Which boxers moved up the most weight over their career?

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  1. Pretty Boy Floyd

    Pretty Boy Floyd Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Other than Heavyweights which boxers moved up the most weight over their career?
     
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  2. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    Chavez Jr, who made his debut at the age of 17, did so weighing in at 130.
    A little over two years later, he was competing at 147.
     
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  3. theXshape

    theXshape Active Member Full Member

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    You said no heavyweight, but I can't stop thinking about Ishida, who went from middleweight to heavyweight !
     
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  4. drenlou

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    Roy Jones
     
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  5. Gil Gonzalez

    Gil Gonzalez Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Hearns went from welter to cruiser.

    Ray Robinson went from feather to light heavyweight.
     
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  6. Pretty Boy Floyd

    Pretty Boy Floyd Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I guess people who started under HW is ok, just not after people who just "got fat" like a lot of hw's do, i am more interested in people who moved up in weight the correct way etc.
     
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  7. Robney

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    So G Jones (welter to heavy) does count then.
     
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  8. Northadox

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    James Toney & Pacman
     
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  9. elmaldito

    elmaldito Skillz Full Member

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    pac
     
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  10. Ilesey

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    Hamed.
     
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  11. james5000

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    Guillermo Jones
    Sam Langford
     
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  12. JordanK2406

    JordanK2406 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Is there any current boxers who have moved up numerous weight divisions?
     
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  13. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    Beat me to it... Definitely the most extreme example ever. Especially considering he was a massive CW and would have been a decent sized HW had ever waged a serious campaign there.
     
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  14. james5000

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    Luis Ortiz beat Sweet Pea in the amateurs lol.................
     
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  15. OvidsExile

    OvidsExile At a minimum, a huckleberry over your persimmon. Full Member

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    Tommy Hearns welterweight to cruiserweight
    Henry Armstrong featherweight to middleweight
    Manny Pacquiao minimumweight to junior middleweight
    Mickey Walker welterweight to heavyweight
    Ray Leonard welterweight to light heavyweight
    Roberto Duran lightweight to super middleweight
    James Toney middleweight to heavyweight
    Nonito Donaire Flyweight to Featherweight
    Harry Greb middleweight to heavyweight
    Bob Fitzsimmons middleweight to heavyweight
    Archie Moore middleweight to heavyweight
    Tony Canzoneri superfly to welterweight
    Ruben Olivares Bantamweight to superfeatherweight
    Alexis Arguello bantamweight to light welterweight
    Pernell Whitaker lightweight to junior middleweight
    Floyd Mayweather super featherweight to junior middleweight
    Oscar De La Hoya super featherweight to middleweight
    Roy Jones Jr. middleweight to heavyweight
    Erik Morales super bantamweight to welterweight
    Marco Antonio Barrera superflyweight to lightweight
    Juan Manuel Marquez featherweight to welterweight
    Roman Gonzalez minimumweight to superflyweight
    Sam Langford junior welterweight to heavyweight
    Georges Carpentier minimumweight to heavyweight
     
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