
6'5", 270 lb Edwards is scheduled to fight TJ Gibson at the Grand Casino in Minnesota ... and he isn't taking any chances -- telling TMZ, "I have not had sex in the past six weeks and will not until after the fight."
Edwards explains, "No real boxer should have sex before a fight ... it affects your legs."
Edwards says the NFL lockout gave him the opportunity to pursue his boxing dream -- and tells us he plans on pursuing BOTH a career as a boxer and a football player if the owners ever decide to get the league going again.













