What will be boxing's best weight class in 2020?

As of this moment I would say Welterweight or Heavyweight, based on current active fighters. I guess that's a safe bet. :boxing:

HW, because Tyson Fury will be in his prime and in the middle of a historic run atop both the divsion and the p4p list, remember where you heard it first. I'll be sure to remember the wrong prediction came from you bro ;)

It is kind of bizarre that here in the US we have all this sensationalism about the dangers of American Football, to the point where President Obama and many ex-NFLers have stated they wouldn't/won't let their sons play the sport. Yet at the same time we are the global hub of combat sports such as boxing and MMA.

An interesting thought I had - we all know that there are different stages in different eras or decades when we just have a lot of good fighters and good fights in a certain weight class which tends to be the most interesting one in the sport...we all know the golden ages of the heavyweights and such, but the question is - which weight class will be the most interesting when the next decade begins? I think it's possible to make a prediction as 6 years isn't too far away, and you can make some educated guesses from current up and comers you see or those that may still be around. Also, the current top guys like Klitschko, Floyd, Pac etc will all be gone, allowing new guys to claim those P4P spots. So, what say you, NSB - which will be the best weight class in the sport in 2020? On a lesser note - when do you think the next great period for boxing history in a weight class will happen? Or have fighters regressed in skill level too much for this to really happen? And by 'best', this is open to interpretation - feel free to justify your pick not just on 'best' by skill level, but where you think the most exciting fights will happen, perhaps where the next P4P star will be, etc. Also - which weight class is - in your opinions - the current best in the sport? May add a poll later Discuss :boxing: HW, because Tyson Fury will be in his prime and in the middle of a historic run atop both the divsion and the p4p list, remember where you heard it first.

As of this moment I would say Welterweight or Heavyweight, based on current active fighters.

I'll go with heavyweight, its the safest pick.

Hopefully heavyweights but middleweights also have a good chance at having some exciting fights. Hopefully it will be like the 80s all over again.

I lol'd hahahahaha

Shobox the next generation http://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/Midget+Boxing_e7b94f_4968290.gif Wait is that Pacquiao in his early days? http://x4.fjcdn.com/thumbnails/comments/Getting+kicked+in+the+nuts+gives+you+nothing+in+return+_78bce286806084073faa981e948dc7e0.jpg Maybe the future of boxing is really the past... http://www.innerconfidence.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/12/overly-manly-man-meme-500x491.jpg http://cdn.memegenerator.net/instances/250x250/45279435.jpg

Shobox the next generation http://static.fjcdn.com/gifs/Midget+Boxing_e7b94f_4968290.gif

http://i42.tinypic.com/2ds24o4.jpg A glimpse into the future of HBO PPV. Can't wait for RJJ commentary on these guys. :rofl:

Floyd's ducking both of them. I don't know if I'd go that far...but I do think he'll wait for each to decline before adding them to the resume.

http://i42.tinypic.com/2ds24o4.jpg A glimpse into the future of HBO PPV. Floyd's ducking both of them.

midgets will be rockstars...i cant wait :headbang: http://i42.tinypic.com/2ds24o4.jpg A glimpse into the future of HBO PPV.

somewhere between 147-175 (almost always is). its called middleweight for a reason, its the average size of a man, hence there are more men that size and more competition than there are in other divisions. how many guys you know who weigh under 120lbs? its rare, the competition doesnt get as tough and the quality suffers. same thing applies even more when you go above 175, because now you are not only dealing with less athletes but the ones you got are mainly going to other sports that from the athletes point of view provides better oppertunities (college, better odds at making it etc). im gonna take a shot in the dark and say 154. seems a lot of these new weight classes have been getting more love lately instead of being overlooked. also 154 is one of my favorite divisions historically considering hearns, mccallum and jackson, three of my four favorite fighters all fought at 154 and had some of their greatest triumphs there. Interesting post. You could be right. :boxing:

somewhere between 147-175 (almost always is). its called middleweight for a reason, its the average size of a man, hence there are more men that size and more competition than there are in other divisions. how many guys you know who weigh under 120lbs? its rare, the competition doesnt get as tough and the quality suffers. same thing applies even more when you go above 175, because now you are not only dealing with less athletes but the ones you got are mainly going to other sports that from the athletes point of view provides better oppertunities (college, better odds at making it etc). im gonna take a shot in the dark and say 154. seems a lot of these new weight classes have been getting more love lately instead of being overlooked. also 154 is one of my favorite divisions historically considering hearns, mccallum and jackson, three of my four favorite fighters all fought at 154 and had some of their greatest triumphs there.

Ah yes, the infamous 'Eastern Euro/former Soviet' weight class. It's a shadow weight class...the fights are all behind an invisible iron curtain...we will never see those beasts! :lol1:

Such a stupid thread. Everybody knows that by 2020 all combat sports will be illegal and we will only be able to watch fights between battling robots..... duh :lol1: True that... http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/d4/Robot_Wars.jpg Back to the future, huh...

the most prolific division in boxing was 140 when i checked last. lots of guys who box are around that size. welterweight is where the money is. "junior" divisions rarely, if ever, remain on the forefront of boxing for several years. it's no coincedence that WW is such a robust division, given those two things. WW is probably a good guess. my point with the rhetoric earlier in the thread was that it's always going to be a guess when you're trying to predict what boxing will look like in six years. there's just too much that can go wrong. injuries, wins / losses, network issues, promotional issues, going to jail etc. Agreed. And the LW division has been weak for years so its possible 147 goes into a slump in the post Floyd/Pac era. Still I think its the safest bet out of them all because your talking about those 5'6-5'11; 145-160 type of fighters.

An interesting thought I had - we all know that there are different stages in different eras or decades when we just have a lot of good fighters and good fights in a certain weight class which tends to be the most interesting one in the sport...we all know the golden ages of the heavyweights and such, but the question is - which weight class will be the most interesting when the next decade begins? I think it's possible to make a prediction as 6 years isn't too far away, and you can make some educated guesses from current up and comers you see or those that may still be around. Also, the current top guys like Klitschko, Floyd, Pac etc will all be gone, allowing new guys to claim those P4P spots. So, what say you, NSB - which will be the best weight class in the sport in 2020? On a lesser note - when do you think the next great period for boxing history in a weight class will happen? Or have fighters regressed in skill level too much for this to really happen? And by 'best', this is open to interpretation - feel free to justify your pick not just on 'best' by skill level, but where you think the most exciting fights will happen, perhaps where the next P4P star will be, etc. Also - which weight class is - in your opinions - the current best in the sport? May add a poll later Discuss :boxing: Such a stupid thread. Everybody knows that by 2020 all combat sports will be illegal and we will only be able to watch fights between battling robots..... duh