Division profile
Welterweight Boxing
What welterweight Boxing fighters actually measure — 299 of them, from Wikipedia's own infobox data.
Across the 299 welterweight Boxing fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 2.83% — a median reach of 70″ on a median height of 68″. 81% fight orthodox.
The division's shape
Median reach
70″
177.8 cm
Median height
68″
172.7 cm
Median reach advantage
2.83%
of body height
Median finish rate
54%
of wins inside the distance
Stance
- orthodox81%
- southpaw19%
By era
- 1900s2
- 1910s4
- 1920s4
- 1930s7
- 1940s3
- 1960s1
- 1970s5
- 1980s5
- 1990s17
- 2000s31
- 2010s37
- 2020s10
- 2030s1
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Erik Morales | 72″ | 68″ | +5.91% |
| 2 | Félix Díaz | 67″ | 65″ | +3.09% |
| 3 | Jackie Fields | 69″ | 67″ | +3% |
| 4 | Micky Ward | 70″ | 68″ | +2.95% |
| 5 | Alexis Argüello | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 6 | Ryan Garcia | 70″ | 68.5″ | +2.18% |
| 7 | Julio César Chávez | 68″ | 67″ | +1.47% |
| 8 | Arturo Gatti | 68″ | 68″ | 0% |
| 9 | Juan Manuel Márquez | 67″ | 67″ | 0% |
| 10 | Muhammad Abdullaev | 66.5″ | 67.3″ | -1.17% |
| 11 | Ricky Hatton | 65″ | 66″ | -1.49% |
How this is worked out
- Every welterweight Boxing fighter in the dataset with both a reach and a height recorded.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage.
- Medians, not means — one 7-foot outlier should not move the division's typical figure.
Reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
SOURCE·English Wikipedia infoboxes + Wikidata roster·REVIEWED AUG 2026