Era profile
1950s boxing
What 1950s boxing fighters actually measure — 96 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.
Across the 96 1950s boxing fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 2.95% — a median reach of 70″ on a median height of 69″. 91% fight orthodox.
The era's shape
Median reach
70″
177.8 cm
Median height
69″
175.3 cm
Median reach advantage
2.95%
of body height
Median finish rate
48%
of wins inside the distance
Fighters
96
31 with a reach on file
Stance
- orthodox91%
- southpaw9%
By country
- United States45
- United Kingdom8
- France5
- Argentina4
- Canada3
- Italy3
- Germany2
- Australia2
- Cuba2
- United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland2
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonny Liston | 84″ | 73″ | +15.1% |
| 2 | Jack Gardner | 78″ | 73″ | +6.85% |
| 3 | Duilio Loi | 68.9″ | 64.6″ | +6.71% |
| 4 | Harold Johnson | 74″ | 70″ | +5.74% |
| 5 | Zora Folley | 77″ | 73″ | +5.5% |
| 6 | Dick Tiger | 71″ | 67.7″ | +4.83% |
| 7 | Pete Rademacher | 77.2″ | 73.6″ | +4.81% |
| 8 | Alphonse Halimi | 66″ | 63″ | +4.75% |
| 9 | Rodolfo Gonzales | 71.7″ | 68.5″ | +4.6% |
| 10 | Eddie Machen | 75″ | 72″ | +4.16% |
| 11 | Niño Valdés | 78″ | 75″ | +3.99% |
| 12 | Teddy Davis | 68″ | 66″ | +3.04% |
| 13 | Jimmy Carter | 68″ | 66″ | +3.04% |
| 14 | Arthur King | 69″ | 67″ | +3% |
| 15 | Gene Fullmer | 69″ | 67″ | +3% |
| 16 | Sandy Saddler | 70″ | 68″ | +2.95% |
| 17 | Paul Pender | 72″ | 70″ | +2.87% |
| 18 | Art Aragon | 72″ | 70.1″ | +2.81% |
| 19 | Tami Mauriello | 73″ | 71.5″ | +2.09% |
| 20 | Harold Dade | 66.1″ | 65″ | +1.76% |
| 21 | Vic Toweel | 66.1″ | 65″ | +1.76% |
| 22 | Lauro Salas | 67″ | 66″ | +1.55% |
| 23 | Jimmy Carruthers | 67″ | 66″ | +1.55% |
| 24 | Joe Brown | 68″ | 67″ | +1.47% |
| 25 | Yvon Durelle | 70″ | 69″ | +1.43% |
| 26 | Roland La Starza | 72″ | 72″ | 0% |
| 27 | Don Cockell | 70.9″ | 70.9″ | 0% |
| 28 | Joey Giardello | 70″ | 70″ | 0% |
| 29 | Ike Williams | 68″ | 69″ | -1.48% |
| 30 | Ingemar Johansson | 70.1″ | 72″ | -2.73% |
| 31 | Rocky Marciano | 67″ | 70″ | -4.27% |
All 96 on the site
- Albert Finch
- Alphonse Halimi +4.75%
- Ángel Leyes
- Art Aragon +2.81%
- Arthur King +3%
- Ba Nyein
- Barbara Buttrick
- Bob Baker
- Bob Goslin
- Bob Satterfield
- Bobo Olson
- Carmen Basilio
- Charles Davey
- Charley Fusari
- Charley Williams
- Charley Zivic
- Cherif Hamia
- Chief Don Eagle
- Christian Kristensen
- Dave Sands
- Dennis Powell
- Dick Tiger +4.83%
- Don Cockell 0%
- Duilio Loi +6.71%
- Ed Sanders
- Eddie Machen +4.16%
- Eddie Thomas
- Gene Fullmer +3%
- Guido Mazzinghi
- Gustav Scholz
- Harold Dade +1.76%
- Harold Johnson +5.74%
- Harry Haft
- Heinz Neuhaus
- Idrissa Dione
- Ike Williams -1.48%
- Ingemar Johansson -2.73%
- Ivor Germain
- Jack Gardner +6.85%
- Jay Lambert
- Jimmy Carruthers +1.55%
- Jimmy Carter +3.04%
- Jimmy Doyle
- Jo Weidin
- Joe Brown +1.47%
- Joe Bygraves
- Joey Giardello 0%
- Johnny Bratton
- Johnny Saxton
- Johnny van Rensburg
- Johnny Williams
- José María Gatica
- Joseph Barboza Jr.
- Juan Evangelista Venegas
- Kid Gavilán
- László Papp
- Laurent Dauthuille
- Lauro Salas +1.55%
- Lou Filippo
- Luis Federico Thompson
- Mario D'Agata
- Mickey Duff
- Niño Valdés +3.99%
- Paddy DeMarco
- Pascual Pérez
- Paul Pender +2.87%
- Percy Lewis
- Pete Rademacher +4.81%
- Randolph 'Randy' Turpin
- Rex Layne
- Robert Cohen
- Rocky Castellani
- Rocky Marciano -4.27%
- Rodolfo Gonzales +4.6%
- Roland La Starza 0%
- Roy Ankrah
- Roy Scheider
- Salamo Arouch
- Sandy Saddler +2.95%
- Shigeji Kaneko
- Sonny Liston +15.1%
- Stanley Majid
- Tami Mauriello +2.09%
- Teddy Davis +3.04%
- Terry Allen
- Tommy Jackson
- Tony DeMarco
- Tunney Hunsaker
- Vic Toweel +1.76%
- Vincent Gigante
- Virgil Akins
- Wallace "Bud" Smith
- Willi Besmanoff
- Yoshio Shirai
- Yvon Durelle +1.43%
- Zora Folley +5.5%
How this is worked out
- Every 1950s 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