When British boxing great Tyson Fury was born on August 12, 1988 the prospect of him becoming a modern-day sporting giant (with height to match) must have seemed a very long way off. But that is exactly what happened to the now 36-year-old two-time world heavyweight champion.
‘The Gypsy King’ arrived three months early in Wythenshawe, Manchester, and weighed just one solitary pound (1lb) at birth. He was so premature that doctors were doubtful that he would even survive.
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But the future heavyweight champion of the world showed his fighting qualities right from the start, leading his father John to name him Tyson after the then king of the ring Mike Tyson.
There is a saying which goes ‘mighty oaks from little acorns grow’. Never has it been truer than in the case of Tyson Luke Fury.
How tall is Tyson Fury?
Despite once being that tiny premature baby, Tyson Fury now stands 6ft 9ins tall (2.06m). He is one of the tallest heavyweight champions in history. His still not THE tallest however, with Russian behemoth Nikolai Valuev at 7ft tall taking that accolade when he beat John Ruiz to take the title in 2005.
Fury has towered over all of his opponents to date, including one Deontay Wilder (6ft 7ins), who he stopped in seven rounds in February 2020 to becoming world champion for the second time. He weighed in at 273lbs for that fight – some 19st 7lbs.
Fury is also three inches taller than his great rival Anthony Joshua, whose height is 6ft 6ins. He is six inches taller than Ukrainian great Oleksandr Usyk – who stands 6ft 3ins. Usyk handed Fury his first professional defeats in 2024 by winning a pair of decisions in Riyadh in May and December.
If you want another comparison, Mexican superstar Saul ‘Canelo’ Alvarez, currently dominating the super-middleweight division, is just 5ft 8ins tall (1.74m). There’s a reason boxing has weight classes…
Tyson Fury’s shoe size meanwhile? A whopping 13 (UK).
The only really top tier heavyweight who compares to Fury – in terms of weight at least – is Chinese giant Zhilei Zhang. ‘Big Bang’ is three inches shorter than Fury at 6ft 6ins, but he weighed in at a mammoth 287lbs (20st 7lbs) when he defeated Joe Joyce in their September 2023 rematch.
In terms of height, Wilder at 6ft 7ins is the closest to Fury – though he is slender in frame and around 50lbs lighter.
How long is Tyson Fury’s reach?
Not surprisingly for a man as tall as Fury, ‘The Gypsy King’ also has a pretty handy reach at 85ins (2.16m). Again he holds a three-inch advantage over great rival Joshua. Add this to his surprisingly nimble footwork and superb boxing ability, and it’s easy to see why he has been so successful in the paid ranks.
Fury’s. physical attributes, allied to his brilliant boxing brain. They allow him to use a number of different styles to win fights – from the smart boxing display which befuddled Wladimir Klitschko in 2015 to the dominant aggressive performance which did for Wilder in 2020.
How does Tyson Fury compare to other top heavyweights?
Not surprisingly, Tyson Fury is the tallest of the elite heavyweights out there. Here’s how they compare in height:
- Tyson Fury – 6ft 9ins (2.06m)
- Anthony Joshua – 6ft 6ins (1.98m)
- Deontay Wilder – 6ft 7ins (2.01m)
- Oleksandr Usyk – 6ft 3ins (1.91m)
- Moses Itauma – 6ft 2½ins (1.89m)
- Dillian Whyte – 6ft 4ins (1.93m)
- Andy Ruiz Jr – 6ft 2ins (1.88m)
- Joe Joyce – 6ft 6ins (1.98m)
- Agit Kabayel – 6ft 3ins (1.91m)
- Filip Hrgovic – 6ft 6ins (1.98m)
- Efe Ajagba – 6ft 6ins (1.98m)
- Zhilei Zang – 6ft 6ins (1.98m)
Tyson Fury next fight
As of right now, in April 2025, Tyson is very happily retired. So as it stands there is no next fight.
If he eventually does decide to step back between the ropes, the most likely fights out there are that long-awaited all-British showdown vs Anthony Joshua or a trilogy vs Usyk.
