Boxers Who Fought From Lightweight To Heavyweight?

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  1. Italian Stallion

    Italian Stallion Active Member Full Member

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    I know Sam Langford is one; just wondering what other names come to your minds'?
     
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  2. TipNom

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    Billy Conn
     
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  3. JWSoats

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    Not sure if he was a lightweight, but Georges Carpentier competed in a lot of weight classes.
     
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  4. TBooze

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    Carpentier allegedly weighed around 105 when he began his career. He did win a French Bantamweight title, and certainly won continental titles from Welterweight upwards.
     
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  5. greynotsoold

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    Young Stribling.
     
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  6. KasimirKid

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    Willie Pastrano started out as a featherweight.
    Barbados Joe Walcott fought several guys who weighed over 200 pounds.
    Ted (Kid) Lewis likely started out as a flyweight (he weighed 116 pounds in his 43rd fight after 1-1/2 years as a pro) and fought Georges Carpentier for the European heavyweight title).
     
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  7. KernowWarrior

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    Stanley Ketchell started his pro career as a lightweight and of course fought Jack Johnson for the heavyweight title.
     
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  8. Bujia

    Bujia Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Len Harvey. Flyweight to Heavyweight.
     
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  9. George Crowcroft

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    Alabama Kid and Fatboy Meehan competed at every weight IIRC.
     
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  10. InMemoryofJakeLamotta

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    Jersey Joe Walcott
     
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  11. Mike Cannon

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    Did he, that passed me by !
     
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  12. Mike Cannon

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  13. TipNom

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    I believe his first fight was at lightweight
     
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  14. mcvey

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    Harvey
    Carpentier
     
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