Is this correct? The minimum requirement now (don't have reference to hand) is 201lbs? Rocky only made that for his bout with Clubber Lang, so he'd be the bare minimum requirement for his division.

And I've always thought those movies were so realistic, too...

Yeah but none of that matters. I mean, just look at all the punishment he can take!

isnt it 190+ ?

middle is 160
super middle is 168
lht heavy is 175
cruiser is 190
and heavy is 190+ right?

ive heard that recently the rules were changed and heavy became 200 but im not to sure, that would mean the cruiserweight would have expanded 10 pounds

yeap cruiserweight limit is now 200 except for WBO i think.

you could be right, I don't have a magazine to hand. For the rematch he was less than 198 though, so he would be a small heavyweight. But it matters little... this guy can take flush bombs on his chin for two rounds solid and still be on his feet.

How come he never won the title in real life?

yeah but boxers have been getting bigger and bigger throughout the years anyway, i'm not sure what the offical statistics are on how much bigger the heavyweights are today than say what they were 25-30 years ago, but it's quite a bit