name fighters who have put on over 30lbs during their career

[phallus]

Not accusing Pacquiao of anything, but which one of those fighters has been able to still be as ripped as Pacquiao at his max. weight.

RJJ is the only one that has remained defined from those mentioned and there's a cloud of speculation surrounding him. And Holyfield too.

manny walks around at 147, though. if he goes up to 154 ( bad move ), he'd have to start bulking up, if he was 160 and just as ripped, then i'd be su****ious.

holy juiced, look at how skinny he was at cruiser and when he fought in the olympics at 175, all of a sudden he moves up to hw and instantly he's 30 lbs heavier and just as ripped as before. RJJ probably juiced before the ruiz fight

[JAB5239]

6]Young Stribling began his career as a featherweight and ended up fight as a heavyweight at 195 pounds.[/B]

Alabama Kid weighed 112 lbs early on and later 185 lbs.

Willie Pastrano went from 122 lbs to 191.

This was the first person I thought of when I saw this thread.


Mickey Walker is another fighter who put on more than 30lbs during his career and remained successful. He started at lightweight and fought as high as lightheavy.

[sonnyboyx2]

Lots of very good replys all which are interesting to read, i agree that RJj & Holyfield may have taken steroids, RJj tested positive after the Richard Hall fight and Holyfield was keeping company with steroid abusers, however the other great fighters mentioned i am of the opinion their skill level got them to the top the same i believe got Pacquiao to where he is today... i have always believed and still do that size is imaterial, its speed and skill that count, Pacquiao is not over-powering his opponents with brute strength, it is his speed and boxing skills that are winning him these fights, Hatton, Oscar & Cotto was all beaten by a guy with amazing boxing skills, IMO if Pacquao had weighed 135lb on the nights he fought those 3 fighters he would have won in quicker time

[oldgringo]

This was the first person I thought of when I saw this thread.


Mickey Walker is another fighter who put on more than 30lbs during his career and remained successful. He started at lightweight and fought as high as lightheavy.

Good one!

Another one would be Tommy Loughran. He fought as low as the mid-150's and as high as 200...with varying degrees of success.

[Suckmedry]

Alexis Arguello fought as high as 143, and even though on boxrec it doesn't list the weights of his early fights, I would think he would have weighed around 115 or so when he turned pro at age 16.

[TBear]

Young Stribling began his career as a featherweight and ended up fight as a heavyweight at 195 pounds.

He was the first one I thought of.

[BennyST]

Another guy is .... I can't remember his name right now?

Damn. Someone help me out here. He fought as a lightweight and maybe even Jr lightweight and was a title holder back in the late eighties or early nineties maybe. Fought Paz etc.

He then moved up and won the WBC super-middleweight title from some guy.

Not bad. Weird name which is escaping me right now.

Ahhh well.....

[£-4-£]

Ricky Fatton

[BennyST]

Ricky Fatton

How is fighting at a total of two weight classes moving up in weight huge amounts?

Oh, you mean he's just fat in general? I get it.

[rockybalboa1]

Jack Johnson - 65 lbs
Rid**** Bowe - 60 lbs