Talk:Giant Baba

message: Respected wrestling and mixed martial arts journalist and author Dave Meltzer wrote the following in his book Tributes: 
But he was not 7'4", or even close to that height. At his tallest, he was probably around 6'10", maybe 6'11". Basketball players who met him generally estimated his height at around 6'9", although because he was proportioned completely differently that any 6'9" man around - with relatively short legs, a long torso and huge head - their estimates may have been deceptive. In 1976, When Andre had his famous boxer vs. wrestler match at Shea Stadium against Chuck Wepner on the undercard of the Muhammed Ali vs. Antonio Inoki fiasco, legitimate sportswriters who took notice of Andre for the first time estimated him at 6'9". However, later in his career, Andre posed in Numerous photographs with Shohei "Giant" Baba, and he appeared to be around an inch or two taller that the 6'8" Japanese giant. (p. 40) 
(Halbared 09:28, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
replies: text: I'm pretty certain that Meltzer has raised the same observation WRT Andre's feud with Ernie Ladd.  Because of his legit background in pro football, Ladd rarely saw his height exaggerated by promoters to the extent seen with most wrestlers.  This feud occurred roughly around the same time as the Wepner match.  Then again, that's more relevant to Andre than to Baba. RadioKAOS  –  Talk to me, Billy  01:50, 4 April 2013 (UTC)
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message: Move to "Giant Baba"? RandySavageFTW (talk) 21:59, 31 July 2008 (UTC)
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