Why is everyone fretting about a 15-20lb weight difference?

lol fail :drillserg

Actually I think a Super HW division would be a good idea.

i guess they should remove weight divisions, right?:cool2:

Let's not forget HW is an unlimited division.

Lack of boxing knowledge exposed again on this forum. It is far different in the heavyweights. Think of percentage difference.

I think the main complaint is that they are fighting for a so-called 154 belt. That's just bull****. As far as the weight difference that was a calculated strategy on Pacquiao's part. I have no problem with that, just don't pretend its for a genuine title, unless Manny's offering up his WBO 147 strap.

Look at the heavyweights, there is an even bigger size difference there. Joe Frazier knocked out Buster Mathis who weighed 43lbs more, Floyd Patterson knocked out fighters 20lb more than him. 15-20lbs is negotiable, it is definitely not too much. In the heavy weight, wether your a 200 pounder or a 240 pounder. Your punch is already heavy. If you get hit by a 200 or a 240 it is still a big heavy punch. In the lower weights it becomes significant coz the lower the weight the lower the strength of the punch. Thus it ain't as heavy and has less power.. So as you go up in division the power follows. But when your in the heavy weight all punches are heavy already wether your a 200 or 240lbs. So it just means it's more significant at the lower weight coz there power to knock out goes down as the weight division is lower. power is relative in weight but if you reach the heavy weight, there is power wether your a 200pounder or a 240 pounder. a feather weight power is so different with a light weight power and so forth.

David Haye: 217 lbs. Nikolay Valuev: 316 lbs. Haye is a pussy. Pacquiao is God. Gotta love the Scene. Prior to Haye-Valuev 47 year old Holyfield gave the blueprint how to easily outbox Valuev. Only retards tought Haye would have a problem beating Valuev after the Holyfield fight......

David Haye: 217 lbs. Nikolay Valuev: 316 lbs. Haye is a pussy. Pacquiao is God. Gotta love the Scene. who is more dangerous, valuev or margarito? and lets not forget that this is yet another weight up for pacquiao.

Look at the heavyweights, there is an even bigger size difference there. Joe Frazier knocked out Buster Mathis who weighed 43lbs more, Floyd Patterson knocked out fighters 20lb more than him. 15-20lbs is negotiable, it is definitely not too much. Outside of the HW division it just doesn't happen very often. Your example shows it.

It has to be looked at like a sliding scale. Difference between two heavyweight who weigh 230 and 250 isnt even close to 140 and 160.

The difference between Haye and Valuev was akin to Pacquiao fighting a cruiserweight. He'll be fine.

there is a valid reason why there are divisions based on WEIGHT..... Look at the heavyweights, there is an even bigger size difference there. Joe Frazier knocked out Buster Mathis who weighed 43lbs more, Floyd Patterson knocked out fighters 20lb more than him. 15-20lbs is negotiable, it is definitely not too much.