Boxers that stayed in great shape after retiring?

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  1. TIGEREDGE

    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oscar de la hoya
    Ray Leonard
    Barry McGuigan
    The Mayweather brothers

    Mike Tyson seems to fluctuate. Credit to him for getting back in shape
     
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    Ray Mancini. Certainly not DLH.
     
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    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I see oscar in some interviews looking bloated in the face' then in others he looks clsoe to fighting shape (in the face). His body always looks figting slim
     
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    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ever see pictures of Bobby Dobbs in his 60s, he was in better shape than most guys 40 and Dobbs was from the turn of the century-early 1900s!
     
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    Pinklon Thomas, Tyson, also Marvin Hagler is said to be still at his fighting weight.
     
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    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sandy Saddler 'n Tony Zale were proud proud men. Stayed at their fighting weights long after retirement.
     
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    many guys look in shape because they stayed near the same weight, but it might be different if you see them without a shirt and shorts. Leonard looks to be looking good. Hagler looks great but a little heavier than his prime.
     
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    Butterbean. His always in great shape.
     
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    :yikes Naz
     
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    Floyd Patterson always stayed in fantastic shape after retiring.

    Carlos Palomino is still an avid runner.
     
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    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Most of them stay in shape. It's easier to pick out those who don't.
     
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    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Great point. Some guys tend to be immune to fat in some areas. i know guys with slim, chisled faces but a beer belly and there are guys with fat faces and slim bodys
     
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    Tyson is not in shape, he's starved and looks frail to a certain degree. He's a vegan, and i could imagine him to a have a very restricted diet.

    He has not aged greatly in my opinion, but with the amount of stress and loss he's had to deal with, its no surprise.

    Lennox Lewis looks very very healthy, and vibrant, big and strong.

    Some boxers that i automatically thought about, in response to this topic are...

    Sugar Ray Leonard
    Nigel Benn
    Barry Mcguigan
    Robin Ried
    Frank Bruno......"For along time, until he became ill, and started to look frail"
     
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    TIGEREDGE Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lennox has gone a bit chunky and chubb. Frank Bruno looks in tip top shape when i last saw him. Nigel benns another one still in shape. Eubank was piling on the pounds the last time I saw him
     
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    Barry Mc Guigan is in better shape now than when he was fighting,Sugar Ray Leonard. also.
     
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