Overweight Fighters Who Somehow Managed...

Dont worry.

He couldnt remember Louis's name either.

"He never hoid of da bum"

 

scrap iron johnson


there was some guy i cant remember the name of. he was a around 6'5 and 300 pounds, originally a door to door salesman. some manager saw him and pu thim in a boxing ring...was good but just beaten by better guys.....yet i cant remember his bloody ame

 

When Leroy Jones was interviewed by Howard Cosell prior to challenging Holmes, he mentioned that when he weighed in at 237 (for Alfredo Ortiz) that he was indeed faster and quicker, but also much weaker. His best wins came when he weighed from 260 to 275.

Does this mean that Jones was overweight for Denis, Weaver and Shelburg, or that 260 to 275 was optimal for him? (Hey, sometimes fat is just phat.)

 

YES!

I always refer to Buster Mathis as the "ever-overweight fringe contender." Thi s talented guy apparently never met a cheeseburger he didn't like, and yet somehow managed to cling to the status of heavyweight contender for years! All the other names on this list feature guys who were very good when they were in shape, but lacked the discipline and focus to stay that way. Mathis was a guy who was fat throughout the peak of his career.