Fernando Vargas--the Heavyweight (photos)

[nyckid]

http://fightbeat.com/news_details.php?NW=933

[Uke]

That happens to most fighters once they become inactive. Very few guys keep the discipline of maintaining weight like Bernard Hopkins does. In fact, Vargas doesn't look as bad as most fighters once they let themselves go.

[GQchris]

Looks like the Vato done went to town on some freejoles

[Uke]

Looks like the Vato done went to town on some freejoles

Hehehe ... but that "vato" is a multi-millionaire who can afford to buy the town and the freejoles.

[7r14ngL3Ch0k3]

Whats strange is that someone who has been an athlete all their life could just get fat like that. Even if you havent trained for over a year, you shouldnt get fat like that.

[Uke]

Whats strange is that someone who has been an athlete all their life could just get fat like that. Even if you havent trained for over a year, you shouldnt get fat like that.

That statement only shows that you have no idea what you're talking about again. The majority of boxers sweat down tremendously to make unnatural weights. When their careers fade and they can eat whatever they want and aren't running miles a day, this is exactly what happens. You should really go out and learn something before making stupid statements like that.

James Toney began not taking his cardio and diet seriously and the same thing happened to him. He's still in the game though. He fell off at super-middleweight and gained weight constantly until he became a heavyweight.

Riddick Bowe began not taking his cardio and diet seriously and the same thing happened to him. His career is over.

Buster Douglas was chisled like a bodybuilder when he fought Tyson, but he began not taking his cardio and diet seriously and the same thing happened to him. He was a tub of lard in his next fight with Holyfield. He had 15 minutes of fame.

Many of the former greats have pot bellies withing 2 years of inactivity. Some aren't even recognizable. After like a year of inactivity, Tito Trinidad wasn't full on obese, but his face was really fat and his whole body got thick to the point of fatness. He was walking around at 185-190lbs, but he fought at 154-160lbs in his match against Wright.