Great fighters who started boxing to lose weight

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  1. ChrisPontius

    ChrisPontius March 8th, 1971 Full Member

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    I remember reading Joe Frazier started boxing only to stay in shape.
     
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  2. Vantage_West

    Vantage_West ヒップホップ·プロデューサー Full Member

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    clinton woods "meh breats were as big as my mams"

    willie pastrano wanted to get the school boy fat off him.

    maybe not as good but still, gabe brown the massive fat guy out of florida started due to the same thing
     
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  3. Bokaj

    Bokaj Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Me.
     
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  4. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    The jury is still out on Miguel Cotto being good or great, but he started boxing because he was a fat kid.
     
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  5. Napoleon

    Napoleon Smokin' Full Member

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    Not a great fighter, but Joe Mesi started boxing to shed some pounds.
     
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  6. CottoDaBodykill

    CottoDaBodykill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    how about a shout for big guy buster mathis
     
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  7. Bigcat

    Bigcat Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Buster Mathis sr did, he was turned from a 310lb hunk of flab to a 230lb rock hard dangerman .......... by Cus D'amato............







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  8. ClintMagnum

    ClintMagnum Antitheist Full Member

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    Not Chris Arreola....:bbb
     
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  9. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    ha definitely not arreola. Cotto is an example though
     
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