Tales of the Tape

The Heavyweight Champions of the World
Tale Of The Tape	John L. Sullivan	James J. Corbett	Bob Fitzsimmons	Jim Jefferies
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	5-10½ 196 74 43 48 36 16¼ 18 8 16 9 24 14 13	6-1 178 73 38 42 33 14½ 17 6½ 14½ 8¼ 21 12¾ 11½	5-11¾ 167 71¾ 41 44 32 12 15 7½ 13½ 8¼ 21 12½ 11½	6-2½ 206 76½ 43 48½ 35 16 18¼ 7¾ 17 10 25 13½ 13½
Tale Of The Tape	Marvin Hart	Tommy Burns	Jack Johnson	Jess Willard
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	5-11½ 195 74 45 47½ 35 15½ 18¼ 8 17¼ 9 25 14 14	5-7 180 74½ 40 43¾ 33 14½ 16 7¼ 16½ 8¼ 22 12 13	6-1¼ 192 74 37½ 42¾ 36 16 17½ 10½ 15 9½ 22½ 14 14½	6-6¼ 230 83 46 49½ 35½ 17½ 17½ 10 17½ 10½ 26 14 14
Tale Of The Tape	Jack Dempsey	Gene Tunney	Max Schmeling	Jack Sharkey
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-0¾ 187 77 42 46 33 16¼ 16½ 9 15 9 23 11¼ 14½	6-0½ 189½ 77 42 45 34½ 14½ 17 9 15½ 9 22 11¼ 13½	6-1 188 76 43 47 33¼ 16 17½ 8 16 10 23½ 12 12¾	6-0 205 74½ 40½ 45½ 34½ 14½ 17 7¾ 16 10¼ 24¾ 12¾ 15¾
Tale Of The Tape	Primo Carnera	Max Baer	Jimmy Braddock	Joe Louis
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-5¾ 260 85½ 48 54 38 18½ 20 9½ 20 11½ 30½ 14¾ 16	6-2½ 209½ 81 44 47½ 32½ 14½ 17½ 8 15 9½ 21 12 14	6-2½ 193 75 41 44 34½ 13 17 8 16 10 22¾ 11½ 12½	6-1½ 197 76 42 45 36½ 15 17 8 14 10 22½ 11¾ 12
Tale Of The Tape	Ezzard Charles	Jersey Joe Walcott	Rocky Marciano	Floyd Patterson
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-0 181¾ 74 39 42 33 15½ 16½ 7 13 8½ 20 12 12	6-0 194 74 40 43 35 16 17 7¾ 14 9¾ 21 12 13	5-10¼ 184 68 39 42 32 14 16¾ 7½ 14¾ 10 22 11½ 12	6-0 182¾ 71 40 42 32½ 14¼ 17 6 15½ 9½ 21½ 12¾ 12
Tale Of The Tape	Ingemar Johansson	Sonny Liston	Muhammad Ali	Joe Frazier
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-0½ 196 72½ 43 45 34 16½ 17 7 16 10 24 13½ 15	6-1 214 84 44 46½ 33 16½ 17½ 8½ 16 12 25½ 15 14½	6-3 210½ 82 43 45½ 34 15½ 17½ 8 17 10 25 12½ 15	5-11½ 205 73½ 42 44 34 15 17½ 7 13 11 26 13 13
Tale Of The Tape	George Foreman	Leon Spinks	Ken Norton	Larry Holmes
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-3 217¾ 82 42 44½ 34 15 17 7½ 17 9½ 25 12 13½	6-2 196 76 40½ 42 32¼ 15½ 17 7 15½ 9½ 24 12½ 12	6-3 215½ 80 45 48 33 16 18 8 15½ 10 25 13 13	6-3½ 209 80 43½ 45½ 35 15¾ 17½ 8 16 10 25 13½ 13
Tale Of The Tape	John Tate	Mike Weaver	Michael Dokes	Gerrie Coetzee
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-4 240 80 42 44 36 16 17½ 7½ 17 10 26 13 13	6-1 207 78½ 44½ 46½ 32 17 18 8 16 10½ 24 13½ 13½	6-3 216 78 44 46 34 17 17½ 7½ 15 11 25 12½ 13	6-2½ 215 81 43 46½ 34½ 16 18 8 17¾ 11½ 25 13 13½
Tale Of The Tape	Tim Witherspoon	Pinklon Thomas	Greg Page	Tony Tubbs
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-3 220¼ 77 43 45 36 17 17½ 9 16½ 9 25½ 12 14	6-3 216 76½ 42 44 32½ 15 17 8 17 10 24½ 12½ 12½	6-3 236 80 45 46½ 35 16½ 17½ 8½ 16 10½ 24 13½ 13	6-3 230 81 40 42 38 14 17 8 16 10 26 12 13
Tale Of The Tape	Michael Spinks	Trevor Berbick	Mike Tyson	Bonecrusher Smith
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-2½ 200 76 38 40 32 13½ 15½ 7½ 16 11 22 13 12	6-2½ 215 78 42 44 37 15 17 7½ 15½ 10 24 13 12½	5-11½ 218 71 43 45 34 16 19¾ 8 18 11 27 13 14	6-4 230 82 42½ 44 38 18 18 9 16 9 29 13¾ 14
Tale Of The Tape	Tony Tucker	Buster Douglas	Evander Holyfield	Riddick Bowe
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-5 225 81½ 42 45½ 34 16½ 17½ 8 16½ 10 22½ 13¼ 13½	6-4 231 84 43 44½ 36 18 17 8 16½ 10½ 27 13 14	6-2 215 77½ 43 45 32 16 19½ 7½ 13 10 22 12½ 12½	6-5 230 81 46 50 36 15 17½ 8 16½ 11 26½ 13½ 17
Tale Of The Tape	Lennox Lewis	Michael Moorer	Oliver McCall	George Foreman
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-5 245 84 44 46 34 17 18½ 8 18 11 26 12 15	6-2 225 78 42½ 44 34 17 20 8 17 10 26½ 12 14	6-2 231 79 46 48 34 17½ 17 10 19 9 26 14 14	6-4 250 79 48 50 39½ 20 20 12 20 13 28 13½ 14¾
Tale Of The Tape	Bruce Seldon	Frank Bruno	Hasim Rahman
Height Weight Reach Chest/Norm. Chest/Exp. Waist Biceps Neck Wrist Calf Ankle Thigh Fist Forearm	6-1 233 71 43 45 34 16 19¾ 8 18 11 27 13 14	6-3 230 82 48 50 34 17 18 9 17 10 24 14 14	6-2 235 75 44 48 34 18 18 8 17 10 27 13 15

Courtesy International Boxing Hall of Fame