# Best Athletes that Look(ed) out of Shape **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 18, 2004, 1:42pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athletes-that-look-ed-out-of-shape/251035 "2004-06-18T13:42:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Kalhoun](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/3bc359/32.png) [@Kalhoun](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kalhoun)\ **Post date:** [June 22, 2004, 9:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athletes-that-look-ed-out-of-shape/251035/41 "2004-06-22T21:31:45Z")
> [@plnnr](#): > > When he won the title back in 1994, he was **45** years old. He beat Michael Moorer by knocking him out in the 10th round of a scheduled 12 round fight. Not too bad for a fat guy (who could easily knock your head completely off your shoulders if he had the mind to). But the OP specifically asked about athletes who look out of shape. The shoe fits. And I’m real glad ol’ George never hit me. He could knock you into next week!! ---
**Author:** ![PunditLisa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@PunditLisa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PunditLisa)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 1:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athletes-that-look-ed-out-of-shape/251035/42 "2004-06-23T01:14:56Z")
In her post-Olympic days, I was amazed when **Katarina Witt** could do splits in the air and lift her body weight off the ice. I always thought **Mary Pierce** looked too frail to be a pro tennis player. **Pete Rose** always looked like he needed to put down the beer stein. ---
**Author:** ![Skywatcher](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/skywatcher/32/254_2.png) [@Skywatcher](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Skywatcher)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athletes-that-look-ed-out-of-shape/251035/43 "2004-06-23T03:16:19Z")
[Sammo Hung](http://www.hkfilm.net/sammo.htm), martial artist/actor. ---
**Author:** ![capacitor](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e47774/32.png) [@capacitor](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/capacitor)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 3:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athletes-that-look-ed-out-of-shape/251035/44 "2004-06-23T03:40:50Z")
Sammo at least looks like he can kick a speeding Mack truck off its axels. These guys are physical specimen compared to: _Luis Tiant_–Possessing one of the most distinctive windups in baseball history, he was so fat, his windup motion lasts longer than a rain delay. But he can pitch! He once kicked a batted ground ball right into his glove. _Sid Fernandez_–he pitches with his left knee scraping the ground! But his fly balls stay in the park. ---
**Author:** ![F.U.Shakespeare](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/aca169/32.png) [@F.U.Shakespeare](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/F.U.Shakespeare)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:15am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athletes-that-look-ed-out-of-shape/251035/45 "2004-06-23T04:15:27Z")
Yes, Terry Forster. Or, as Letterman referred to him, the “fat tub of goo”. In the same vein, thanks **Chuck** , for remembering Lolich. He delineated for me the difference between ‘athlete’ and ‘baseball player’. > [@cmkeller](#): > > How about Terry Forster? He was a pretty decent relief pitcher, but what was most outstanding about him was that he was a pitcher who had a career batting average of almost .400! > > And he had a gut that makes David Wells look like Twiggy. ---
**Author:** ![leroy\_the\_mule](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/6a8cbe/32.png) [@leroy\_the\_mule](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/leroy_the_mule)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 4:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athletes-that-look-ed-out-of-shape/251035/46 "2004-06-23T04:44:33Z")
[Rick Reuschel.](http://www.thebaseballpage.com/past/pp/reuschelrick/) Fat like Humpty-Dumpty, and I KNOW it–saw that feller in his underwear once when I got a pass into the Cubs locker room. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Sublight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/439d5e/32.png) [@Sublight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sublight)\ **Post date:** [June 23, 2004, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athletes-that-look-ed-out-of-shape/251035/47 "2004-06-23T05:00:29Z")
> [@jk1245](#): > > **Rickjay** thanks for the correction on my erroneous Gretzky comment. Could’ve sworn that I read that somewhere, but must be thinking of someone else. Were you thinking maybe of Danny Ainge? He played a season for the Blue Jays before switching to basketball and playing for the Celtics. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/best-athletes-that-look-ed-out-of-shape/251035.md?page=2)