The Comprehensive list of retired boxers who stayed in shape

misd669 · Sep 7, 2026 at 4:54 PM

Perkin Warbeck said: ↑

Hamed has not aged gracefully.
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he's quite large...for a featherweight..
and very very round..
if he hasn't already been knighted, he should be..
SIR CUMFERENCE!!!!

HistoryZero26 · Sep 7, 2026 at 5:59 PM

miniq said: ↑

I've been thinking about this for a while. As someone who gets away with little training but remains trim, mostly through genetics and good diet I could become much more with disciplined exercise.

What does this have to do with fighters?

Well fighters (mostly) live a disciplined lifestyle, remain fit and healthy mostly year round excluding a few....FOR YEARS then when they retire many just slump into horrible shape many becoming obese, almost like their bodies after years of training can't handle the inactivity and increase in crappy foods. I find it inspiring to see ex-fighters who remained in shape and hold that discipline. Who are these fighters? Please add to the list.

I'll start

Zab Judah
Lucas Matthysse
Bernard Hopkins
Andre Ward
Floyd Mayweather

I must point that genetics does seem to play a role, some of these guys obvoisly exercise much less but still remain trim with simply a decent diet.

On the contrary it's easy to name boxers who became fat blobs which is kind of shocking to see given we saw them as prime fighting machines.
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The lighter you are the easier it is to stay in shape. Heavier muscled up people can become fat at the drop of a feather.

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