Boxing — United Kingdom
What boxing — United Kingdom fighters actually measure — 320 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.
Across the 320 boxing — United Kingdom fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 1.62% — a median reach of 71″ on a median height of 70″. 79% fight orthodox.
The country's shape
Median reach
71″
180.3 cm
Median height
70″
177.8 cm
Median reach advantage
1.62%
of body height
Median finish rate
54%
of wins inside the distance
Fighters
320
116 with a reach on file
Stance
- orthodox79%
- southpaw21%
By era
- 2010s81
- 2000s58
- 1990s51
- 2020s31
- 1980s27
- 1970s16
- 1960s15
- 1910s9
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Audley Harrison | 86″ | 77″ | +11.66% |
| 2 | Swarmz | 77″ | 69″ | +11.58% |
| 3 | Johnny Nelson | 81″ | 74″ | +9.41% |
| 4 | Frank Bruno | 82″ | 75″ | +9.34% |
| 5 | Henry Akinwande | 86″ | 79″ | +8.82% |
| 6 | Herol Graham | 77″ | 71″ | +8.49% |
| 7 | Danny Williams | 79″ | 73″ | +8.25% |
| 8 | Robin Reid | 76″ | 71″ | +7.04% |
| 9 | Jack Gardner | 78″ | 73″ | +6.85% |
| 10 | Neil Simpson | 79″ | 74″ | +6.76% |
| 11 | Jimmy Wilde | 66″ | 62″ | +6.41% |
| 12 | Owen Moran | 67″ | 63″ | +6.37% |
| 13 | Gary Cornish | 84″ | 79″ | +6.33% |
| 14 | Galal Yafai | 68″ | 64″ | +6.21% |
| 15 | Shea Neary | 71″ | 67″ | +5.93% |
| 16 | Nigel Benn | 73″ | 69″ | +5.76% |
| 17 | Jason Matthews | 74″ | 70″ | +5.74% |
| 18 | John Conteh MBE | 76″ | 72″ | +5.52% |
| 19 | KSI | 76″ | 72″ | +5.52% |
| 20 | Anthony Joshua | 82″ | 78″ | +5.15% |
| 21 | Tyson Fury | 85″ | 81″ | +4.96% |
| 22 | John H. Stracey | 70″ | 67″ | +4.47% |
| 23 | John Ryder | 72″ | 69″ | +4.34% |
| 24 | George Groves | 74″ | 71″ | +4.27% |
| 25 | Carl Thompson | 75″ | 72″ | +4.16% |
| 26 | Scott Gammer | 78″ | 75″ | +3.99% |
| 27 | Callum Smith | 78″ | 75″ | +3.99% |
| 28 | David Haye | 78″ | 75″ | +3.99% |
| 29 | Amir Khan | 71″ | 68.5″ | +3.62% |
| 30 | Martin Murray | 73″ | 70.5″ | +3.52% |
| 31 | Ryan Burnett | 66″ | 64″ | +3.08% |
| 32 | Charley White | 68″ | 66″ | +3.04% |
| 33 | Scott Harrison | 69″ | 67″ | +3% |
| 34 | Eamonn Magee | 70″ | 68″ | +2.95% |
| 35 | Paul McCloskey | 70″ | 68″ | +2.95% |
| 36 | John Murray | 70″ | 68″ | +2.95% |
| 37 | Glenn Catley | 70″ | 68″ | +2.95% |
| 38 | Neil Sinclair | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 39 | Freddie Mills | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 40 | Jamie McDonnell | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
Showing 40 of 116.
All 320 on the site
- Adam Fogerty
- Adrian Dodson
- Alan Minter
- Alan Richardson
- Alan Rudkin
- Albert Finch
- Alex Arthur 0%
- Alex Dickson
- Alex Ireland
- Amanda Coulson
- Amir Khan +3.62%
- Andrew Flintoff
- Andrew Selby
- Andy Agosto
- Andy Straughn
- Anthony Crolla -1.45%
- Anthony Fowler 0%
- Anthony Joshua +5.15%
- Anthony Ogogo
- Anthony Small
- Audley Harrison +11.66%
- Barry Jones
- Benjamin Whittaker 0%
- Benny Lynch +1.54%
- Billy Hardy
- Billy Joe Saunders 0%
- Billy Walker
- Bombardier Billy Wells
- Bradley Pryce
- Bradley Saunders
- Brian London
- Brian Magee +2.79%
- Brian Nancurvis
- Brian Rose
- Bruce Woodcock
- Callum Johnson +2.83%
- Callum Smith +3.99%
- Carl Frampton -4.6%
- Carl Froch +2.75%
- Carl Thompson +4.16%
- Caroline Dubois
- Charley White +3.04%
- Charlie Edwards 0%
- Charlie Magri +1.62%
- Charlie Nash
- Cheavon Clarke
- Chris Billam-Smith +1.31%
- Chris Eubank
- Chris Eubank Jr
- Chris Finnegan MBE
- Chris Jenkins
- Chris Pyatt
- Clinton McKenzie
- Clinton Woods +2.66%
- Colin Jones
- Colin McMillan
- Colin McNeil
- Conor Benn 0%
- Courtney Fry 0%
- Curtis Woodhouse BEM
- Cuthbert Taylor
- Dai Dower
- Damaen Kelly
- Daniel Dubois +1.28%
- Danny McIntosh
- Danny Williams +8.25%
- Darren Barker +1.37%
- Darren Dyer
- Dave Charnley
- Dave McAuley MBE
- David Dolan
- David Haye +3.99%
- David Pearce
- David Price +2.51%
- Davy Larmour
- Dean Francis
- Dennis Andries
- Derek Chisora 0%
- Derek Williams
- Derry Mathews 0%
- Dick Richardson
- Don Broadhurst
- Don Cockell 0%
- Duke McKenzie
- Eamonn Magee +2.95%
- Eddie Avoth
- Enzo Maccarinelli -2.59%
- Eric Boon
- Erick Ochieng
- Errol Christie
- Fabio Wardley +1.28%
- Frank Bruno +9.34%
- Frank Buglioni -1.35%
- Frankie Gavin
- Frazer Clarke
- Fred Dyer
- Fred Evans
- Fred Webster
- Freddie Mills +2.87%
- Freddie Welsh
- Galal Yafai +6.21%
- Gamal Yafai
- Gary Cooper
- Gary Cornish +6.33%
- Gary Mason
- Gary Stretch
- Gary Thornhill +1.55%
- Gavin Rees 0%
- George Aldridge
- George Groves +4.27%
- George Turpin
- Georgia O'Connor
- Gipsy Daniels
- Glenn Catley +2.95%
- Glenn McCrory
- Haider Ali
- Haroon Khan
- Harris Akbar
- Harry Corbett
- Harry Mizler
- Henry Akinwande +8.82%
- Henry Cooper +2.75%
- Henry Wharton
- Herbie Hide +1.33%
- Herol Graham +8.49%
- Howard Winstone MBE
- Hughie Fury +2.57%
- Iain Weaver
- Jack Bateson
- Jack Bodell
- Jack Gardner +6.85%
- Jack Kid Berg
- Jack Massey
- Jackie Brown
- Jackie Paterson
- James DeGale +1.4%
- James Dickens -3.09%
- James Oyebola
- Jamie Arthur
- Jamie Cox
- Jamie McDonnell +2.87%
- Jamie Moore
- Jane Couch
- Jason Cook
- Jason Matthews +5.74%
- Jason McKay
- Jeamie Tshikeva
- Jeff Thomas
- Jim Sullivan
- Jim Watt
- Jimmy Wilde +6.41%
- Joe Bowker
- Joe Calzaghe +1.37%
- Joe Cordina 0%
- Joe Joyce
- Joe Murray
- Joe Symonds
- John Conteh MBE +5.52%
- John H. Stracey +4.47%
- John Lowey
- John McCluskey
- John McDermott +1.31%
- John Murray +2.95%
- John Ryder +4.34%
- John Watson Jnr
- Johnny Cuthbert
- Johnny Hill
- Johnny Nelson +9.41%
- Johnny Owen
- Johnny Williams
- Joseph Frost
- Josh Kelly +2.87%
- Josh Taylor
- Josh Warrington 0%
- Joshua Buatsi
- Julius Francis
- Junior Witter 0%
- Kal Yafai
- Karol Itauma
- Karriss Artingstall
- Keith Wallace
- Kell Brook 0%
- Ken Buchanan
- Kevin Mitchell 0%
- Kevin Taylor
- Kirkland Laing
- Kostas Petrou
- KSI +5.52%
- Larry Paul
- Lauren Price
- Lawrence Okolie
- Lee Haskins +1.51%
- Lee Selby
- Lee Swaby
- Leigh Wood 0%
- Len Harvey
- Leon McKenzie
- Liam Smith 0%
- Liam Walsh -1.53%
- Liam Williams 0%
- Lloyd Honeyghan -1.48%
- Luke Campbell +2.85%
- Luke McCormack
- Luke Simpkin
- Mark Kaylor
- Mark Winters
- Martin Joseph Ward
- Martin Lindsay
- Martin Murray +3.52%
- Martin Rogan
- Martin Ward
- Mat Wells
- Matthew Hatton
- Matty Askin +1.35%
- Maurice Hope +1.51%
- Michael Conlan +1.51%
- Michael Lomax
- Michael Sprott
- Michael Thompson
- Michael Watson
- Mickey Duff
- Mickey Vann
- Mike Towell
- Muhammad Ali
- Murray Sutherland +2.79%
- Naseem Hamed -1.6%
- Natasha Jonas
- Nathan Cleverly +2.66%
- Neil Simpson +6.76%
- Neil Sinclair +2.87%
- Nicky Cook
- Nicola Adams OBE
- Nigel Benn +5.76%
- Nigel Wright
- Ola Afolabi
- Owen Moran +6.37%
- Paddy Barnes
- Paddy Gallagher
- Pat Clinton
- Pat McCormack
- Pat O'Keeffe
- Patrick Brown
- Paul Butler -1.49%
- Paul Butlin
- Paul Hodkinson 0%
- Paul Ingle +1.51%
- Paul James Smith Jr. +1.44%
- Paul Jones
- Paul McCloskey +2.95%
- Paul Weir
- Pedlar Palmer +1.62%
- Pelé Reid
- Percy Lewis
- Peter Buckley
- Peter Kane
- Peter McGrail -3%
- Qais Ashfaq
- Randolph 'Randy' Turpin
- Ray Close
- Reese Lynch
- Rendall Munroe
- Rhiannon Dixon
- Richard Dunn
- Richard Towers
- Richie Woodhall
- Ricky Burns +1.43%
- Ricky Hatton -1.49%
- Rinty Monaghan +1.62%
- Rob McCracken 0%
- Robbie Regan
- Robert Dickie
- Robin Reid +7.04%
- Rocky Fielding +2.75%
- Ryan Burnett +3.08%
- Ryan Rhodes
- Ryan Walsh
- Sam Eggington
- Sam Hickey
- Sam Sexton -4.1%
- Sam Storey
- Sandy Ryan
- Savannah Marshall 0%
- Scott Cardle
- Scott Gammer +3.99%
- Scott Harrison +3%
- Scott Quigg -1.45%
- Scott Welch +1.33%
- Sean McGoldrick
- Shea Neary +5.93%
- Shinny Bayaar
- Simon Vallily
- Stacey Copeland
- Stephen Smith 0%
- Steve Robinson
- Stuart Hall +2.2%
- Swarmz +11.58%
- Sylvester Mittee
- Ted Kid Lewis +2.22%
- Terri Harper -4.4%
- Terry Allen
- Terry Downes 0%
- Terry Flanagan +2.85%
- Terry Marsh
- Terry Spinks MBE
- Tom Stalker
- Tommy Farr
- Tommy McCarthy
- Tommy Noble
- Tommy Stubbs
- Tony Bellew -1.31%
- Tony Jeffries
- Tony Sibson +1.75%
- Tony Willis
- Tony Wilson
- Trevor Hughroy Currie
- Tyson Fury +4.96%
- Wally Swift
- Walter McGowan
- Wayne Elcock
- Yassine El Maachi
How this is worked out
- Every boxing — United Kingdom fighter in the dataset.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage.
- Medians, not means — a single outlier should not move the typical figure.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
SOURCE·English Wikipedia infoboxes + Wikidata roster·REVIEWED AUG 2026