Nikolai Valuev is likely to be essentially the most profitable seven-footer to have graced the boxing ring, however he isn’t the one one
- Gogea Mitu (7-foot-4-inches)
Recognised as not solely the tallest boxer to have entered the ring, however the tallest Romanian to have walked the Earth, Mitu boxed skilled 3 times in 1935 after being scouted by an Italian boxer whereas working for a circus firm. - John Rankin (7-foot-4)
‘Huge’ Jon Rankin boxed simply as soon as as an expert, weighing 300 kilos the night time he beat 197-pound Willie Lee over 4 rounds in 1967. He had beforehand been working as a doorman in New Orleans. - Ewart Potgieter (7-foot-2)
No circus act, Potgieter originated from South Africa and gained 11 of 14 professional fights, even pushing James J. Parker, who fought males like Archie Moore and Niño Valdés, to a 10-round draw. - Jim Cully (7-foot-2)
Tipperary’s Jim Cully gained three of his six professional fights and claimed the Irish nationwide heavyweight title with a stoppage of Butcher Howell in 1942. He then misplaced the title in his subsequent struggle, when knocked down seven instances by Chris Cole in Dalymount Park. - Tom Payne (7-foot-2)
Payne performed within the NBA for the Atlanta Hawks through the 1971-72 season solely to later be imprisoned for 3 rape convictions. In between jail phrases, he boxed, compiling a 3-2 professional file between ’84 and ’85. - Julius Lengthy (7-foot-1)
Generally known as the ‘Towering Inferno’, Lengthy, an American based mostly in New Zealand, possesses a attain of 90 inches and might be finest identified for being flattened inside two rounds by Audley Harrison in 2002. - Nikolai Valuev (7 ft)
By far essentially the most profitable of the seven-foot giants, Valuev gained 50 of his 53 professional fights and was a two-time WBA heavyweight belt-holder, securing that title in 2005 after which once more in 2008. - Taishan Dong (7 ft)
China’s Dong tried basketball, hockey and kickboxing earlier than deciding to take up boxing in 2014. Educated by Buddy McGirt, and promoted by Golden Boy, he gained his first six professional fights, then by no means boxed once more.
- Marcellus Brown (7 ft)
Michigan’s Marcellus Brown boxed Tommy Morrison, Trevor Berbick and Lamon Brewster and misplaced 15 instances as a professional. Although weighing 273 kilos for his final struggle in 2004, he one way or the other weighed 197 kilos for a struggle in 1990. - Gil Anderson (7 ft)
Californian Anderson had two professional fights in Richmond in 1954 and gained each by way of stoppage. He beat Invoice Mathis inside two rounds, then Pat Costello inside 9.
