At 39 Jeff Monson Has Had Enough of Fighting for Numerous Organizations and as a Heavyweight
("I can't touch my head, see.")
Jeff Monson is getting too old for this shit and is ready to settle down.
"The Snowman," who turns 40 in January, tells the Miami Herald that at just 5' 9" his chances of being a heavyweight champion weren't great, so the Olympia, Washington native made the decision to drop down to light heavyweight for the remainder of his career.
Following his final heavyweight fight last weekend -- a win over Travis Fulton Saturday night at Fight Time Promotion's event in Pompano Beach, Florida -- Monson (38-11), who walks around at just over 230 pounds, will now drop down to fight at 205 where he says he will have a distinct size and strength advantage over his opponents.
"Losing the weight is difficult, but I used to lose a lot of weight when I wrestled in college,'' he said. "Instead of me being the small guy at heavyweight, fighting the 265 guys, maybe I won't be taller, but I'll be one of the biggest 205-pounders out there. When I climb into the cage I'll be 230 again with all my power behind me. This will be a new bonus for me.''
4-0 in his last four outings, Monson's first fight in his new weight class will come tonight when he takes on 3-4 Sergey Shemetov at Israel FC: Genesis in Tel Aviv. A win over a sub .500 fighter like Shemetov likely won't earn him an invite from Strikeforce or the UFC, but it will prove if the weight cut will affect Monson's conditioning, which has been questionable in some of his recent fights.
