Era profile
1930s boxing
What 1930s boxing fighters actually measure — 118 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.
Across the 118 1930s boxing fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 3.05% — a median reach of 69.5″ on a median height of 67″. 92% fight orthodox.
The era's shape
Median reach
69.5″
176.55 cm
Median height
67″
170.2 cm
Median reach advantage
3.05%
of body height
Median finish rate
38%
of wins inside the distance
Fighters
118
42 with a reach on file
Stance
- orthodox92%
- southpaw8%
By country
- United States70
- United Kingdom9
- Germany6
- Belgium4
- France4
- Canada3
- Romania2
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland2
- New Zealand2
- Argentina2
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ted Morgan | 80″ | 67.7″ | +18.14% |
| 2 | Primo Carnera | 85″ | 77″ | +10.38% |
| 3 | Max Baer Sr. | 81″ | 74″ | +9.41% |
| 4 | Gorilla Jones | 75″ | 69″ | +8.67% |
| 5 | Young Firpo | 72″ | 67″ | +7.46% |
| 6 | Lou Brouillard | 72″ | 67″ | +7.46% |
| 7 | Tiger Jack Fox | 75″ | 71″ | +5.66% |
| 8 | Benny Bass | 64″ | 61″ | +4.97% |
| 9 | Fidel LaBarba | 66″ | 63″ | +4.75% |
| 10 | Wesley Ramey | 67″ | 64″ | +4.67% |
| 11 | Billy Petrolle | 70.1″ | 67″ | +4.58% |
| 12 | Young Peter Jackson | 70″ | 67″ | +4.47% |
| 13 | Tommy Freeman | 70″ | 67″ | +4.47% |
| 14 | Vince Dundee | 71″ | 68″ | +4.4% |
| 15 | King Levinsky | 74″ | 71″ | +4.27% |
| 16 | Max Schmeling | 76″ | 73″ | +4.1% |
| 17 | Frankie Klick | 67.5″ | 65″ | +3.88% |
| 18 | Mushy Callahan | 70″ | 67.5″ | +3.67% |
| 19 | Émile Pladner | 64″ | 62″ | +3.24% |
| 20 | Eddie Martin | 65″ | 63″ | +3.19% |
| 21 | Henry Armstrong | 67″ | 65″ | +3.09% |
| 22 | Jackie Fields | 69″ | 67″ | +3% |
| 23 | Bob Olin | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 24 | Freddie Steele | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 25 | Bob Hope | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 26 | Bob Godwin | 73.5″ | 71.5″ | +2.81% |
| 27 | Jimmy McLarnin | 67″ | 66″ | +1.55% |
| 28 | Sammy Mandell | 67″ | 66″ | +1.55% |
| 29 | Tony Canzoneri | 65″ | 64″ | +1.54% |
| 30 | Battling Shaw | 68″ | 67″ | +1.47% |
| 31 | Ken Overlin | 70″ | 69″ | +1.43% |
| 32 | James J. Braddock | 75″ | 74″ | +1.33% |
| 33 | Ben Jeby | 70″ | 70″ | 0% |
| 34 | Al Mello | 67″ | 67″ | 0% |
| 35 | Battling Battalino | 65″ | 65″ | 0% |
| 36 | Solly Krieger | 68″ | 68″ | 0% |
| 37 | Petey Sarron | 63″ | 63″ | 0% |
| 38 | Young Corbett III | 67″ | 67″ | 0% |
| 39 | Barney Ross | 67″ | 67″ | 0% |
| 40 | Tommy Paul | 63.5″ | 64″ | -0.8% |
Showing 40 of 42.
All 118 on the site
- Abie Bain
- Adolf Heuser
- Al Mello 0%
- Al Singer
- Arno Kölblin
- Arturo Godoy
- Aurel Toma
- Babe Risko
- Baltasar Sangchili
- Barney Ross 0%
- Battling Battalino 0%
- Battling Shaw +1.47%
- Ben Jeby 0%
- Benny Bass +4.97%
- Bep van Klaveren
- Billy Petrolle +4.58%
- Bob Godwin +2.81%
- Bob Hope +2.87%
- Bob Olin +2.87%
- Bud Taylor
- Bushy Graham -1.51%
- Canada Lee
- Carlo Orlandi
- Ceferino Garcia
- Chalky Wright
- Charlie Francis Purdy
- Constantin Nour
- Corn Griffin
- Cuthbert Taylor
- Eddie Martin +3.19%
- Émile Pladner +3.24%
- Eric Seelig
- Ernie Schaaf
- Eugène Huat
- Fernand Delarge
- Fidel LaBarba +4.75%
- Frankie Campbell
- Frankie Klick +3.88%
- Fred Bretonnel
- Fred Webster
- Freddie Miller
- Freddie Steele +2.87%
- Frenchy Belanger
- George Nichols
- Ginger Jones
- Gipsy Daniels
- Gorilla Jones +8.67%
- Gunnar Bärlund
- Gustave Roth
- Harry Corbett
- Hein Müller
- Heinz Lazek
- Henry Armstrong +3.09%
- Horace Gwynne
- Jack Humbeeck
- Jack Kid Berg
- Jack Petersen
- Jack Silver
- Jack Zivic
- Jackie Brown
- Jackie Fields +3%
- Jackie Wilson
- James J. Braddock +1.33%
- Jimmy McLarnin +1.55%
- Jimmy Slattery
- Jock McAvoy
- Joe Benjamin
- Joe Dundee
- Johann Trollmann
- Johnny Cuthbert
- Johnny Hill
- Johnny Jadick
- Justo Suárez
- Ken Overlin +1.43%
- Kid Chocolate -1.79%
- King Levinsky +4.27%
- Len Harvey
- Lou Brouillard +7.46%
- Louis Salica
- Marcel Thil
- Max Baer Sr. +9.41%
- Max Schmeling +4.1%
- Maxie Rosenbloom
- Midget Wolgast
- Mike Belloise
- Mushy Callahan +3.67%
- Newsboy Brown
- Pete Sanstol
- Petey Sarron 0%
- Pierre Charles
- Pinky Silverberg
- Primo Carnera +10.38%
- Ruby Goldstein
- Sammy Mandell +1.55%
- Santiago Lovell
- Sid Terris
- Solly Krieger 0%
- Ted Morgan +18.14%
- Teddy Yarosz
- Thomas Lown
- Tiger Jack Fox +5.66%
- Tommy Freeman +4.47%
- Tommy Paul -0.8%
- Tony Canzoneri +1.54%
- Tony Galento
- Tony Marino
- Tuffy Griffiths
- Victor Perez
- Vince Dundee +4.4%
- Walter Neusel
- Walter Palm
- Wesley Ramey +4.67%
- Young Corbett III 0%
- Young Firpo +7.46%
- Young Jack Thompson
- Young Peter Jackson +4.47%
- Young Stribling
- Young Tommy
How this is worked out
- Every 1930s 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