Boxers that could have had a bodybuilding/powerlifting career

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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I think Bruno, Norton, Holyfield and AJ would have made good bodybuilders. In fact, they had better physiques than many bodybuilders. Also, RJJ had a great physique and could have been a pro bodybuilder.

    IMO, George Foreman, especially older Foreman would have been an excellent powerlifter.
     
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    Melankomas Prime Jeffries would demolish a grizzly in 2 Full Member

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    Tony Galento. Behold this Herculean physique

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    Jimmy Wilde.
     
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    TheWizard I Got Milk Baby Full Member

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    David Tua for powerlifting.
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    I could see that. Also, isn't Rahman a powerlifter?
     
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    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Timothy Bradley looked like he had the physique of a power lifter.
     
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    Smoochie Boxin' dreamer Full Member

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    It's definitely Ken Norton
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Mike Tyson would have made a good bodybuilder and how did I forget Mike Weaver.
     
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    TheWizard I Got Milk Baby Full Member

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    Rahman apparently had a freakishly strong bench press for a boxer
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Lennox Lewis was pretty large and strong and with the correct training, I could have seen him being a powerlifter. Especially with his long arms, he could probably set deadlift records.
     
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    *Tony Galento .
     
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    Very few I suspect.

    Being good at it, and making a career out of it, are very different things.
     
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    InMemoryofJakeLamotta I have defeated the great Seamus Full Member

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    Top tier boxers are usually physically gifted well beyond the average person.
     
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    Yes but the bar for being a professional bodybuilder, or a professional strong man is incredibly high.
     
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