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Devon's reported 287 lb claim has fans debating weight classes again

An October 15 Reddit post relays a Devon weight claim and sparks a debate about super heavyweight. It is a community report, not a verified competition weigh-in.

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287 lb, approximately 130.2 kg, has brought Devon Larratt's weight-class choices back into discussion. An October 15 r/armwrestling post relays a remark suggesting that this would no longer represent his full super-heavyweight condition. Replies continued on October 16.

Fans read the claim in different ways

Some commenters treat the story as a sign of a higher usual body weight. Others question how literally to take Devon's stated numbers. Both reactions appear in the discussion, rather than a shared agreement about an independently measured weight.

Archive photograph of Devon Larratt from the Hub profile library; not a photograph of the reported statement.

The relayed wording also carries a familiar promotional edge: if 287 lb is not his biggest competitive condition, opponents are invited to imagine a still larger Devon. That is an interpretation of the rhetoric, not confirmation of a particular bulking target.

Official divisions and informal weight claims are different

EVW's rankings define men's super heavyweight as over 115 kg. A genuine 287 lb measurement would exceed that threshold. An everyday weight, a social-media remark and a competition weigh-in nevertheless describe different things; the discussion does not establish the registered division of a particular match.

The available source is a community post relaying Devon's words. The original clip and an official weigh-in have not been independently matched to it. The clear development is a debate about the claim, rather than an announced change to a fight or its weight class.

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