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At the 2003 Ssireum Championships, he won the title against his long-time rival Kim Young-hyun. A year later, he reached the final again, where he was defeated by Kim. Across all Combat sport styles, there has never been anywhere a fight of such physical proportions between two athletes. Choi weighed 175.5 kg (387 lb; 27 st 9 lb) standing 2.18 m (7 ft 2 in) tall, Kim weighed 167.8 kg (370 lb; 26 st 6 lb) standing 2.17 m (7 ft 1 in) tall. Even the WBA heavyweight championship between Nikolay Valuev (2.13 m (7 ft 0 in) at 146.2 kg (322 lb; 23 st 0 lb)) and Jameel McCline (1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) at 121.7 kg (268 lb; 19 st 2 lb)), which is considered a record in boxing in terms of physique, could not keep up. Valuev and McCline brought together 267.9 kg (591 lb; 42 st 3 lb) and 4.11 m (13 ft 6 in), Choi and Kim 343.3 kg (757 lb; 54 st 1 lb) and 4.35 m (14 ft 3 in).

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