Quote Originally Posted by El Kabong View Post
Seeing Tony Thompson come in at a whopping 262 a full 20 pounds over the heaviest weight he's ever fought at has me wondering....when has a guy come into the ring a huge under dog, been a total lard ass, and pulled off the upset? The closest I can think of is the late Corrie Sanders vs Wladimir, maybe Tex Cobb vs Earnie Shavers?

Can you guys think of any? Surely it has happened albeit infrequently but it has to have occured before. I remember Buster Douglas used to go into fights flabby, but vs Tyson he looked in great shape.
Great question EL and a real head scratcher especially being a tad hung over. Take awhile to think about the weight classes outside of hev which is probably where most of these upsets took place but hev is the most recognizable. How about Foreman/Moore EL? George was heavier in previous fights but he looked gassed in rd 3 and hadn't thrown anything. He was 45 I think and being served up as a name. It looked like to me that he didn't train for the fight fuel wise.