Boxing — South Africa
What boxing — South Africa fighters actually measure — 52 of them, from Wikipedia's own data.
+3.09%
Across the 52 boxing — South Africa fighters in this dataset, the median reach advantage is 3.09% — a median reach of 69.5″ on a median height of 67.5″. 70% fight orthodox.
SOURCE·English Wikipedia infoboxes + Wikidata roster·REVIEWED AUG 2026
The country's shape
Median reach
69.5″
176.55 cm
Median height
67.5″
171.45 cm
Median reach advantage
3.09%
of body height
Median finish rate
56%
of wins inside the distance
Fighters
52
20 with a reach on file
Stance
- orthodox70%
- southpaw30%
By era
- 2000s12
- 2010s10
- 1990s7
- 1980s4
- 1970s3
- 1950s1
How this country is compiled
- Every published fighter this site files under boxing — South Africa — 52 of them. Membership is stated by the source, never assigned to fill a cohort.
- Reach advantage is (reach − height) ÷ height as a percentage, so fighters of different sizes compare directly.
- Medians, not means — one outlier should not move the typical figure.
- A cohort is only published at 30 fighters or more. Below that a median is a rumour, so no page is emitted and nothing links to one.
reach advantage = (reach − height) ÷ height × 100
Longest reach for the frame
| # | Fighter | Reach | Height | Advantage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Arnold Taylor | 69″ | 60″ | +15.03% |
| 2 | Dingaan Thobela | 72″ | 67″ | +7.46% |
| 3 | Gerrie Coetzee | 81.1″ | 75.6″ | +7.29% |
| 4 | Cassius Baloyi | 75″ | 70″ | +7.14% |
| 5 | Lehlo Ledwaba | 69″ | 65″ | +6.18% |
| 6 | Vusi Malinga | 70.9″ | 66.9″ | +5.88% |
| 7 | Mzonke Fana | 70″ | 67″ | +4.47% |
| 8 | Zolani Tete | 72″ | 69″ | +4.34% |
| 9 | Isaac Hlatshwayo | 70.9″ | 68.1″ | +4.05% |
| 10 | Mbulelo Botile | 67″ | 65″ | +3.09% |
| 11 | Sivenathi Nontshinga | 67″ | 65″ | +3.09% |
| 12 | Brian Mitchell | 68″ | 66″ | +3.04% |
| 13 | Zolani Petelo | 68″ | 66″ | +3.04% |
| 14 | Thomas Oosthuizen | 78″ | 76″ | +2.59% |
| 15 | Thabiso Mchunu | 72.4″ | 70.9″ | +2.22% |
| 16 | Jacob Matlala | 59″ | 58″ | +1.77% |
| 17 | Vic Toweel | 66.1″ | 65″ | +1.76% |
| 18 | Corrie Sanders | 77.2″ | 76″ | +1.55% |
| 19 | Vuyani Bungu | 66.1″ | 65.4″ | +1.2% |
| 20 | Simpiwe Vetyeka | 67.3″ | 66.9″ | +0.59% |
SOURCE·English Wikipedia infoboxes + Wikidata roster·REVIEWED AUG 2026
All 52 on the site
- Andre Thysse
- Arnold Taylor +15.03%
- Ayabonga Sonjica
- Ben Foord
- Bongani Mahlangu
- Brian Mitchell +3.04%
- Cassius Baloyi +7.14%
- Cassper Nyovest
- Chris van Heerden
- Corrie Sanders +1.55%
- Dingaan Thobela +7.46%
- Gerrie Coetzee +7.29%
- Gideon Buthelezi
- Hekkie Budler
- Isaac Hlatshwayo +4.05%
- Jackson Chauke
- Jacob Matlala +1.77%
- Jeffrey Tutu Mathebula
- Johnny du Plooy
- Johnny van Rensburg
- Kallie Knoetze
- Kevin Lerena
- Lehlo Ledwaba +6.18%
- Ludumo Galada
- Malcolm Klassen
- Mbulelo Botile +3.09%
- Mike Schutte
- Moruti Mthalane
- Mzolisi Yoyo
- Mzonke Fana +4.47%
- Mzukisi Sikali
- Nkosinathi Joyi
- Peter Mathebula
- Phillip Ndou
- Pierre Coetzer
- Pierre Fourie
- Piet Crous
- Simphiwe Nongqayi
- Simpiwe Vetyeka +0.59%
- Sivenathi Nontshinga +3.09%
- Takalani Ndlovu
- Thabiso Mchunu +2.22%
- Thomas Oosthuizen +2.59%
- Thulani Malinga
- Tshifhiwa Munyai
- Vic Toweel +1.76%
- Virgil Kalakoda
- Vusi Malinga +5.88%
- Vuyani Bungu +1.2%
- Welcome Ncita
- Zolani Petelo +3.04%
- Zolani Tete +4.34%
What this cohort does and does not say
- How many boxing — South Africa fighters have a reach on record?
- 20 of 52. Reach is stated in the English Wikipedia infobox for those and absent for the rest, so every reach figure on this page — including the median — describes only the 20. It is not extrapolated to the others.
- What does the median reach advantage mean for boxing — South Africa?
- That the typical boxing — South Africa fighter's reach exceeds their height by 3.09% of that height. It is a ratio rather than a raw span, so it compares directly against any other cohort on this site — which a reach in inches does not. Half of these fighters are above it and half below; it is not a standard or a target.
Other ways this dataset is cut
The nearest cohort in size to boxing — South Africa — 51 fighters against 52, so the two medians are worth reading against each other.
51 FIGHTERS Boxing — South KoreaThe nearest cohort in size to boxing — South Africa — 50 fighters against 52, so the two medians are worth reading against each other.
50 FIGHTERS By decadeWhether boxing — South Africa looks the way it does because of the weight or because of the decade — the same fighters, cut by when they actually fought.
16 DECADES Longest reach for the frameThe extremes this cohort's median is drawn from, ranked across all 2,650 fighters with a reach on file.
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