As a result, he has been forced to change his weight class since high school.
He eventually moved up to the heavy weight class in 1995.
The seven men's weight classes continued to be those first used in 1980.
We were out of our weight class by a few hundred pounds.
I think the answer is the creation of a new weight class.
But I still think they're the best fighters in their weight class.
"But there was no one in my weight class," he said.
Jones is considered the best fighter in any weight class.
During the 1980s, Marshall won her weight class six times out of seven and set 45 national records.
He then moved up to the 141 weight class and lost two matches in a row.