Highest weight in career: 254 pounds (144.1 kg)īackground: Joshua was able to beat Carlos Takam at a muscle-bound 254 pounds but decided after his knockout loss to Andy Ruiz Jr. Richard Heathcote / Getty ImagesĬhampionship weight: 254 pounds (144.1 kg) Lewis, a three-time champion, realized after that war that it was time to walk away.Īnthony Joshua (right) was a ripped 254 pounds against Carlos Takam. Title reign(s): 1992-94 1997-2001 2001-04īackground: Lewis reached his peak weight in his final fight, a grueling six-round battle against Vitali Klitschko in 2003 that Lewis won because Klitschko suffered a gruesome cut and couldn’t continue. Highest weight in career: 256½ pounds (116.3 kg) TerrillĬhampionship weight: 256½ pounds (116.3 kg) Lennox Lewis (left) peaked in weight in his final fight, against Vitali Klitschko. Highest weight in career: 259½ pounds (117.8 kg)īackground: The Pottawatomie (Kansas) Giant weighed 238½ when he stopped the great, but aging Jack Johnson to win the title, bulked up to his peak weight in his only successful defense (against Frank Moran) and then (at 245) went down seven times in the first round and suffered a terrible beating at the hands of Jack Dempsey to lose his title in three rounds in his next fight. AP PhotoĬhampionship weight: 259½ pounds (117.8 kg) Jess Willard stands over a fallen Jack Johnson in a classic photo. Max Baer exposed the massive Italian even though he was outweighed by more than 50 pounds, putting him down as many as 10 times (the records aren’t clear) and stopped him in Round 11 to win the title. Highest weight in career: 284½ pounds (129.0 kg)īackground: Carnera moved fairly well for a man his size but his success was attributed more to his mob connections than he ability. AP PhotoĬhampionship weight: 270 pounds (122.5 kg) Max Baer (right) was a lot smaller than Primo Carnera but also a lot better. He intentionally bulked up in order to impose his will on his tall, but lean opponent. Highest weight in career: 276 pounds (125.2 kg)īackground: Fury weighed a championship-fight high of 273 in his rematch with Deontay Wilder in February of last year, which was no accident. John Gurzinski / AFP via Getty ImagesĬhampionship weight: 273 pounds (123.8 kg) Tyson Fury (right) imposed his size and will on Deontay Wilder in their rematch. He weighed 268 when he stopped Siarhei Liakhovich in 12 rounds to win the belt and a career-high 273 when he lost it on points to Sultan Ibragimov. And he was at his heaviest around that time. Highest weight in career: 273 pounds (123.8 kg) (twice)īackground: Briggs held the WBO heavyweight title for seven months in parts of 20. Shannon Briggs (left) stopped Sergei Liakhovich to win his title. Most believe Ruiz’s extreme flab cost him the second time around.
He weighed 268 (121.6 kg) when he shocked the world by stopping Joshua to become a unified champion in their first fight. Highest weight in career: 283½ pounds (128.6 kg)īackground: Ruiz reached his peak weight in his rematch with Anthony Joshua, which he lost by a wide decision. Mark Robinson / Matchroom BoxingĬhampionship weight: 283½ pounds (128.6 kg)
was grossly overweight in his rematch with Anthony Joshua.
Valuev wasn’t a great fighter but, for a man his size, he was competent.Īndy Ruiz Jr. He was an entire middleweight - 159 pounds (72 kg) - heavier than Alarim Uysal in their 1997 fight. For example, he outweighed more than one opponent by 100-plus pounds. Highest weight in career: 348¼ pounds (158.0 kg)īackground: The monstrous Russian was in a class by himself in terms of size. AP Photo / Keystone, Steffen SchmidtĬhampionship weight: 317¾ pounds (144.1 kg) The biggest champion ever is pictured here against Evander Holyfield. The weights were found on, the official record keeper of the sport. We also include their heaviest weights of their careers, even if they didn’t hold a title at the time.
We include their weight when they lost their titles if they were at their heaviest in that fight. The heavyweights are ranked according to their weight while they were titleholders. Here is a list of the 10 heaviest heavyweight titleholders ever. And some of these bygone behemoths reached the pinnacle of the sport, becoming champions. However, we’ve seen unusually large heavyweights throughout the history of boxing, going as far back as the early part of the 20 th century. The heavyweights of the current era are gargantuan, led by oversized titleholders Tyson Fury and Anthony Joshua, who outweigh many great champions of the past by 50 or more pounds. Editor’s note: This article was originally published this past January.
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