Era profile
1960s boxing
What 1960s boxing fighters actually measure — 116 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.
Across the 116 1960s boxing fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 4.6% — a median reach of 72″ on a median height of 68″. 86% fight orthodox.
The era's shape
Median reach
72″
182.9 cm
Median height
68″
172.7 cm
Median reach advantage
4.6%
of body height
Median finish rate
55%
of wins inside the distance
Fighters
116
34 with a reach on file
Stance
- orthodox86%
- southpaw14%
By country
- United States36
- United Kingdom15
- Italy11
- Argentina6
- Mexico6
- Japan5
- Cuba4
- Thailand3
- France3
- Jamaica3
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Willie Pastrano | 72″ | 60″ | +20.01% |
| 2 | George Chuvalo CM | 82″ | 72″ | +13.89% |
| 3 | Emile Griffith | 72″ | 66.5″ | +8.29% |
| 4 | José Nápoles | 72″ | 67″ | +7.46% |
| 5 | Gregorio Peralta | 77″ | 72″ | +6.94% |
| 6 | Carlos Monzón | 76″ | 71.3″ | +6.63% |
| 7 | Sugar Ramos | 68″ | 64″ | +6.21% |
| 8 | Denny Moyer | 72″ | 68″ | +5.91% |
| 9 | Ricardo Moreno | 70.9″ | 66.9″ | +5.88% |
| 10 | Rubin Carter | 72″ | 68.1″ | +5.72% |
| 11 | Leotis Martin | 76″ | 72″ | +5.52% |
| 12 | Vicente Rondón | 77″ | 73″ | +5.5% |
| 13 | Cleveland Williams | 78″ | 74″ | +5.37% |
| 14 | Bob Foster | 79″ | 75″ | +5.35% |
| 15 | Ernie Terrell | 82″ | 78″ | +5.15% |
| 16 | Armando "The Man" Muñíz | 70.9″ | 67.7″ | +4.65% |
| 17 | Eddie Perkins | 68″ | 65″ | +4.6% |
| 18 | Gabriel Elorde | 68″ | 65″ | +4.6% |
| 19 | Carlos Ortiz | 70″ | 67″ | +4.47% |
| 20 | Oscar Bonavena | 73″ | 70″ | +4.27% |
| 21 | Jimmy Ellis | 76″ | 73″ | +4.1% |
| 22 | Muhammad Ali | 78″ | 75″ | +3.99% |
| 23 | German Ohm | 72″ | 69.7″ | +3.39% |
| 24 | Eder Jofre | 66.1″ | 64.2″ | +3.07% |
| 25 | Carlos Cruz | 68″ | 66″ | +3.04% |
| 26 | Bunny Grant | 69″ | 67″ | +3% |
| 27 | Don Fullmer | 70″ | 68″ | +2.95% |
| 28 | Henry Cooper | 75″ | 73″ | +2.75% |
| 29 | Ron Lyle | 76″ | 75″ | +1.31% |
| 30 | Chartchai Chionoi | 65.4″ | 65″ | +0.61% |
| 31 | Terry Downes | 69″ | 69″ | 0% |
| 32 | Raúl Macías | 63.4″ | 63.4″ | 0% |
| 33 | Floyd Patterson | 71″ | 72″ | -1.48% |
| 34 | Raul Rojas | 61.8″ | 64.2″ | -3.68% |
All 116 on the site
- Alan Rudkin
- Alessandro Lopopolo
- Aloizs Tumiņš
- Angel Robinson Garcia
- Apidej Sit-Hirun
- Armando "The Man" Muñíz +4.65%
- Benny Kid Paret
- Billy Walker
- Bo Högberg
- Bob Foster +5.35%
- Bobby Halpern
- Brendan Ingle
- Brian London
- Brian Nancurvis
- Bruno Arcari
- Bunny Grant +3%
- Carlos Cruz +3.04%
- Carlos Monzón +6.63%
- Carlos Morocho Hernández
- Carlos Ortiz +4.47%
- Carmelo Bossi
- Chartchai Chionoi +0.61%
- Chic Calderwood
- Chuck Wepner
- Cleveland Williams +5.37%
- Curtis Cokes
- Dai Dower
- Dave Charnley
- Davey S. Moore
- Denny Moyer +5.91%
- Dick Richardson
- Don Fullmer +2.95%
- Don Jordan
- Doug Jones
- Eddie Perkins +4.6%
- Eder Jofre +3.07%
- Eduardo Corletti
- Emile Griffith +8.29%
- Ernie Terrell +5.15%
- Fernando Atzori
- Floyd Patterson -1.48%
- Floyd Robertson
- Franco Valle
- Freddie Gilroy
- Freddie Little
- Fritz Chervet
- Gabriel Elorde +4.6%
- George Aldridge
- George Benton
- George Chuvalo CM +13.89%
- German Ohm +3.39%
- Giulio Saraudi
- Giuseppe Ros
- Gregorio Peralta +6.94%
- Harold Gomes
- Harry Campbell (boxer)
- Henry Cooper +2.75%
- Herb Siler
- Hippolyte Annex
- Hiroyuki Ebihara
- Horacio Accavallo
- Howard Winstone MBE
- Iwao Hakamata
- Jack Bodell
- Jean Josselin
- Jimmy Ellis +4.1%
- Joe Tetteh
- Joey Archer
- Jose Becerra
- José Louis Torres
- José Nápoles +7.46%
- Karl Mildenberger
- Kenji Yonekura
- Kim Ki-soo
- Kiyoshi Tanabe
- Kyō Noguchi
- Leotis Martin +5.52%
- Love Allotey
- Luis Estaba
- Luis Manuel Rodríguez
- Luis Molina
- Mac Foster
- Manny Santos
- Mauro Mina
- Mills Lane
- Milo Calhoun
- Muhammad Ali +3.99%
- Nicolino Locche
- Nino Benvenuti
- Oscar Bonavena +4.27%
- Percy Hayles
- Pone Kingpetch
- Ralph Dupas
- Raúl Macías 0%
- Raul Rojas -3.68%
- René Libeer
- Ricardo Moreno +5.88%
- Roberto Cruz
- Rocky Gattellari
- Ron Lyle +1.31%
- Rubin Carter +5.72%
- Salvatore Burruni
- Sandro Mazzinghi
- Silvano Bertini
- Sonny Banks
- Sugar Ramos +6.21%
- Takeshi Fuji
- Terry Downes 0%
- Terry Spinks MBE
- Tony Burton
- Vicente Rondón +5.5%
- Wally Swift
- Walter McGowan
- Wilbert McClure
- Wilhelm von Homburg
- Willie Pastrano +20.01%
How this is worked out
- Every 1960s 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