Overweight Fighters Who Somehow Managed...

[Russell]

To put in efforts near ones they would have near their optimum fighting weights.

Danny Williams seems to of made a career out of this, fighting at 270 pounds and somehow not looking fat and or overly "soft" around the midsection.

Bowe, of course. Though he eventually paid for that.

Tubbs, obviously.

[Bummy Davis]

Buster Douglaas and James Toney

[younghypnotiq]

butter bean. ricky hatton

[ChrisPontius]

Tony Galento was a formidable threat. Especially at heavyweight, being fat can look worse than it really is. It does not really diminish punching power (in fact, often they're hard hitters) and while they're less mobile, they have some padding to take bodyshots. David Tua was pretty good too.

[JCN]

Brian Nielsen: He didn`t even look like a fighter which made almost all his opponents underrate him and it worked to his advantage. He didn`t have the biggest punch but was a very good body puncher and he was tough as nails.

[bumdujour]

lionel butler. garing lane. frankie swindell. big bad leroy jones.

the list is endless.

obese looking fighters that actually have great conditioning and speed. i have always found that amazing.

[teeto]

Duran looking old and tubby against Barkley

[Brighton bomber]

Irish cruiser weight Darren Corbett. Started his career as a heavyweight, weighing as much as 226lbs. Then moved down to cruiser where he had some sucess winning the commonwealth title. Eventually moved to his natural weight at light heavyweight but wasn't the same.

[red cobra]

Tony Tubbs was the best overweight fighter that I can think of, maybe except for Buster Mathis Sr.

[markedwardscott]

Duran in all his fights at middleweight

[bigjake]

buster mathis

[Bigcat]

Greg Page, Tim Witherspoon, Tony Tubbs, Garing Lane, Liolnel Butler, Bowe, James Tillis eventually, Kirk Johnson, James Broad.

[CottoDaBodykill]

king hippo!!! duh

[Larson]

That fatty that nearly beat Louis. Can't remember his name.

[janitor]

Nobody.

If a fighter comes in overweight they are an underachiever.

[janitor]

That fatty that nearly beat Louis. Can't remember his name.

Dont worry.

He couldnt remember Louis's name either.

"He never hoid of da bum"

[Vantage_West]

scrap iron johnson


there was some guy i cant remember the name of. he was a around 6'5 and 300 pounds, originally a door to door salesman. some manager saw him and pu thim in a boxing ring...was good but just beaten by better guys.....yet i cant remember his bloody ame

[Lobotomy]

When Leroy Jones was interviewed by Howard Cosell prior to challenging Holmes, he mentioned that when he weighed in at 237 (for Alfredo Ortiz) that he was indeed faster and quicker, but also much weaker. His best wins came when he weighed from 260 to 275.

Does this mean that Jones was overweight for Denis, Weaver and Shelburg, or that 260 to 275 was optimal for him? (Hey, sometimes fat is just phat.)

[Johnboywalton]

buster mathis

YES!

I always refer to Buster Mathis as the "ever-overweight fringe contender." Thi s talented guy apparently never met a cheeseburger he didn't like, and yet somehow managed to cling to the status of heavyweight contender for years! All the other names on this list feature guys who were very good when they were in shape, but lacked the discipline and focus to stay that way. Mathis was a guy who was fat throughout the peak of his career.