what's the minimum you have to weigh to compete as a heavyweight?

Theres no minimum, in theory you can weigh-in at any weight and still compete at Heavyweight.

 

There's no minimum weight in any weight division. A lot of people think of it as a psychological advantage to weigh in more. For example Danny Williams had weights strapped to his legs at the Klitschko weigh in.

 

In theory this is correct but the commission is not likely to sanction a fight that they would consider a complete mismatch or dangerous

 

Roy Jones was only slightly over 190 when he fought Ruiz.

I don't see why more cruisers aren't taking the chance at heavy, I mean, Adamek has beaten 4 HW's without too much hassle and is already in the Ring top 5.

Surely someone like Cunningham is capable of something similar?

 

No, what Icemax is saying is that theres no rules in boxing that would stop the Featherweight fighting in a Heavyeight contest just that, in reality, it doesn't happen because the weight difference is so large the fight would be a mismatch. The same reason that you don't see one legged men playing in the Premiership, theres no rule against it but it doesn't happen,,,,

There are plenty of examples of fighters weighing under 175 and fighting Heayweight fights (Carpentier, Walker etc), it happens less these days because the Heavyweights are a lot bigger than they were years ago.

 

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I wonder if a Dempsey 185 v Willard 250 would get sanctioned today

 

I thought it was 200lbs+, at least for the past couple decades or so.

 

Strictly speaking thats the upper limit of the Cruiserweight division, not the lower limit of the Heavyweight division. The divisions don't have minimum weights, just maximums,

 

Is there any record of the lowest weighing contestant in a heavyweight bout?

 

No there's no minimum, but it's unlikely a bout would be sanctioned with a big weight difference. Even as far back as when Tommy Burns weighed in for his fight with Jack Johnson with bricks in his overcoat pockets this has been the way of things.

 

Joe Walcott was not far off Welter when he fought 180lb Joe Choynski. Alas, those were different times.