Boxers who moved from (Super)Middleweight to Heavyweight?

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  1. Tonifranz

    Tonifranz Active Member Full Member

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    Bob Fitzsimmons, who, correct me if I am wrong, was both Middleweight, Lightheavyweight, and Heavyweight champion of the world, not merely a title holder in HW like Jones.
     
  2. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Chris Byrd fought AM's in that weight range.
     
  3. pistal47

    pistal47 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    If you don't have the frame for it then don't do it.
     
  4. captain

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    Sam Langford, LW to HW
     
  5. sadlittleboy

    sadlittleboy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Georges Carpentier fought in every division did he not?
     
  6. Samurai's Slice

    Samurai's Slice ESB Legend Full Member

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  7. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Actually Jones went from 154 to Cruiserweight. He weighed like a pound under the HW limit.
    Wards trainer talked about how he wanted Ward to eventually move up to HW. Pascal wanted to do the same thing (Damn you Hopkins :D ).
    Most guys that move up from Super Middleweight end up at Cruiserwight or Light Heavyweight.
     
  8. forreal

    forreal Chin doctor Full Member

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    Chris Byrd went from SMW/SM to HW and made Vitali quit
     
  9. knockout artist

    knockout artist Boxing Addict banned

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    You beat me to it! :deal

    Roy Jones and James Toney were both caught out as steroids cheat it should be noted.
     
  10. bremen

    bremen Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Patterson, Ellis, Jose Luis Garcia... Pick anyone from 70s and earlier at random and there is a good chance they moved up from MW.
     
  11. RonnieHornschuh

    RonnieHornschuh ESB indie police Full Member

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    Bull****. He was walking around at 190 even before he moved up to HW. And then all this bull**** talk about him having to build 20 pounds of muscle and then lose it again. It's impossible to gain 20 pounds of muscle in only six months!
     
  12. gregor

    gregor Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Stacy Goodson. He was fighting even below 160 a couple of times.
     
  13. Aint no stoppin

    Aint no stoppin Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :lol::lol::lol: so true lol