How tall was Muhammad Ali - Page 2

Canson said on 5/Mar/17
@Reece: I doubt he understated it. My cousin has met George Foreman in person and he's 6'3 range and said he is similar in height to him in that he looked 6'3 not 6'4. Maybe he's a strong 6'3" which I believe making Ali 6'2.5 or a solid 189. Ali billed himself 6'3" as well and he could look either height with Larry Holmes or foreman depending on how they were listed

Reece said on 4/Mar/17
Canson. Ali could be underestimating his height for a advantage in the RING or he could have measured at a low. Take a look at these pictures
Click Here it reads Ali 6,3 218 poundsb22?years the Greastest
Click Here Ali looks taller than 6,2 with Martin Luther king.
Henry cooper said Ali was 6,3.5 tail of the Tape said Ali was 6,3.5 when he came on TVs with Wilt Chamberlain. Ali was as tall as 6,3 Cleveland Williams. Ali was a tall man at peak but he list height after. Ali used to tower of Boxers in the RING. I have no doubt 6,3 to 6,3.5 is accurate

Canson said on 4/Mar/17
Uh. If Ali says he's 6'2.5 and his passport says it it likely means it's all he is. He was likely 189cm at his lowest. Not 6'3-6'3.5. Don't know why people always want to make their favorite athletes taller out of respect. It does absolutely nothing

Reece said on 3/Mar/17
Strange Ali would say this! looks taller than 6,2! Ali looked at 6,3 to me. i think Ali is 6,3 to 6,3.5 and Foreman was 6,4. Foreman was slightly taller.

ArjunaKorale said on 2/Mar/17
Yes, agree (with Skn), Ali himself said that he was 6 ft 2 (or 188 cm) tall...but if Ali could have been more accurate, I feel that he would have said that he was EXACTLY 6 ft 2.5 inches (189 cm) tall! Now that measurement I can wholly agree with.

Skn said on 1/Mar/17
Click Here he said it in this interview guys.. 6'2

Guesser said on 28/Feb/17
I looked at the this pic with Ali and the Beatles he towered of them in flat boxing shoes. he looked a strong 6,4 in that picture. i think Ali was 6,3 in the 60s and 70s and still 6,2 in 80s and 90s but could easily be mistaken for a 6,4 6,4.5 guy due to his slender shoulders in his peak.

boxer said on 20/Feb/17
Peter you are a idiot He was likely giant
with Thé Beatles and John lennon was there. And when hè was young men hè was 6f3 now İt's possible He was smaller

Reece said on 17/Feb/17
Ali 5,9 stop trolling. i doubt he was much more 5,10-5,11 in his older years he lost a lot of height.Click Here look at this picture Ali towering over the Beatles,it reads 218 pounds,6,3 the Greatest 22 years old. Ali was a solid 6,3 no less.

Peter said on 16/Feb/17
Wow his height is really overrated here. Here he is with 5'8 John Lennon and he's barely got an inch on him. Ali was 5'9 max 5'10 on a good day. He got a bigger than the world attitude but he really wasn't as tall as people made him out to be. So here you have the truth. Muhammed Ali was 5'9.

Jelly Man Clayman said on 16/Feb/17
6'3" was his peak height at the tallest. So he would've most likely been less at the time of his death.

Reece said on 28/Jan/17
Click Here
Ali looking very tall here. No way less than 6'3. Ali was 6'3.5 in the 60s and 70s before Parkinson's

Reece said on 27/Jan/17
Ali in the 60s was a solid 6'3.5 and no less than 6'3. Look at him towering over the Beatles in flat boxing shoes. And the way he was taller than 6'1 Liston by 2.5 inches. Foreman was 6!4 legit in his Prime my dad was 6'4 at the Time he is older he has lost 1.5 inches and he met Foreman and said they were eye to eye

CreepX said on 27/Jan/17
Danny...

Ali was billed 6"2' in the 60's.

Ken Norton were also 6"2' but still a Clear edge om Ali.

Same with 6"3 Larry Holmes. Ali weren't 6"3'

Nu best guess 188 cm. Right between 6"1.25 Holyfield and 6"2.75' Norton.

Hulk said on 26/Jan/17
Ali was 6'2 max, Joe fraizier was 5'11.5 Joe fraizier needs a page of his own

Danny said on 25/Jan/17
Sorry but Muhammad Ali does NOT look more than one inch shorter than George Foreman. Check out this pick:

Click Here

Ali was definitely a full 6'3 or more at peak height and maybe 6'2 at the time of death. The 6'2.5 was probably in his older years.

CreepX said on 18/Jan/17
Again: Here Ali is standing with 190 cm Larry Holmes: Click Here

Rob: in this pic what do you think the difference is? 1 cm or 1 inch?

CreepX said on 18/Jan/17
Here Ali is standing with 186 cm Holyfield: Click Here

Rob: Do you really think that it is a 1.25 inch difference between Ali and Holyfield in this picture?

Reece said on 16/Jan/17
Dundee said Ali was 6,2 but that was before Age 21 and men can still grow up to 21 i think and apprently some even grow until 25. Dundee said before the Terell Fight you can look at the whats my name part 1 and part 2 on YT says Ali was 6,4! i do not think he was 6,4 Probably a little under. the Real Debate should be weather Ali was 6,3 or 6,3.5. he was taller than 6,0.5 Liston b 2.5 inches. he was no more than 2-2.5 inches shorter than 6,6 Terell who was actually 6,5.5.

Reece said on 12/Jan/17
Ali was 6,0 in those pictures with Kiltschko and maybe 5,11 he lost a lot of height in those pictures due to age and sickness. Ali was 6 foot 3 legit in Prime. he even looked 6,4 next to 6,6 Terell but that might have been due to footwear. 6 foot 3 legit

movieguy said on 9/Jan/17
With Ali being towered by the Klitschko's in the pics I think it is clear that by this point he was not a well person and had lost height. In his prime he would have been shorter for sure but not by so much.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 20/Dec/16
Foreman in his prime was no less than 6ft3...

HarrySach said on 19/Dec/16
Click Here A picture with Vitali Klischko and Wlad with Ali.

HarrySachs said on 17/Dec/16
Lol Thomas Foreman was measured at 6'3 and Foreman was clearly taller than Ali. Ali was never measured at 6'3.5 barefooted. You dudes who make up lies to try to prove your point crack me up.

King of the hill 91 said on 8/Nov/16
Rob could you do a paige for joe frazier as ali jorge have a paige

Thomas said on 20/Oct/16
His passport from 1972 said 6'3", his passport from 74 said 6'2.5", the an interview with howard cossel they measured him and said he was 6'3.5 with a wing span of 6'5"

Josh Jeffords said on 9/Oct/16
One of the greatest boxers of all time hands and head movement none can match.
He didn't look 6 3 was dwarfed by foreman height and mass.
I'd guess under 6 2 prime more like 61.
Rip Cassius clay

ZoZo said on 29/Sep/16
Passport height was 6'2.5 most likely with shoes so -2cm is like 6'1.75 and does look it tbh

movieguy said on 19/Sep/16
Joe Frazier was given as 5'11.5'' at the time. He might have been shorter nearer 5'10''.

Rory said on 11/Sep/16
Actually, I reckon 5'11 flat might have been Fraziers height. I think he wore big heels at times to look near 6ft to compensate for being one of the shorter heavyweights.

Rory said on 11/Sep/16
Rob, how tall do you think Joe Frazier was in his day, 5'11.5 ?

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 28/Aug/16
If Henry Cooper was 6ft2 as he claimed then 6ft3 is arguable for Ali…

Shane said on 29/Jun/16
@Canson thanks and same towards you and your beliefs and i also appreciate the clarification.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 25/Jun/16
Out of bed: 191-192cm
Before bed: 189-190cm

movieguy said on 25/Jun/16
Henry Cooper has said that Ali was 6'3'' when he fought him. In later years he met him and said it was sad to see how small and frail he had become. Maybe he wasn't quite a full 6'3'' but he was a big guy for that era.

Ian C. said on 22/Jun/16
Whenever I have been measured I was standing rigidly straight and craning my neck. This was, of course, to increase my measured height, as if it were a score. Since I don't walk around all day like a giraffe reaching for a high leaf on a tree, my real, everyday height is an inch or so less than my height as formally measured.

I prefer describing people as towering, tall, medium, short or dwarfish. The actual numerical measurement is an interesting statistic, but it's less important than the actual height cohort to which the subject belongs. So Muhammad Ali was tall. Six-two, six-three, well, still tall.

Of course, descriptors of height depend upon the populations in which subjects operate. If Ali had been a professional basketball player, he might have been fairly described as short, or at least not tall.

Canson said on 22/Jun/16
By the way Shane what I said wasn't directed toward you. I respect your opinion on it it's a general observation because I see a lot of people not so much doing morning height but lying in general like 2-3" then inflating everyone else around them to "validate" their claims

Canson said on 22/Jun/16
In the grand scheme it's a number a silly insignificant one. It doesn't define you. It's society in general with height having to measure up is too important. The way I view it is if someone claims a height and a tape measure is pulled out that person ought to be able to measure what they claim at least within maybe 1/4-1/2 inch. It should also be what you measure best or most frequently not quantity. That's just my two cents on it. Society in general is too hung up on eekimg every inch out of height imho

Shane said on 22/Jun/16
My simple point is this: if a person can measure a height -- whatever time it is -- it is absolutely real and legit. I mean, they measured it and stood that tall barefoot so it is indeed a true height as well as a max height. If some want to use a different method that is great, but it is silly and inaccurate to assert that an out of bed height is not real. It obviously is if the man or woman is barefoot and the measurement is properly done. No way to realistically make it not so. I mean again, the person is standing that tall flatfooted, barefoot and without footwear. It is as real as can be lol. As for me Ive never had anyone discredit my height claims, whether it is 6'2" barefoot or 6'3" in shoes. Being around athletics and just where i live, it has always been rather common to use shoe heights but i still tend to specify which im referring to.

Dmax said on 21/Jun/16
Ya what Shane is talking about is the matter of how far our height could reach out of bed but it really is dependable at what height we hold because you could be displaying a height of 5'9 for most part of the time when your with your peers or family(with your max height being 5'10) due to a number of factors and your MAX height you woke up with at each day differs due to sleeping time etc but one thing that remains almost unchanged throughout all this is your average height and it is more dependable, solid and more accurate to go with the average height when measuring people.

Canson said on 20/Jun/16
Even though I disagree with you Shane on morning height I do agree with you that Ali was 6'2.5 as is also on his passport. He'd easily and comfy clear 6'3 out of bed more than likely. He always looked 1/2-1" shorter than foreman. I can see 6'3 out of bed/6'2.25 normal low or 6'3.25/6'2.5 and Foreman prob 6'4/6'3.25 or 6'3.75/6'3. Either way 6'3, solid or strong 6'3 foreman and strong 6'2 Ali

Canson said on 20/Jun/16
@Shane: you actually make very very good points in your posts and I agree with most of what you say, but I have to agree with Dmax on out of bed height. if we slept in a doctor's office then yes. If everyone universally did it then yes. But You say it perfectly. It's your "max" height. Doesn't mean your true height. If you don't sleep in a bed or get a full 8 hrs sleep you won't hit it but you will still be around your afternoon height. i see a lot of people claim to be, lets throw a number out and say 6'4. I have maybe 3 6'3 friends but one of which you hear him say "I'm 6'3.75. I just say I'm 6'4 is what I hear a lot." Dmax is right. I look at Him and he's strong 6'3 at most next to other 6'3 guys Maybe 1/4 taller maybe 6'3.25. Not even 1/2. Then he used to tell everyone else they were taller than they are until we measured one day and the rest of us were as claimed (6'4.4ish at my normal lowest usually so I say 6'4.5). he didn't measure but he knew I think. He doesn't challenge anyone anymore. So You either can tell out of bed height or that they measure in shoes because they never look what they claim. I call them "disjointed" because they look a bad "whatever" height they claim and make it look smaller than it is. In the grand scheme if someone "has" to claim a morning height and refuses to claim lower even tho measured lower its a sign of insecurity truthfully

Dmax said on 18/Jun/16
Shane your asking why would anyone claim anything shorter? Imagine you just woke up and your going for a physical from a doctor the journey took 3 hours and the doctor measured you at 5'7 what are you gonna do tell the doctor your 5'8 because you woke up and measured yourself at that height? Listen..... going with out of bed height could never be or sound more ridiculous because a person could be the same height as you on average and wake up taller than you due to their spinal discs being more hydrated than you and your gonna seriously say that person is taller than the other? Even when they are measuring the tallest person in the world for guiness world record they wait for their spine to decompress to their average height that they can hold mostly throughout the day....But anyways since your so on about out of bed height should be the true height then go ahead and tell people your max height and see how many probably will go against what your saying.

Shane said on 17/Jun/16
@Dmax: its the persons max height without shoes why on earth would anyone claim anythibg shorter? Its silly to think its not genuine as if a person is on their tiptoes or in shoes. Quite simply, if a person can legit measure it barefoot at some point in the day they certainly have every right to legitimately claim it. Its simply a persons max height and its every bit real. In fact, ive never heard of this concept of not counting full height as being real. Its comically ridiculous and a bit mind boggling.

5ft10guy said on 17/Jun/16
I think he was a legit 6ft3.I saw a pictures of him overseas and noone ever is taller or as tall as him besides his one or two of his crew members .

Dmax said on 14/Jun/16
@Shane you cannot count out of bed height because it is not the height the person holds during the most part of the day as explained previously why go with a height that you cannot hold? Now that is absurd......

Shane said on 11/Jun/16
One, sorry to see the champ go...
Beyond that:
-Every human stops growing at different ages. Some people here act as if its a set age. Its not. Some quit by 14 or 15 and some in early 20s. It varies from persom to person.
-IF Ali was measured for passport, its likely it was in shoes BUT in that time a normal show was often shorter than those of today so if he had a 1/2 inch heel he would still be 6'2 barefoot and if measured at night, perhaps 6'2 1/2 to 6'2 3/4 barefoot in morning.
-Speaking of morning heights, its absurd to not count out of bed height as a real height. A person is indeed that height and their optimal height at that time. I in fact believe that should be the standard as it gets people at their true full height and not one shortened after compression from sitting, standing. But either way, its certainly not illegitimate when a person in fact can stand that tall. Thats crazy.

ArjunaKorale said on 11/Jun/16
V SAD TO HEAR OF HIS PASSING. Sugar Ray Leonard was a great boxer & great businessman, but Ali was simply A GREAT FIGHTER! The world will never see anything even close to his like again! He may not have been the v fastest ever, or the hardest puncher, or the most modest of men (lol), but perhaps the smartest world heavyweight champion (inside the ring) in history...to this day, I still think that his battering of Big George Foreman was an unbelievable spectacle to behold! I am so happy that the celebheights team have stuck to their guns & kept Ali at 6 ft 2.5, when many other sites & publications have not been accurate & have stated 6 ft 3 (or even 6 ft 3.5!). THEY ARE WRONG AND YOU GUYS ARE RIGHT. Perhaps, with the fullness of time, others will realise their error, come round to your thinking & match your 6 ft 2.5 inch listing for this BOXING GOD.

Nick said on 9/Jun/16
Rest in peace Champion

Mike said on 8/Jun/16
Burt Sugar once said he was the tallest 6'2" guy he ever saw! No matter how tall, the best heavyweight ever! RIP Champ!

Around 5'9 said on 7/Jun/16
6'3. Rest in peace champ you were the greatest.

Mr-KILLER-SHRIMP said on 7/Jun/16
6'1" at peak I can buy, but no more than that.

Dmax said on 6/Jun/16
The world has lost another legend.....Despite his time period where blacks were treated with such disgrace that can break many peoples self esteem he believed in himself that he will become the greatest and even when things got hard for him he stuck through the storm during his defeat and came back like an unstoppable force to be reckoned with....R.I.P Muhammad Ali.

Gonzalo said on 6/Jun/16
RIP to the King. One of the greatest if not the greatest

Crypto139 said on 5/Jun/16
RIP to Ali. As great as a boxer as he was I believe he was even better known for his work outside the ring. Great man!

Aza said on 5/Jun/16
RIP to 'The Greatest'.

182 said on 5/Jun/16
No less Than 191cm in his prime

Tommy said on 4/Jun/16
Rest in Peace Muhammad Ali. You will never be forgotten

Bobby said on 4/Jun/16
People shrink as they get older. My dad and I were the exact same height, 6-3, at one time. Years later he is 72 and about 6-1. I noticed it really progressed as he approached and passed the age of 60. All of Ali's bad health, and poor posture due to same, would have had great effect on his height as well. If you are trying to determine Ali's height based on pictures, I would use those of him before age 50.

Fern194cm-192cm said on 4/Jun/16
"I'm so mean, I made medicine sick" - R.I.P

Sammy Derrick said on 4/Jun/16
R.I.P. Muhammad Ali weather you were 6'2 or 6'3 you were the greatest to ever be.

mrtguy said on 4/Jun/16
RIP to the best

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 4/Jun/16
Rest in peace Champ.

Smash said on 4/Jun/16
I reckon at peak 188.5cm at night and maybe 190cm morning so 189cm seems right. He just had a slim yet chiseled build which made him look a little smaller R.I.P

Peter175 said on 4/Jun/16
RIP the king. One of my idols

Anonymous said on 2/Jun/16
Looked as tall as jim brown who was listed at 6'2

slick said on 26/May/16
Ali was half a hair's breadth under 6'3" at his peak. It wouldn't be incorrect to call him 6'3"

Matthew said on 13/May/16
A 2006 photo with former NFL running back Shaun Alexander, who's listed at 5'11. Ali barely looks like he has the edge Click Here

Jordan said on 2/May/16
Movieguy, Marciano was about 4 inches shorter than Joe Luis who was measured on Film at 6'1. ( He had his boxing shoes on, which back then they were much thinner than modern shoes, Putting lewis at about 6'0.5). Marciano was 5'8.5 but hit like a mule. He put a 6'4 fellow Italian Fighter in a Coma with a Right cross.

movieguy said on 10/Apr/16
Does anyone know how tall Rocky Marciano was? Officially he was 5'11'' but I suspect he was shorter in reality. He only weighed approx. 184lbs and given his thick set physique was likely well under 6ft to weigh so little. Ali and Marciano boxed a 'fight' that was decided by a computer and there is a picture of them standing next to each other at the start of the 'fight'. Ali looks gigantic compared to Marciano. I know Marciano doesn't mean much to most younger people but he is generally considered one of the great heavyweight champions. Modern heavyweights are so big compared to those from previous eras.

Sam said on 5/Apr/16
just saw a pic of Ali next to Hulk Hogan- wow- hogan was huge in the early 80's probably 4 maybe 5 inches taller than Ali

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 15/Mar/16
He's claimed 6ft2, 6ft2½ and 6ft3.

Badger76 said on 4/Feb/16
I met Ali walking on the sidewalk in downtown Chicago in 1976 or 77. I was just shy of 6-1 and he wasn't much taller than me. I'd call him 6-2, maybe 6-2.5

movieguy said on 16/Dec/15
Ali doesn't look great in that photo next to Jim Carrey. I think it is clear that his stature has been effected by his illness.

Celebheights 6'1.75/187 CM said on 11/Dec/15
Here he is by Jim Carrey:

Click Here

I think that a downgrade is in order. There's no way that there is 1"-1 1/4" inches between them as Muhammad Ali is closer to the camera.

Celebheights 6'1.75/187 CM said on 10/Dec/15
There are photos of him by Jim Carrey, who was around 6'1 1/4"-6'1 1/2" in person, and they look about the same in height (some photos show Jim as taller, while others have Muhammad Ali as being up to 3-4 CM taller). I don't think that there's more than 1-2 CM between them, so perhaps Muhammad Ali is no more than 6'2" flat?

movieguy said on 7/Dec/15
Henry Cooper said Ali was 6'3.5''. Joe Bugner said he was 6'3'' although Ali did look a fair bit shorter than 6'4'' Bugner when they fought. His own trainer Angelo Dundee said Ali was 6'2'' but carried himself to give the impression of a bigger man. However on another occasion Dundee gave 6'4'' for Ali's height. I've read stuff by people that says how shocked they were at meeting Ali person, they couldn't believe how big he really was. I also remember an article about meeting Ali and the author being surprised how small he was. Who knows? Doubt he was under 6'2'' is all I'd say.

Jim Hopper said on 3/Oct/15
Id say 6-1.75. Not a full 6-2" guy.

WAF said on 18/Sep/15
@sixthreeoutofbed

I would imagine it varies, but from what I've gathered from seeing the passport/driver's license of multiple famous people, it's usually measured with shoes on, if it's measured at all.

They are not going to ask you to take your shoes on because your exact height is not that important - they just want to know your approximate height.

The same goes for mug shots, which are not really intended as a completely accurate measurement but rather is a way of getting two things done at once - getting a picture with name and other information as well as an approximate idea of height.

If you're suggesting that Ali might have been shorter (in his prime) than his current listing with your comment, you need take a closer look at him. I think this listing is very good.

Rampage(-_- 🍀 -_-)Clover said on 26/Aug/15
6ft3 morning Rob?

sixthreeoutofbed said on 8/Aug/15
anyone know if passport height is measured barefeet?

Frenz85 said on 5/Aug/15
6'3 235 Ofiicial

James220 said on 15/Jul/15
Not the best picture as his head is raised, standing next to 5'10ish George Harrison with what looks like a 1 inch shoe advantage.

Click Here

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/May/15
Rob, Ali claimed 6ft2

David189 said on 16/May/15
Click Here

6:35

''I'm a heavyweight champion of the world, I'm 6'2'' and 225lbs...''
good enough for me

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 13/May/15
Jenner could look a strong 6ft2 when he was younger.

The Source said on 25/Apr/15
He is the same height as 6'2" Bruce Jenner. Click Here

Ray said on 7/Apr/15
In 1966, Ali fought Cleveland Williams who was listed at 6'3" and Ali was every bit as tall and much thicker build from head to toe. I saw Ali in 1988 and he was at least 250 lbs and in very good shape still. He carried that weight not problem. I feel I am a good judge of his height and weight as I am 6' 3" and 330 lbs and my dad is 6' 4" and he was with me at the time. Any body say Ali was less than 6' 2" back in the 60's, 70's or 80's is off is rocker!!! Larry Holmes was not any bigger than Ali either!!!!

Art said on 3/Apr/15
Like I said before when I saw him a couple of time in P.R., early 1976 , no way that he was 6'3, not even 6'2. Another fact is, most of the heavyweights ,in those days the were small, but good. Back in the 70s , was real competition. The tallest in those days were, Wepner,Buner & Foreman. Any way Ali, was a tall guy in those days.

Garnet said on 1/Apr/15
I got pretty close to him after an exhibition in 1971. He was in his boxing shoes (flat). I'd say he was 6' 3" tops, certainly no less than 6' 2 1/2". I was 6' 4" at the time and he was definitely not as tall as me. What stands out is his blindingly fast hand speed and ability to strike from unexpected angles. Also, chiseled physique.

Art said on 31/Mar/15
When I saw him in person, a couple of time in Puerto Rico , from January to February, 1976 , getting ready for his fight against Jean Pierre Copman, his height, it didn't impresve, but yes, his body. He was a big guy, more than I was expected. In concern to his height, I would say, thahe was about 6 feet 1 1/2 , not even 6''2.

dm1 said on 9/Mar/15
muhammad ali and bob dylan Click Here

ali said on 21/Nov/14
He might be down from his peak height now a days. Probably closer to 6'1".

Mon said on 15/Nov/14
No Chris, only the weights are reliably measured. Foreman was peak 6'3'' according to every source i have seen, and anyone could see that Ali was slightly shorter than Foreman. But there is no way Ali was shorter than Ken Norton, whose height, reach (and peculiar style) Ali could never cope with, so Ali was a rock solid 6ft 2.5. The height of many of Ali's opponents was exaggerated. Ali towered over Liston, who was only half an inch over six foot.

Frazier was a full inch under six foot and short armed to boot.

jessman said on 29/Oct/14
@Cassclay
Gold medal was won in 1960 when he was 18 years of age. May have grown a little afterwards.

Cassclay said on 11/Oct/14
At the age of 22 Cass clay when he won gold was 187 cm tall ... 6'1 then at 25 measured 6'3

mrbobh5344 said on 27/Aug/14
Watched a video where Dundee stated "my man was 6'1" and Liston was 6'".... Ali could have easily been a little taller... but not measuring to 6'2". I buy Bayou Bill's statement.

Chris said on 5/Aug/14
I don't know what people don't get. Boxers are measured and weighed medically for bouts - Ali was 6'3

rockfellas said on 22/Jul/14
6'2.5" is a little bit overestimated for cassius clay. A famous journalist who commented boxing for 50 years, met clay many times. This Journalist was a legit 6'1"(185cm) and cassius clay was just a little bit taller than him. Peak height for Clay was 6'1.25"-6'1.5" (186-187cm). So i am totally agree with Bayou Bill.

Bayou Bill says on 14/Jan/14
Up close to him when we boxed in the ams... he was about 6'1.5 at the time.

176,2Tunman said on 1/Jul/14
Rob,I read a very old book (from 1977)in my aunt's house last summer.I remember he was listed at 190,4 cm and 96,9 Kg.I have absolutely no idea whether this was in his boxing shoes or barefeet but to be that precise I'm assuming it's barefeet,so a little upgrade to 6'3?

mike said on 10/Jun/14
Rob, any idea how tall he is today? 6ft 1?

john said on 5/Jun/14
rob do you think he might of been 190cm peak

ArjunaKorale said on 27/Mar/14
Knowe: How the hell can Eastwood be 6 ft 1, when he is obviously taller than 6 ft 2 Ali in the video & in everything else - even Ali acknowledges that Eastwood is the taller man! Talk sense!

Knowe said on 26/Mar/14
Ali is 6ft2,5, eastwood is 6ft1,25, in their video together, ali is the bigger man

DavidV1989 said on 26/Mar/14
If Ali says he's 6'2'' then there's really no need for those 6'3'', 6'.25'' claims...

Rahul said on 27/Feb/14
Saqartvelo, In this video Mr.Ali says he is 6' 2" (not 6' 2" and a half or any thing like that). But he is rated 6' 2.5" in most of the sites and he looks exactly that in all his fights and videos. Probably he rounds it to 6' 2" while mentioning it.

ArjunaKorale said on 26/Feb/14
saqartvelo: thanx alot for bringing attention to this yt video interview of Ali with the great man saying himself that he is 6 ft 2 inches tall. So, there we have it, END OF ARGUMENT, & yes, Ali was never ever 6 ft 3 during his entire life!

saqartvelo said on 15/Feb/14
Click Here - watch 13:08 - muhammad ali said that he is 6.2(188cm),225 pounds...maybe he said - "I'm 6.2 and a half.." I'm not american or english man and I can't hear exactly...watch guys and help me to find out, please write here

ArjunaKoral said on 5/Feb/14
Ali was the greatest, but what about his greatest rival (though I will go to the grave thinking that Ken Norton is the only guy who gave Ali serious trouble & beat him 2 outta 3) Joe Frazier??? Rob, please do an entry for Smokin Joe. My guess is that he was around 5 ft 11 (180) in prime as 191 cm George Foreman towered Joe!

Bayou Bill said on 14/Jan/14
Up close to him when we boxed in the ams... he was about 6'1.5 at the time.

Rahul said on 21/Dec/13
Solid 6' 2.5" during his hay days. Nothing less than that.

mId said on 19/Dec/13
So 6'1.5 - 6'2 barefoot.. Passport-height was measured with shoes on, no?

Jon said on 22/Oct/13
No matter what his height, he was bigger than life.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/Oct/13
"Peak height was 6ft 2.75in (190cm)"

He got measured at 6ft2.5 and 6ft3 on separate occasions. George Foreman was 6ft3.5/192cm

Brad said on 10/Oct/13
6-3 for many years.

Larry W said on 21/Sep/13
As a friend of Ali for almost 40 years I know the height question pretty well. Up until his early 30's he was 6'3"---Maybe a quarter inch either way! He was so much bigger in person...

johnny z said on 15/Sep/13
I met both Ali and Foreman in their primes. I am 6-3.5 exactly, barefoot. I fealt strongly Ali was the same height as me within 1/4 of an inch. On the other hand, Foreman was about 1 inch taller than me, more like 6-4.5. I am very confident with what I am saying.

babu bebero said on 5/Sep/13
He was 6ft. 2.5 in when he fought sonny liston(he was 22 years old that time). Man grows until 25. If you are not basketball player or swimmer(these kinda sports increase height very much) you can only grow a half, maximum one cm more after 20 years.

So I think Ali was about 189.5 cm when he was 20-22 year old, then he grew up and his real height was about 190.5 - 191 cm(about 6.3)

ihosb said on 3/Sep/13
He looked 2cm smaller than george foreman for there rumble in the jungle fight. So he must be 6"2

Boxing said on 4/Aug/13
It seems that he was between 189 - 191.5 cm(6.2 - 6. 3.5) minimum 189 and max 191.5


It is not easy to find out human's exact height. For example , when I measure my height sometimes I am 189.5 , sometimes 190, sometimes 190.5....it is quite strange thing.

Ali and ken Norton stood about same height.

also ali and ron lyle.

norton was 190 cm, ron lyle about 191.

Foreman was obviously taller 1.5-3 cm. foreman was 192.5 - 193 cm

so we can't find out exact height. there always will be amplitude between 189-191 cm

Georgian said on 16/Jun/13
Ali was real big man, at least 190 cm, I am between 190-191 cm and I think ali had my height or little bit more(maybe 191 and half, it is maximum)

J BROWNE said on 31/May/13
IM 6'5 AND MET ALI IN 1981, AND I'M ALWAYS CURIOUS ON EVERYBODYS HEIGHT. ALSO WHENEVER I GUESS ANYONES HEIGHT I'M 95% RIGHT. SO ALI'S DEFINITE OFFICIAL HEIGHT WAS WHEN I SAW HIM WAS 6'3 TO 6'3 AND A HALF.

AAAA said on 10/May/13
Ali and Tyson today.
Click Here

MR.T said on 11/Apr/13
Admiral Heighth...checkout the wedges in Jean Pierre Coopman's boxing shoes...he has atleast a two inch wedge molded into the rear sole of his boxing shoes...lol

John said on 9/Apr/13
He should be AT LEAST 190 cm in his prime.

Peter said on 4/Mar/13
ALL people from the USA lie about their height. Even people I have met from there claim they are taller than me in cm/in even if I can see that they are shorter....... Others wear ridiculous insoles, and when I met them by the pool they were suddenly shorter than me. The USA is a cuklture of total fakers and liars. Pitiful

alan brisco said on 14/Feb/13
he was not 6'3". And a little bit shorter than listed here.
Alì was 6'1.5" - 6'2". (187-188 cm, i would say 187cm)

Rob Bryant said on 3/Feb/13
I'm a former pro fighter. I met Ali in the lounge at the Forum in Inglewood. We posed for a picture side by side. We were both wearing flat shoes. I stand 6'-3.5". Ali is about 1.5 to 2" shorter than I am. The picture was taken in the late 70's.

Outlaw said on 29/Jan/13
The 6'2.5" is correct: Click Here

produce said on 27/Jan/13
boxingfan: Patterson was the youngest champ. 1. Tyson (20) 2. Patterson (21) 3. Ali (22)

Anon said on 2/Jan/13
I think 6-3+ is more accurate for Ali's prime. In this promo with fighting Wilt Chamberlain, the "tail of the tape" host quotes Ali at 6-3.5
Click Here

People, Ali started his pro career as a skinny teenager still growing, his trainer Dundee even said he grew a bit. That explains his early 6-2.5 listings. But I dare you find him anything under 6-3 ages 21 onwards, after defeating Liston and all. I'm sorry but for someone as prominent as Ali compared to the likes of 5-10 Beatles he dwarfed, or Wilt Chamberlain, I'm surprised it's a no-brainer that the man once easily stood over 6-3.

Trent said on 21/Dec/12
He did get listed at 6-2.5 for some fights when he was younger, so I doubt he was the full 6'3 at peak. They wouldn't have just randomly knocked off half an inch. He must have been measured at 6-2.5.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 28/Oct/12
I think he was 6ft3 peak but closer to 6ft1 today...

DanMan said on 26/Oct/12
Rob: If he was this height at his peak (which I don't disupute) then why does he look so huge around The Beatles at their peak, they barely reach his nose with the top of their heads. Tallest ones got to be 5'9" tops.

swm said on 7/Oct/12
@ Rob: Is this listing peak or current?
I think that at age 70 and with Parkinson's he may well be 6'2.5" or less, however I have seen many Ali fights/docs/tv shows and I think that in his prime he was a legit 6'3"

magic said on 16/Sep/12
6'2'' to 6'3'' I think. He was a big heavyweight for his time. Nowadays probably on the small side for a heavyweight but still the Greatest IMO.

Produce said on 1/Aug/12
It hink Ali was the 6-3 that he was reported. He was very tall fpr those days.

Produce said on 25/Jul/12
Tyson claimed 5 11 1/2 when he was 18 in his first boxing license. Commentator used to say that he actually looked more like 5.10.

Boxing Fan said on 14/Jun/12
Having recently sat through every video of Ali's fights I can find, I can confirm that he started out being listed at 6ft 2.5 and gradually moved up to being billed at 6ft 4 at his "tallest". For the vast majority of his fights he was billed at either 6ft 3 or 6ft 3.5. Personally I think he was a legit 6ft2.5-6ft 3.

It's very common for a boxer to gain an inch in height through their listings over the course of their career. Mike Tyson for instance started off as 5ft 10 and grew to 5ft 11.5 if you believe the billing for his fights!

Sam said on 10/Feb/12
Ali with Martin Luther King Jr. looking very tall:
Click Here

Mr-KILLER-SHRIMP said on 6/Feb/12
6'1" at peak.

ty said on 22/Jan/12
whoever the guy is that said a man stops growning at 21 and a woman at 18 doesntg know what they are talking about , I was 5'4 when i was22 , by the time I was 24 I was 5'11 . I think ali is every bit of 6'3" I'm a man by the way

Steve said on 31/Dec/11
I met him at a magic shop on Hollywood Blvd. c.1982. He was out of boxing than for around 2 years, and he was already slurring his speech and his movement slow and mechanical. But he was still a young guy, around 40. And he was a big man. A solid 6'3" I recall thinking at the time, or just a slight fraction under.

Henrik said on 29/Dec/11
sniper says on 17/Dec/11
He was listed in every fuk1ng fight 6´3, from the beginning to the end. In every fight. And he also clearly looked like 6´3. celebsheight is a joke @vegas: WOW one source!!! I can show you 1000 sorces, which list him at 6´3. And now? the article in the paper was wrong.

Haha, this is hilarious. Like you can see much of a difference between 6'2.5" and 6'3". I wonder how the vast majority of humans are not aware of being taller during the first hours of the day, then.

How surprising that a 6'2.5" man normally would get listed as 6'3". Didn't they teach you about rounding numbers during the mathematics in school? If not, you're supposed to be rounding a unit that is five or above up. If it's lower, it is to be rounded down.

Vegas said on 27/Dec/11
sniper says on 17/Dec/11
He was listed in every fuk1ng fight 6´3
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really every fight..... Click Here

sniper said on 17/Dec/11
He was listed in every fuk1ng fight 6´3, from the beginning to the end. In every fight. And he also clearly looked like 6´3. celebsheight is a joke @vegas: WOW one source!!! I can show you 1000 sorces, which list him at 6´3. And now? the article in the paper was wrong.

art wall said on 22/Nov/11
yeah evry body says d same tin about ali being 6'3 wen he was in his prime nd i tink dey right bcos he even luks 6'3 in this foto wit this 5'8 dude.

Anden said on 12/Nov/11
He was 190 cm at his prime.

And Vegas, his waxmodel is leaning down with his knees inclined.

Vegas said on 1/Nov/11
Edgrady says on 14/Aug/11
Ali during his prime was a solid 6'3", anyone who argues that he appeared to be less than that is demonstrating covert racism.

WWEFan says on 30/Oct/11
Ali during his prime was a solid 6'3", anyone who argues that he appeared to be less than that is demonstrating ignorance.

__________

changing your name :D

he was listed 6'2 when fighting as clay and often described as that in the media Click Here i have stood next to his measured waxwork and its 6'1.5-6'2

WWEFan said on 30/Oct/11
Ali during his prime was a solid 6'3", anyone who argues that he appeared to be less than that is demonstrating ignorance.

Vegas said on 17/Oct/11
Balthier says on 30/Sep/11
Ali was shorter than Foreman and Foreman was probably 6'3.5" or 6'4" at best.
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was watching a special on foreman last night and they showed foreman getting an award from lydon b johnson back in the 1970s, johnson was taller than foreman

Mike Milligan said on 17/Oct/11
This may have been covered in earlier posts, but the "tale of tape" for Ali's title bouts, always updated, consistently listed him as 6-3. Boxing promoters don't round off either, e.g., Sonny Liston's height of 6'1/2".

Balthier said on 30/Sep/11
"Mamun says on 24/Jul/11
Ajax , Ali did have gigantic head , feet and hands ! You could clearly tell from the above picture !

Regards

SUPERMUN"

Yeah, many heavyweight boxers have. Take Frank Bruno for example. His head looks huge compared to "normal" people.

As for Angelo Dundee commenting that Ali was almost 6'4, could possibly be an exaggeration. Ali was shorter than Foreman and Foreman was probably 6'3.5" or 6'4" at best.

Mamun said on 31/Aug/11
I agree % 1000 annonnymmouss !!!

Regards

SUPERMUN

annonnymmouss said on 29/Aug/11
This is my only post on this interesting site. It is my only post here because I feel strongly that this height is inaccurate. I've known people like my father and uncles who have worked around many pro boxers during the 60s - 80s era including Joe Frazier, Ken Norton, George Foreman and Muhammed Ali. Ali was a BIG MAN who many thought to be 6-4. He was not as tall as that though, many boxing commentators referred to him as "a touch under 6-4". 6-3.5 is probably more accurate, I'll also live with 6-3 but nothing under! George Foreman was also a very tall man. He may have shrunk a bit during his comeback days in the 90s, but back in his prime he towered over most heavyweights and was a legit 6-4 and perhaps a touch above. My uncles say Foreman was definitely 6-4. And if you watch the Rumble in the Jungle fight, Ali barely stood below big George, and at many times you can mistaken them to be the same height. Also, there is a photo somewhere with Ali joking around with the Beatles and literally towered over them by almost a head in flat boxing shoes. A 6-2.5 man could not do that and if he did, would make Lennon, McCartney or George Harrison only 5-8 or so, which your site states otherwise. Perhaps you might need a prime vs. post-Parkinson's disease height for Thee Greatest?

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 24/Aug/11
Edgrady says on 14/Aug/11
Ali during his prime was a solid 6'3", anyone who argues that he
appeared to be less than that is demonstrating covert racism.

How on earth is that racism?

Edgrady said on 14/Aug/11
Ali during his prime was a solid 6'3", anyone who argues that he appeared to be less than that is demonstrating covert racism.

Mamun said on 31/Jul/11
Thanks for the info James !

Regards

SUPERMUN

james said on 30/Jul/11
i might help here ppl, my grand uncle had a clinic in new york where muhammed ali once visited wis influenza, after ali was seen to he noticed the measureing device and decided to measure himself, i can remember my uncle clearly telling my dad that he was a shade above 6 foot and 3 inches without his shoes on

jungle said on 29/Jul/11
Theres about 5.5 to 6 inches difference in height there

Mamun said on 24/Jul/11
Ajax , Ali did have gigantic head , feet and hands ! You could clearly tell from the above picture !

Regards

SUPERMUN

Ajax said on 23/Jul/11
Looks about 6'2/6'2.5 in the picture above, assuming that other fellow in the picture is actually 5'8. To list anything above that would have to mean that Ali has a gigantic head.

Mohammed said on 5/Jul/11
He's never been a 6'3. 189 is spot on.

lambert said on 1/Jul/11
he iz absolute 6.3 bcoz in the above picture he mentioned as 189cm it means 180 is 6.0 ,183 is 6.1 ,186 is 6.2 ,189 is 6.3 foot if u want proof see in mobile convereter or measuring tape

clement augustine said on 15/May/11
i guess mr.muhamud ali is 6.1......by looking at the pic with mr.mamun
:

hey i know that guy said on 13/May/11
once again celebheights gets it exactly right. 6-2.5 was ali's prime height. he may have stretched his neck to hit 6-3 but walking around he was a solid 6-2.5

Mathew said on 5/May/11
Ali was never the full 6'3".

Vegas said on 2/May/11
foreman was no taller than 6'3 and was taller than ali in the early 70s, ali was barely taller than 6'1 billed wrestler inoki in 1976

Legend said on 1/May/11
6'3 prime. He was clearly 6'3 with George Foreman who was 6'3.5 to 6'4.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 28/Apr/11
George Foreman peak - 6"3.5(192cm)
Muhammad Ali peak - 6"3(191cm)

George Foreman today - 6"2.75(190cm)
Muhammad Ali today - 6"1.75(187cm)

ArjunaKorale said on 24/Apr/11
Ali was 189cm (6foot 2.5inches) in his fighting prime, I believe. If u watch carefully Ali versus Foreman versus fight, Foreman was about 2 or 3 cm taller than Ali & I believe u have Foreman's height down right at 191cm (which is right!) So, Ali is definitely around 6ft 2 or 6ft 2.5inches. It makes sense, just about all boxers are around half to one inch shorter than their publicised heights. Another good example is Sugar Ray Leonard who was down as a full 5ft 10in, but now admits himself that he was actually closer to 5ft 9inches all through his professional boxing career.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 17/Apr/11
A legit 6"3 in his prime no question...but today he's shy of 6"2

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 23/Mar/11
191cm in his prime, but is now 188cm at best

Mamun said on 6/Mar/11
Thank you Rickie !

Regards

FROM A SWEET & VERY BEAUTIFUL 17 YEAR OLD

Rickie said on 5/Mar/11
Mamun said he the other day that he is 17. I think this picture proves my point! Haha. Epic though, It must have been a great pleasure to meet a legend. Looking pretty slick here Mamun. :D

Vegas said on 4/Feb/11
Legend says on 18/Jan/11
Rob. I'm a boxing fan my whole life. I promise you Ali was a legitimate 6'3 on the dot.
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so why was he listed 6'2 in his earlier bouts then??

here is ~5'10 tyson and ali in 89, no way 5 inches there at 2min 25 seconds onward Click Here

Legend said on 18/Jan/11
Rob. I'm a boxing fan my whole life. I promise you Ali was a legitimate 6'3 on the dot.

TJ said on 15/Jan/11
I think Rob has it correct. Possibly he hit 6'3 out of bed in his prime, but most likely walked around at 6'2.5.

Fred said on 14/Jan/11
When I was young I boxed, and fought the guy three times... He was about 6'2.

Fali said on 28/Nov/10
i thought he was 6'3

J. Mendoza said on 17/Nov/10
Did you know that Angelo Dundee has stated that Muhammad Ali was 6'2". However, he always fought on his toes making him appear taller. This is quite evident when he fought Sonny Liston who was listed at 6'1/2". Now a real 6'2" guy with and arm span of 82" is quite large anyway.

Chris said on 6/Nov/10
Come on, there's no question he was a legitimate 6'3" in his prime. He was independantly measured for every fight of his career for God's sake. Probably in the 6'1" range now as he's pushing 70 and has a slouched stance due to his condition. If I see anyone banging on about "he wasn't 6'3" in his prime" I'm gonna turn green, burst out in muscles, grow 10 feet in height and rip through my clothes.

Rampage(-_-_-)Clover said on 3/Nov/10
He's not over 6"2 anymore. Probably 186-187cm range today.

He was indeed 6"3(191cm) in his prime though.

Ali said 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

MAMUN said on 8/May/09
Your always Wellcome my good friend Glenn !!

Kind regards

Mamun

glenn said on 7/May/09
thank you mamun! we will visit museums here!

MAMUN said on 7/May/09
Glenn and ROB , when you guys do come over here to LA , Dinners on me ! And
I will make sure it is a big one !

KInd regards

Mamun

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

glenn said on 6/May/09
if mamun says he is 5-8.thats all i need to hear.he looks similar to rob.well,rob would be the tallest,mamun in the middle.im the shortest.all around 5-8 at some point.

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

miko said 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.

MAMUN said on 6/May/09
You have every right to be skeptical my friend Antonio since you have never
met me in person ! Well by next year ROB plans to fly over here to Los Angeles
and I hope to be as brave as Glenn and get all those measurements in pictures
so that you good posters will no longer be skeptical !

Regards

Mamun

miko said 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 said 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.

glenn said on 5/May/09
yes.and some people say im 5-6,5-7 here.i told you i was 5-8.plus,its photos.deceiving.

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

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

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

Antonio said 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 said 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?

Doug said on 11/Apr/09
Th is man in all honesty really scares me. I'd me pooing myself if I had to face Ali in the ring. IN all honesty he looks 6'4" in relation to Michael Dougals in a recent photo. Funny thing is Glenn looks much taller in relation to Ali than Michael Douglas does.

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

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

Anonymous said 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 said 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 said 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)

Produce said on 18/Feb/09
He looks 6-1 next to glenn. So maybe 6-2 peak.

jim said 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 said on 2/Feb/09
6 ft 3 in prime, 6 ft 1 in now. FACT.

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

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

Mamun said 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

Big King said on 19/Oct/08
Glenn and Mamun are very young on these photos. How many years ago were these photos made, rob?

And Clay looks only five inches taller than Glenn and six inches taller than Mamun. I would say, Clay is around 190cm tall.

Tony said 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 said on 23/Sep/08
He still looks at least 6'2 there.

Anonymous said 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 said 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 said on 30/Aug/08
Why isnt here a joe frazier-topic?

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

anon said on 23/Apr/08
In Ali's heydey, he was 6'3.5. They measured him next to Wilt Chamberlain when a supposed fight was supposed to happen between the two, just to get a tale of the tape type of thing going. Although I would expect his height to have decreased by now, given his condition.

Anon said on 28/Mar/08
In the Dundee interview, I believe he was referring to young Cassius Clay's bouts winning the gold medal at the Olympics, meaning Clay/Ali was not yet fully grown...

miko said on 28/Mar/08
I think both Glenn's younger photo and Manum's photo were taken around 1990-1992.

Nick said on 28/Mar/08
i think most people agree that Ali was 6'3 you can just tell when you watch his fights how tall he is but most people on here never watched alot of ali fights like i have and trust me he is 6'3 no question about that.When ali stands face to face with other fighters he usally is alot taller and when he faced george (6'4) in the rumble in the jungle fight he was 1 inch shorter also when he stands next to howard cosell (6'1) ali he 2 inchs taller.

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

Mamun said 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

Jason said 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 said 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 said 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 said 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 said 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 said 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 said 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 . said 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.

glenn said on 10/Feb/08
i met cosell and he was at least 6-1.

Gramps said 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 said 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 said on 2/Feb/08
Ali vs. Cooper, Ali looks a bit taller than 6-2 Henry Cooper...
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Anon said 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 said 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 said 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