Era profile
1910s boxing
What 1910s boxing fighters actually measure — 62 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.
Across the 62 1910s boxing fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 3.35% — a median reach of 70″ on a median height of 68″. 98% fight orthodox.
The era's shape
Median reach
70″
177.8 cm
Median height
68″
172.7 cm
Median reach advantage
3.35%
of body height
Median finish rate
47%
of wins inside the distance
Fighters
62
22 with a reach on file
Stance
- orthodox98%
- southpaw2%
By country
- United States43
- United Kingdom9
- France3
- Canada2
- British1
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1
- Ireland1
- Kingdom of Denmark1
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Harry Wills | 84″ | 74″ | +13.51% |
| 2 | Sam Langford | 74″ | 66″ | +12.17% |
| 3 | Jack Dillon | 72″ | 67.5″ | +6.65% |
| 4 | Jimmy Wilde | 66″ | 62″ | +6.41% |
| 5 | Owen Moran | 67″ | 63″ | +6.37% |
| 6 | Sam McVey | 75″ | 70.5″ | +6.37% |
| 7 | Monte Attell | 67″ | 64″ | +4.67% |
| 8 | Mike McTigue | 72″ | 68.9″ | +4.57% |
| 9 | Eddie McGoorty | 73″ | 70″ | +4.27% |
| 10 | Charles Ledoux | 63″ | 60.6″ | +3.9% |
| 11 | Jeff Smith | 71″ | 68.5″ | +3.62% |
| 12 | Abe Attell | 66″ | 64″ | +3.08% |
| 13 | Charley White | 68″ | 66″ | +3.04% |
| 14 | Packey McFarland | 69″ | 67″ | +3% |
| 15 | Jack Britton | 70″ | 68″ | +2.95% |
| 16 | Willie Lewis | 69.7″ | 68″ | +2.49% |
| 17 | Sam Berger | 75″ | 73.5″ | +2.04% |
| 18 | Stanley Ketchel | 70″ | 69″ | +1.43% |
| 19 | Harry Lewis | 67″ | 67″ | 0% |
| 20 | Frankie Neil | 64.5″ | 64.5″ | 0% |
| 21 | Battling Levinsky | 70″ | 71″ | -1.39% |
| 22 | Gunboat Smith | 72″ | 74″ | -2.71% |
All 62 on the site
- Abe Attell +3.08%
- Abe Hollandersky
- Ad Wolgast
- Andre Anderson
- Arthur Cravan
- Battling Levinsky -1.39%
- Bill Ladbury
- Billy Papke
- Bob Scanlon
- Bombardier Billy Wells
- Charles Ledoux +3.9%
- Charley White +3.04%
- Dai Bowen
- Dixie Kid
- Eddie Kelly
- Eddie McGoorty +4.27%
- Frank Klaus
- Frank Moran
- Frankie Neil 0%
- Fred Dyer
- Fred Fulton
- Freddie Welsh
- George "K.O." Chaney
- George Chip
- Gunboat Smith -2.71%
- Harlem Tommy Murphy
- Harry Lewis 0%
- Harry Wills +13.51%
- Henri Piet
- Honey Mellody
- Jack Blackburn
- Jack Britton +2.95%
- Jack Dillon +6.65%
- James Johnson
- Jeff Smith +3.62%
- Jim Sullivan
- Jimmy Reagan
- Jimmy Wilde +6.41%
- Johnny Buff
- Johnny Coulon
- Johnny Kilbane
- Leo Houck
- Mat Wells
- Matty Baldwin
- Mike Gibbons
- Mike Glover
- Mike McTigue +4.57%
- Monte Attell +4.67%
- Mosey King
- Owen Moran +6.37%
- Packey McFarland +3%
- Pat O'Keeffe
- Percy Jones
- Sam Berger +2.04%
- Sam Langford +12.17%
- Sam McVey +6.37%
- Stanley Ketchel +1.43%
- Tom McCormick
- Tommy Gibbons
- Waldemar Holberg
- Willie Lewis +2.49%
- Willie Ritchie
How this is worked out
- Every 1910s boxing 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