and half inches on ALi easy the difference between was enough to be comparable . Perhaps will smith is the full "6'2 and half" he claims to be and plus a inch more in footwear give or take.


I retract my statement i think ali is around 6'1 these days Will Must of worn lifts , Plus the guy has a really small head for his size sorta like a Greyhound, makes him look taller

Anonymous says on 25/Nov/08
I just watched 'Rumble in the Jungle' on YouTube and George Foreman looks about two inches taller than Ali when they stood face-to-face just before the bout.

Anonymous says on 15/Nov/08
What I can't figure out is how tall Joe Frazier is.

Mamun says on 22/Oct/08
My friends I do not want to say what year because I do not wish to reveal
my real age . I am sorry for that .

Regards

Mamun

Tony says on 12/Oct/08
Wow if this is true and he's still 6'2 Will Smith has to be atleast 6'3 ,I always read on this forum and believed will smith is 6'1 barefoot that was my personal belief perhaps even smaller . But on Tv for a i guess Rememberance award for Muhammed Ali will smith was walking on stage with him at the end they both stood up, it looked like Will Smith had 1 and half inches on ALi easy the difference between was enough to be comparable . Perhaps will smith is the full "6'2 and half" he claims to be and plus a inch more in footwear give or take.

Lenad says on 23/Sep/08
He still looks at least 6'2 there.

Anonymous says on 5/Sep/08
I agree with some of the comments here that diminishing of height is often exaggerated. My dad was 6' 0" in his early twenties and stands exactly 5' 11.75" now(I measured him recently). My great uncle was 5' 10" as a young man and is just over 5' 9" now at 88.

Mamun says on 31/Aug/08
You have to ask the good ROB to open a page for him or if you could
contribute a fan picture with Joe , that would be good too !

Regards

Mamun

Produce says on 30/Aug/08
Why isnt here a joe frazier-topic?

Brad says on 10/Aug/08
Ali danced on his toes most of his fights. He looked much taller than the pugilists he fought by a 1" factor added. Liston walked around the ring like a bear. 6' 3" peak, 6' 2" now.

Mamun says on 6/Aug/08
yes you are right I was only 15 in this picture ! But you will not beleive
me if I told you my full storey . Between the ages of 15 till I was 17 and
a half I only measured at 172 cm . I used to measure my self every day
during these years to see if I was growing any taller . All my friends
were growing like a bamboo stalk during these years . I didn't even grow
half a centimeter ! I became soooooooooooo depressed and frustrated that
I hated life and didn't measure my self for a lot of years . An amazing
thing happened to me 12 years later . When the doctor had to measure me
for my insurance and this was in the morning , I was 174 cm . I couldn't
beleive my eyes . I might have experienced some growth from age 18 and
onwards . My latest measurements as of 12th july 2008 at 2.00 pm was 173.5
cm . Answering your question on when I stoped growing , my friend I really
don't know ? I also know every one here will find this hard to beleive
but I think I am still adding height thanks to some power lifting trainings!

My 6' 6" tall cousin whom I had measured barefoot at age 18 years and three
months many years age is now actually 6' 7 " when I measured him barefoot
in May of this year and this was at 6.15 pm . He may have grown well after
his 18th bithday whom most people around the world beleive that You stop
growing any taller ! I am feeling my self getting taller every year ! I
know it sounds wierd !

Regards

Supermun

Anonymous -15 says on 6/Aug/08
Sonny Liston was 6' 0.5" - 6' 1" so Ali was definetely 6' 2.5" in his prime , Foreman was 6' 3.5".

anonymous says on 26/Jun/08
He looks 6`2.5 next to 6`0-6`0.5 sonny liston, as well as 6`1.75 Henry Cooper. If i am not mistaken as well, he wasn't any more than .5 inches shorter than George Foreman, who was 6`3-6`3.5.

Bob H. says on 17/May/08
Watched an interview with Angelo Dundee regarding the 1st Liston Clay fight. Dundee stated "my guy was 6'2" and Liston was just 6'. I wanted my guy (Clay) to get up close ....". Idea was for Clay/Ali to tower over Liston when they came out to get referee instructions before bell rang. Point is, Dundee stated Ali was 6'2". Seems like he would know the actual height of his fighter.

john says on 2/May/08
muhammad ali is the greatest i would say 6'2.5 is right always looked a little under 6'3

miko says on 22/Mar/08
6"1 flat now Rob?

Mamun says on 21/Mar/08
In this picture I was only 16 years old , the unfortunate age in which I
stoped growing any taller . I won't tell you what year because I don't want
to give away my age . And yes this was before I started body building . I only
weighed 165 pounds in this picture as compared to 219 pounds in the picture
with virgil

Brah says on 20/Mar/08
How old is this Ali picture with Mamun?
This is before you started weighlifting, Mamun?

Jason says on 10/Mar/08
6'2 1/2'' sounds right for Ali in his prime. You have to remember that not everyone of the same height looks that height. Ali (IMO) was a long 6'2 1/2'' - 6'6 1/2'' arm span, long legs, athletic frame.

Jason says on 10/Mar/08
6'2 1/2'' sounds right for Ali in his prime. You have to remember not everyone of the same height looks that height. Ali (IMO) was a long 6'2 1/2'' - 6'6 1/2'' arm span, long legs, athletic frame.

Private Joker says on 9/Mar/08
As i have said Anonymous, Ali never looked just 6'2" in his fights. Nobody questioned Ali's height like they do Tyson's (alot people even in the 80's thought he was shorter than the 5'11" and a half he claimed) or Evander (who most say is really 6'1"). Ali did not look the same height as Henry Cooper who is a legit 6'2" at peak. Ali fought 6'6" Terrell, 6'7" Wepner, 6'4" Bugner and countless others and never looked "just 6'2"". Ali stood next to 6'5" Lennox at the Sports Personality Awards in England in 2001 (Ali was pushing 60) and didn't look 3 inches shorter. Google the picture if you must. All i am saying why do everyone refer to just one documentry of Dundee saying "He's 6'2"" so that means that's it, when in other interviews Dundee has said Ali was 6'3" and a half? Dundee's claim is too inconsistant for everyone just to say because Dundee said it in one interview "he's 6'2" his word is God? Dundee has done 100's of interviews and he has stated that Ali was 6'3" and a half. I have seen Ali standing next to the 6'4" Buster Douglas back to 1990 and looked the same height, and Ali was was 48 then.

Anonymous says on 7/Mar/08
Private Joker, I don't know if Ali was 6'3'' 1/2 or just 6'2'' but in the documentary you refer to Dundee does state Ali wasn't exceptionally tall at 6'2''.

Private Joker says on 6/Mar/08
Why do u people keep saying "Angelo Dundee says 6'2" in one interview? I have seen Angelo in more recent interviews say "Ali was 6"3" 1/2 and towered over Liston". Go by what u seen on film, Ali was no shorter than 6"3. If Foreman was taller, cuz George is 6"4. In nearly all of George's comeback bouts he was listed as 6"4. Ali was taller than the 6"2 Henry Cooper, he was at least 3 inches taller than the 6 foot Shavers. All the legit 6 footers were all much smaller than Ali. Ali looked at least 6"3 his entire career, come on now. Was he tiny in the ring next to the 6"6 Ernie Terrell? he Fought the 6'3" Bob Foster and never looked shorter.

Anonymous says on 22/Feb/08
Just seen the documentary mentioned below in whichh Dundee talks about Ali's height. Dundee says that Ali wasn't actually that tall, he was 6'2''. Dundee always insited that Ali stood up tall to give the impression of great height. So it looks as if 6'2'' is right after all. I'd always thought he slightly taller.

Massimo says on 11/Feb/08
I think Foreman looked a little taller than Ali' when they had that staredown before their fight in Kinshasa. Not much, maybe 3 cm.

clark . says on 11/Feb/08
george foremen was never 6'4"!! he came to my high school back in the 80's. he was about 6'2" and a half without the afro.

Gramps says on 10/Feb/08
Ali, who fought at 6'3", looked the same height as the 6'4" George Foreman in their "Rumble in the Jungle" fight in 1974.

Massimo says on 9/Feb/08
Ali always looked clearly taller than Howard Cosell whose height is given as
6'1"


Howard Cosell probably was a legittimate 6'1" as he looked taller than Leon Spinks in an interview.

Nowadays, Ali' looks like he has lost height.

Anon says on 2/Feb/08
Ali vs. Cooper, Ali looks a bit taller than 6-2 Henry Cooper...
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Anon says on 29/Jan/08
I'm sorry, after seeing the clip of Cassius Clay meeting The Beatles, I don't think Ali was anything under 6-3. He could have been 6-3.5! He TOWERED over 5-11 Lennon and McCartney, if Ali was only 6-2, The Beatles would be 5-8 and we know that can't be right! Just watch and see what I mean!

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Anon says on 13/Jan/08
Losing height is reality. Lots of it has to do with degrading posture too. I've seen it in my family (at relatively young age, in their 40's), and in other celebrities like Arnold, Clint Eastwood, etc... And Ali had Parkinson's starting well before his last fight with Larry Holmes...

dmeyer says on 6/Jan/08
in 1976 was 6'2.5 sly looks about 4.5 in shorter so 5'10 ,sly outside heels looked normal and i doubt he had lifts back then so 5'10 peak

Matthew says on 1/Jan/08
ali looks 6'2 in those early pics. 6'4 is a big exaggeration I think.

Jim says on 24/Dec/07
I agree its stupid reading all these people saying everyone is losing inches in height all the time when you dont until your really old or had some kind of surgery.

Socom says on 8/Dec/07
Losing height is overly exaggerated. Yes, you can lose maybe close to an inch by 65, but I have heard some people say certain celebrities have lost 2 inches or so, which is ridiculous unless you have had some kind of back or leg surgery. Usually though height loss is attributed to bad posture at an old age. I think however Ali has always been 6'2

Dan says on 9/Nov/07
Met Ali at a congressional luncheon in DC about 10 years ago. He was nearly as tall as myself, absolutely no more than an inch shorter than myself (6'4") at the very most and most likely just a half inch shorter. This would make him 6'3" at the very least.

colton says on 7/Sep/07
ali was 6 3 in his prime george foreman was 6 4 he was little bit taller than ali was.

AAAA says on 5/Aug/07
Here is a billing from the first ali liston fight

Has him at 6'2.5

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DibDab2 says on 3/Aug/07
muhammad ali looked the same height as george foreman in their 1974 fight. George Foreman Has Been Listed At 6-4. Sometimes the promoters exaggarate thier fighters heights to make them appear more powerful and overpowering. I dont think this is the case for what george. I think george foreman's real height was 6-3.75. Not 6-4 but i think they sorta rounded it up. Ali looked more or less the same height as George, maybe a a bit smaller than half a inch shorter. this would make ali in my case 6-3.4 (192CM)

Produce says on 20/Jul/07
A few days ago i saw a picture with ali and the beatles and ali was taller by far. He looked about 6`4 in this picture or even taller. Every beatle had a paper in his hand. On one was written "218 pounds" , on another "22 years" . another one "Greatest" and one "6`3". S I think 6`3 could be correct.

Massimo says on 14/Jul/07
I saw a clip with Ali', Chamberlain and Howard Cossell. Both Ali' and Wilt got their reach measured. Ali' had a 78" reach and Wilt 92" or 94" ( I am not sure).

CoolJ says on 12/Jul/07
BoxRec has Ali's reach at 80"

Jason says on 12/Jul/07
78 inches? It was billed as 82 in boxing... lol

OutBenchThis says on 12/Jul/07
According to the measurement done by the Wide World of Sports on air with Wilt the Stilt, Ali had a reach of 78 inches! Thats what 198cm (6'6")..that's a Big reach for a guy who was 6'2.5"! My reach is 195cm and i'm 6'3" so 198cm is pretty damn big for a 6'2" guy..maybe he was 6'3"

mark says on 8/Jul/07
I'm 6'1 1/2", or at least, I was, when I was 18. I saw Ali in downtown Chicago at that time. He's eight years older than I am, so he was 26. I couldn't get -right- next to him because of the crowd around him, but I got within a couple of feet. He was tall enough for me to have to look up at him. He had dress shoes, (1" heels?). This was before sneakers were common for every day street use, so my shoes had somewhat of a heel, too. If I give Ali's shoes an inch above mine,(unlikely), and Ali himself a 1/2 inch to make him 6'2" this doesn't have him towering over me the way he did. It takes at least another inch for someone to require that "upward angle" when I'm looking at him. Ali at 26 was at least his claimed 6'3". Foreman was measured in his 40s at 6'4 1/4", and claimed that he kept growing after his first boxing chapter. I find it more likely that he was actually taller than claimed in the first place. Liston was 6' 1/2", and Ali was noticeably taller. By the time Ali fought Holmes, his disease had already begun to affect his posture. Between being 65 now, and having health issues known to greatly affect posture, it seems quite likely than Ali would now measure many inches shorter than his greatest height, enough to render any current sightings irrelevant.

Anonymous says on 7/Jul/07
I don't think Ali was ever taller than 6'2". Larry Holmes and George Foreman were both listed as being 6'3", and they were both about 1" taller than Ali.
As for Liston, I would bet that he was about 6 foot even; 6'1" in his boxing shoes. Not a terribly large heavyweight.

Anonymous2 says on 3/Jul/07
Here's the Clay-Liston fight, Ali was intro'ed at 6'3" 210.5 lbs and does look about 2" taller than Liston at the face-off...
Click Here

6'2.5" also makes sense cos Ali was 1" shorter than Foreman who was listed 6'4" but really 6'3.5" in his prime.

anonymous says on 2/Jul/07
sonny liston was a physical freak. he had a reach which was a full 4 inches longer than vitali klitsicho (i don't know how to spell his name), despite being about 7-8 inches shorter.
Regarding his height, he was taller than liston by about 2 inches i think.

Massimo says on 2/Jul/07
By the way, for Liston's height I have found 6'1", 6'.05" and 6'. Since I am a pessimist I believe that he was 6'. Young Clay was clearly taller than him (at least by a couple of inches) so I think he was at least 6'2".

PS: I wonder why now there is only 1 esteem for Ali's height on this page. Don't you think that he shrinked anymore ? I'm curious.Thanks!

Anonymous2 says on 1/Jul/07
Yah, think you're right Mass, it was also Clay's speed and footwork that caught him off gaurd... Liston never fought anyone who could dance away from his best shots like child's-play and made it look like he was toying with him... pre-fight-ban Ali was untouchable, he would have never lost his title to Frazier nor lose to Norton if he weren't forced out of boxing for the best prime years of his career...

Massimo says on 1/Jul/07
Liston was shorter than Clay but had a longer reach (84 inches).

Anonymous2 says on 30/Jun/07
Liston was shocked because he expected to have a size and reach advantage over young Cassius Clay the first time they met. Liston was known to intimidate opponents with his size and strength, Ali was one of the first few he met who turned the tables and on him and exploited a reach and size advantage, Liston couldn't touch him.. Liston was 6'1" I believe. Here's Ali with 7'+ Wilt Chamberlain...

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anonymous says on 27/Jun/07
he was usually the taller person in the ring, except for foreman. however, holmes is pretty much a legit 6`3 (although some sources say 6`4) and i don't remember who was taller of the two.

Produce says on 24/Jun/07
why do you think liston was shocked?

Anonymous2 says on 19/Jun/07
Didn't I remember his peak height being listed 6'3"? What happened?! I wonder if boxers and trainers sometimes understate their heights to gain an advantage.. so their opponents won't think they're as big as they are. I remember Liston being a little shocked that Ali was bigger than he expected when they fought and Ali won the heavyweight title for the first time.

Ed Kline says on 7/Jun/07
Rob this peak height is just too low...Ali was at least 6.2.5 at his tallest.

misha says on 24/Mar/07
Frazier and Mike Tyson actually used their shortness to great advantage: by putting their heads down they could slip in underneath the long left leads of their opponents and let go with expolsive body punches. Neither Frazier nor Tyson could reach the 5'10" mark, but used their short arms to deliver piston-like punches of devastating power. I always felt that Ali was exactly 6'2.5" in his prime, and many others on this site seem to agree.

It's harder than most people realize to judge height accurately in a boxing
ring because boxers' knees are slightly bent at all times (except when they're catching up on sleep while stretched out unconscious on the canvas). Try throwing a few quick punches in the air while assuming a boxer's stance, but with your knees locked ramrod straight. Now bend them a little so that your legs are springy - note the fluidity your entire body gains and how much faster the punches flow. The point of all this is that measuring a boxer while he's in the ring will really only give you a rough estimate of his true height
because he's constantly in movement at a slightly lesser height.

AAAA says on 22/Mar/07
George himself has said he was 6'3.5 in his prime. I bt ali was like 6'2.5+ and just said a flat 6'3

Gramps says on 16/Mar/07
Foreman was listed as 6'4" in the 1970s. In the "Rumble in the Jungle," he and Ali looked almost equal in height.

Produce says on 14/Mar/07
Ali was listed always as 6-3 , but sometimes boxers are shorter than reported. Tyson was reported 5 11.5 , but many people say that he clearly shorter. If Dundee says 6-2, then I think its the truth.

spiderknut says on 11/Mar/07
i have heard for years,that he WAs 6.ft 3.-clearly less now.

George H says on 13/Feb/07
I saw a documentary that reviewed many of Ali's fights and at one point, his coach Angelo Dundee commented that "his boy was 6'2"" about a fight that took place in the early seventies. I always thought Ali was an inch taller than that in his prime.

ed says on 12/Feb/07
Muhammad Ali and George Foreman:
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Massimo says on 7/Feb/07
I saw the first Frazier-Bonavena fight and Joe looked about half an inch shorter than Oscar. I read on Internet that Bonavena was 5'10", so I think Joe Frazier is about 5'9" 1/2. Of course this is just a guess, I'm not sure.

Produce says on 28/Jan/07
Does anybody know how tall joe frazier in reality was? He is listed as 5 11.5 , but he looks shorter.

Jason says on 10/Jan/07
I'm pretty sure Muhammad Ali's peak height was probably about 6'3". While fighting most heavyweights in his era, Ali would usually be taller than them. Perhaps Parkinson's disease has affected his height and posture, but with regards to his peak height, 6'3" seems about right.

dmeyer says on 7/Jan/07
then will is no more than 6'1.5

Anonymous2 says on 7/Jan/07
Ali looks the same height as 6'1.5" Will Smith in this video, accounting for his bad posture due to his current condition (sadly) ...
Click Here

Anonymous2 says on 19/Dec/06
Rob, perhaps 6'2.5" is a little more accurate than 6'2"? There seems to be just as many 6'3" estimates as 6'2". Remember too, that he was born in 1942 and at the time, became the youngest champ in beating Liston in the 60's when he just turned 22. Peak height for males is usually 21, but it's not uncommon for some to grow until their lower-mid-twenties (e.g. 24). I always thought Ali looked much bigger a man during his later years (fighting Foreman, Frazier, post-boxing-ban), than his early years (fighting Liston, Patterson, Cooper, etc..), and it wasn't just weight alone, but in height as well. I remember in an Ali documentary, Dundee said something like "my boy came back adn was slower but 'fully grown'" after his draft-dodging boxing-ban in his late career.

r jacob says on 15/Dec/06
I met Muhammad Ali in philadelphia during the RNC in the Ritz Carlton. I had the privilege to shake the Icon's hand. He appeared to be 6'3 next to my 5'10 frame. A true Gentleman in every sense of the word. A true Honor for me.

Editor Rob says on 7/Dec/06
Just checking mid 60's news and Cassius really is given 6ft 2 descriptions a lot more than when he is listed as Mohammed....having seen how short Joe Frazier is, I think the trainer that someone mentioned below is on the money.

Brad says on 15/Nov/06
Don King might be 6' 3", I've seen him at Vegas fights and he is surprisingly taller than you'd expect from managers who are mostly little guys.

Produce says on 1/Nov/06
Ali writes in his biography that Don King ist taller than him. And I saw Don King once messured as 6 `2 by the police.

talker says on 21/Oct/06
A friend of mine had met Ali in the late seventies and showed me a photo he had taken with him.My friend is 6'2.5" and he told me Ali was an inch shorter than him,which is what he looked in that photo.My friend is big and he didnt think Ali was very big but he thought Ali had a huge neck.I think Ali was not taller than 6'2".

Mikex says on 10/Oct/06
Christopher Lee who is 6'5'' wrote in his autobiography that Ali was a tall man who could look him in the eye. I think he probably was 6'3'' when young if this was the case.

Anonymous says on 24/Sep/06
Foreman was listed as 6'3''during the early part of his career. For some reason this changed to 6'4'' at some point. Don't know which is right, maybe he was 6'3 1/2''. He looked to have abount an inch on Ali when they fought.

Anonymous says on 22/Sep/06
he does tower over the Beatles in the photo below though. Genuinely looks 6'3''. I've read about people meeting him in his prime and being shocked at how physically imposing he was in person. Much bigger than he looked on TV. However I also remember reading about a reporter who saw him back in the 90s who said that he couldn't believe how small Ali was in person. He does look shorter than in his prime which I guess is the result of changes in his posture because of ill health. Either that or maybe he wasn't as big in his youth as I imagined him to be.

Stephen says on 14/Sep/06
I agree with you CoolJ. He loocked to be a solid 6'2" without shoes. Foreman had him by at by about three quarters of an inch. I don't think that Foreman was any taller than 6'3" though. When Foreman fought the 6'2.5' Holyfield,(who may be actually shorter than that) he barely looked taller than him. Lennox Lewis was actually listed at 6' 4.5" in his pre 1995 bouts.

CoolJ says on 5/Sep/06
His peak height is 6'2" His trainer said this recently, as stated on here several times. He is clearly 1+" shorter than 6'3-6'3 1/2" Foreman when they fought.

Brad says on 5/Sep/06
6 feet three in seventy three and still stingin' like a bee.

Jordan says on 29/Aug/06
yeah Lennox could really be 6'5 since he did in fact have 7 inches on Tyson who is prolly about 5'9 maybe 5'10.

bikagyura says on 15/Aug/06
on the other hand I'm not sure I have ever seen a good picture of him where

Anonymous says on 15/Aug/06
I'm afraid I have to agree he never looks more than 6' 2" to me... not even earlier pictures...

Jake says on 15/Aug/06
Lineart was listed at 6'4.75", I remeber looking to speifically see if he was taller than Vince Young - he is, Young was 6'4.5". Jim Carey may actually be a little under 6'1.75", but surely is over 6'1". The angle to compare Carey and Ali is horrible, as Carey is very hunched over, (and is also closer to the camera,) but you can see 6'4.75" Lineart towers over Ali.

Ball-A-Hallic says on 2/Aug/06
i thought leinart was 6'5 a solid 6'5

Parker says on 27/Jul/06
Well - It just goes to show, even in photographs people see different things. I certainly would not say Ali looks significantly shorter than Tony Hawk. Looking through the photographs there is a pic of Tony Hawk with Robin Williams (5'7?) and Hawk has a full head on him, which would confirm his height at 6'3 or 4. I think the 6'1.5 Height Rob has Ali at now looks about right. 6'3 in his prime for sure.

Anonymous says on 27/Jul/06
If you look through the photos with the link from Jake below, Ali is stood next to Shaun Alexander an NFL star who is officially 5'11''. He looks the exact same height as Ali. Garth Brooks officially 6'1'' although doubted on this site looks the same height or even slightly taller than Ali. Wow, I can't believe Ali is this small.

Anonymous says on 26/Jul/06
Jake, I'd have to say Ali looks about the same height as Hawk in that photo and is obviously a much bigger man in build. His head looks enormous. I actually think his official height of 6'3'' for his prime was broadly accurate. Perhaps he was 6'2.5'' as suggested above. If you look at photos from the 60s Ali does look about 6'3''. Today though he doesn't look much over 6'. This must be because of ill health and changes in posture.

Anonymous says on 8/Jul/06
During their peak in the early 70s everyone thought guys like Ali and Foreman were titans. They certainly looked it on TV. Yet compared to the modern heavyweights like Lennox Lewis they weren't actually that big. When you see them nowadays they don't give an impression of huge size. Sportsmen have become a lot bigger over the last couple of decades. I think Ali was 6'2'' to 6'3'' in his prime but has lost a little in height because of changes in his posture. Now about 6'1'' as various posters have suggested.

CoolJ says on 6/Jun/06
Jason,

Thats because Ali's peak height was never 6'3" - It was 6'2" like Dundee said.

Thought Foreman was 6'3.5"

Jason says on 6/Jun/06
Actually, George Foreman was never listed at 6'4" until he started his comeback. In his prime, he was always listed at 6'3". Watch the Rumble in the Jungle with Foreman and Ali; both fighters on the tale of the tape are listed at 6'3", but Foreman is clearly taller.

Gramps says on 29/May/06
George Foreman was listed as 6'4" throughout the 1970s. If you watch "The Rumble in the Jungle" from 1974, Ali mostly looks the same height as Foreman, but no more than 1/2" shorter.

Jason says on 29/May/06
This Jason isn't me. ;)

I figure Ali was around 6'2 1/2'' for my part, though.

Jason says on 27/May/06
I don't think Ali was ever 6'3". For all of you boxing fans out there, Ali was visibly shorter than both George Foreman and Larry Holmes, and both of those guys were listed as 6'3" also. Ali was probably 6'3" with shoes on; Foreman and Holmes were probably a legitimate 6'3" barefoot!

Also, I met Foreman personally in 1999 at a local shopping center where he was promoting his grill, and I was surprised because George didn't look 6'3" or 6'4" which he is sometimes listed at...He looked closer to 6'2" at most!

sven says on 17/May/06
Ali is 6ft 1.5
It says that in his autobiography, pretty much all other websites, and the xbox game "fight night" has him listed as 6ft 1

boxing4life says on 16/May/06
I agree he's 6'1" 1/2 now and was about 6'2"1/2 in his prime.

can someone tell the REAL height of Bernard hopkins? his is really hard to figure out, he's been listed at 6'2", 6'1" and was 6'0" in his mugshot when he was 19.

Ball-A-Hallic says on 28/Apr/06
Always looked like he was a solid 6'2 to me.

CoolJ says on 21/Apr/06
Yeah I think Ali was "only" 6'2 at his peak.. Dundee said this.. and someone mentioned it was in a book below in a comment.

Kyle says on 10/Apr/06
I'd say he's about 6'2"1/2 but what's half an inch, really? he slouches more now a days too.

Anonymous says on 6/Apr/06
he was accurately measured in a match against George Chuvalo in 1966 at 6'2.5 , Foreman's probably a shade over 6'3, Tyson was a shade under 5'11

kyle says on 5/Apr/06
Im a boxer and they don't measure my height before a fight but it's different in pro boxing, before big fights the fighters are measured.

deepestvoice says on 22/Mar/06
They don't measure heights in boxing I don't think. My brother met Mike Tyson and said he was 5'9 or 5'10 max and they sometimes listed him at 6'0. Here are some other boxing heights that they sometimes give and what I think they are really.

listed height actual height
George Foreman 6'5 6'4
Mike Tyson 5'll or 6'0 5'9 or 5'10 or less
Hasim Rahman 6'2.5 6'0.5
James Toney 5'll 5'9
Evander Holyfield 6'2.5 6'0 or 6'1
Muhammad Ali 6'3 6'2

Editor Rob says on 28/Feb/06
In Don Atyeo's book he mentioned that at age 18.5 Ali stood 6ft 1, then mentioned later that he was still growing and now stood 6ft 2.

TJ says on 21/Feb/06
He looked a little taller than Clinton when they met a few years ago, which would make him a good 6'2. But I'm basing that on his height had he been standing up straight - he always slightly hunches these days. I think he has shrunk and certainly was 6'3 in his prime.

CoolJ says on 5/Feb/06
Ali is 6'1ish in those pics. He never was 6'3 - His Trainer said so.. He was only 6'2" in his boxing days.

CoolJ says on 2/Feb/06
I'm still convinced he's at 6'0.5-6'1 now... 6'2 in his prime.. like Dundee Said


Hey Editor Rob - you alive?

Mikex says on 2/Feb/06
There is a famous shot of the young Cassius Clay meeting the Beatles when they first came to America. He totally dwarfs them in size. OK the Beatles weren't huge but they were average size for the time and looks 6'3'' easily. If Angelo Dundee says he was 6'2'' then I guess that's right though. Maybe they added an inch on to make Ali look more intimidating to the opposition. He weighed under 15 stone for for some of his early title fights which given his impressive physique means he could not have been much over 6'2''.

Ball-A-Hallic says on 28/Jan/06
I'd say 6'2 nowadays.

sam says on 27/Jan/06
I thought they said in the Ali-Foreman fight film that Foreman was 6'4" at his peak.

CoolJ says on 27/Jan/06
I do believe Foreman was over 6'3 in his heyday, nevertheless Ali was still 6'2ish... And he's definitely only like 6'1 now.

CoolJ says on 22/Jan/06
DeepestVoice: I was just about to hop on and post that.

Angelo Dundee, Ali's trainer, stated that Ali was 6'2"

deepestvoice says on 22/Jan/06
Did anybody else see espn's ringside today? his long-time trainer angelo dundee said he was 6'2''. That would make sense, putting him at 6'3'' in shoes

J.J.F says on 15/Jan/06
Hi Glen mate, well I could if you'd like I suppose... lol. Thx for the info on the footwear. Cheers

Gramps says on 15/Jan/06
I've watched almost all Ali's fight, most of them "live." I don't recall him ever being described as less than 6'3". Yesterday I watched the 1974 "Rumble in the Jungle" with George foreman, and Ali was said to be 6'3". I agree that age and perhaps the effects of Parkinson's have made him appear to be around 6'1" today.

Mikex says on 12/Jan/06
He looks smaller than 6'3'' these days so he may well have shrunk. Maybe though 6'3'' is not as big in relative terms as it was when Ali was in his prime in the 60s. He was considered a tall heavyweight by the standards of the time although there were bigger men in boxing. Still the Greatest though.

Jason says on 11/Jan/06
Well, it depends on the shoe. Tyson's sure gave him a bit more than a 1/4 of an inch lol (or half an inch for that matter...).

Danimal says on 11/Jan/06
The more I look at that pic, I see Ali at 6'1".

johnny says on 11/Jan/06
thin soled boxing shoes arnt half an inch theyre around 1/4 of an inch

Jason says on 11/Jan/06
Smith's only 6'1 1/2'' and slouches.

Jason says on 11/Jan/06
I'd go with the 6'2 1/2''. Makes sense to me. 6'2 1/2'' in bare feet and 6'3'' in his thin-soled boxing shoes.