Era profile
1940s boxing
What 1940s boxing fighters actually measure — 84 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.
Across the 84 1940s boxing fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 2.94% — a median reach of 71″ on a median height of 68″. 94% fight orthodox.
The era's shape
Median reach
71″
180.3 cm
Median height
68″
172.7 cm
Median reach advantage
2.94%
of body height
Median finish rate
48%
of wins inside the distance
Fighters
84
34 with a reach on file
Stance
- orthodox94%
- southpaw6%
By country
- United States54
- United Kingdom9
- Mexico5
- Italy2
- Canada2
- Philippines2
- Germany2
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland1
- Greater Romania1
- Ireland1
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hein ten Hoff | 84″ | 75″ | +12.02% |
| 2 | Lou Ambers | 70″ | 64″ | +9.35% |
| 3 | Abe Simon | 82″ | 76″ | +7.93% |
| 4 | Richie Lemos | 72″ | 66.9″ | +7.65% |
| 5 | Anton Christoforidis | 72″ | 68″ | +5.91% |
| 6 | Eddie Brooker | 73″ | 69″ | +5.76% |
| 7 | Archie Moore | 75″ | 71″ | +5.66% |
| 8 | Gus Lesnevich | 72.8″ | 69″ | +5.53% |
| 9 | Buddy Baer | 84″ | 80″ | +5.02% |
| 10 | Pedro Montañez | 68″ | 65″ | +4.67% |
| 11 | Willie Pep | 68″ | 65″ | +4.6% |
| 12 | Marcel Cerdan | 69″ | 66″ | +4.59% |
| 13 | Rodolfo Casanova | 66.9″ | 64.2″ | +4.29% |
| 14 | Beau Jack | 68.5″ | 66″ | +3.82% |
| 15 | Bob Montgomery | 70″ | 67.5″ | +3.67% |
| 16 | Joe Louis | 76″ | 73.5″ | +3.37% |
| 17 | Tony Zale | 69″ | 67″ | +3% |
| 18 | Freddie Mills | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 19 | Jersey Joe Walcott | 74″ | 72″ | +2.79% |
| 20 | Jack Doyle | 79″ | 77″ | +2.61% |
| 21 | Petey Scalzo | 66.5″ | 65″ | +2.3% |
| 22 | Manuel Ortiz | 66.1″ | 65″ | +1.76% |
| 23 | Rinty Monaghan | 64″ | 63″ | +1.62% |
| 24 | Benny Lynch | 65″ | 64″ | +1.54% |
| 25 | Fred Apostoli | 70″ | 69″ | +1.43% |
| 26 | Holman Williams | 71″ | 70″ | +1.41% |
| 27 | Fritzie Zivic | 71″ | 70″ | +1.41% |
| 28 | Al Hostak | 73″ | 72″ | +1.37% |
| 29 | Ezzard Charles | 73″ | 72″ | +1.37% |
| 30 | Lee Savold | 74.5″ | 73.5″ | +1.34% |
| 31 | John Henry Lewis | 71″ | 71″ | 0% |
| 32 | Juan Zurita | 66.1″ | 66.1″ | 0% |
| 33 | Freddie Cochrane | 67″ | 67″ | 0% |
| 34 | Jake LaMotta | 67″ | 68″ | -1.45% |
All 84 on the site
- Abe Simon +7.93%
- Al Hostak +1.37%
- Anton Christoforidis +5.91%
- Anton Raadik
- Archie Moore +5.66%
- Baby Arizmendi
- Beau Jack +3.82%
- Ben Foord
- Bennie Goldberg
- Benny Lynch +1.54%
- Billy Conn
- Billy Graham
- Billy Soose
- Bob Montgomery +3.67%
- Bruce Woodcock
- Buddy Baer +5.02%
- Charley Burley
- Dado Marino
- Eddie Brooker +5.76%
- Eric Boon
- Ezzard Charles +1.37%
- Fred Apostoli +1.43%
- Freddie Cochrane 0%
- Freddie Mills +2.87%
- Fritzie Zivic +1.41%
- Georgie Abrams
- Gogea Mitu
- Gus Lesnevich +5.53%
- Harry Jeffra
- Harry Mizler
- Hein ten Hoff +12.02%
- Henryk Chmielewsk
- Herbert Lewis Hardwick
- Herbert Runge
- Holman Williams +1.41%
- Jack Chase
- Jack Doyle +2.61%
- Jackie Paterson
- Jake LaMotta -1.45%
- Jersey Joe Walcott +2.79%
- Jimmy Bivins
- Joe Baksi
- Joe Louis +3.37%
- Joey Archibald
- John Henry Lewis 0%
- Joseph Maxim
- Juan Zurita 0%
- Karel Sys
- Kid Azteca
- Lee Savold +1.34%
- Leo Rodak
- Lew Jenkins
- Little Dado
- Lloyd Marshall
- Lorenzo Delgado
- Lou Ambers +9.35%
- Lou Nova
- Manuel Ortiz +1.76%
- Marcel Cerdan +4.59%
- Mario Bianchini
- Marty Servo
- Maxie Berger
- Nathan Bor
- Nipper Pat Daly
- Pedro Montañez +4.67%
- Peter Kane
- Petey Scalzo +2.3%
- Phil Terranova
- Richie Lemos +7.65%
- Rinty Monaghan +1.62%
- Rocky Graziano
- Rodolfo Casanova +4.29%
- Sal Bartolo Jr
- Sammy Angott
- Sammy Luftspring
- Sixto Escobar
- Small Montana
- Sugar Ray Robinson
- Tippy Larkin
- Tom Neal
- Tommy Farr
- Tony Zale +3%
- Ulderico Sergo
- Willie Pep +4.6%
How this is worked out
- Every 1940s 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