What's the point of cruiserweight division?

they should also do away with these "jr" weights..its stupid..go back to the original 8 Half the divisions need to go, and there should only be two belts per division. There are too many average champions, and definitely too many mediocre title challengers & mandatories. It's similar to how there are too many NBA teams now. A team as bad as the Knicks shouldn't even be allowed. If there were 4 less NBA teams, no one would even miss the players that would be forced out of the league.

I'm cool with it. If anything, it's the only of the non-original 8 weight classes that should exist. I just think it should go back to 190 though.

Cruiserweight has to have a home. Whether it's for those too big to stay down or too small to ever really compete at heavyweight. It's certainly got more of a role to play than some of the weights below it... Who really can't cut 3kgs? If you're too big to get another 3kgs off then you're trying to box in the wrong division. Bulk up and move up.

So anyone who can't make 175lb should be fighting Fury and AJ? Come in, it has a purpose There should be something between 175 and HW but 200 lbs is too close to HW especially when you factor in weight cutting and rehydration. CW should be closer to LHW than to HW.

I think cruiserweight went down to 190.

There is a tiger weight class now: 224 lbs. Perfect for Deontay wilder

Cruiser was absolutely stacked a couple years back with Hunter, Gassiev, Usyk, Dorticos, Briedis, etc. but four of those five have moved up to heavyweight, and LHW's rarely make the jump to cruiser.

I don’t mind it so much, but the division can’t seem to maintain the talent. Thing is, with bigger heavyweights now, there is a long jump from 175 to fighting 6’7” HWs at 240+.

they should also do away with these "jr" weights..its stupid..go back to the original 8

I agree, it makes no sense..they are just small heavyweights

You have a bunch of boxers who weigh-in at 200 lbs briefly while on the scale but end up often well over 200 lbs the night of the actual fight after rehydrating. So they are really fighting at what should be HW anyways. How is this division ever going to get an identity of its own? Same as guy’s who fight at 135 and weigh 150 fight day or 147 pound guys weigh 160 plus the only way to get rid of this madness is back to same day weigh ins

It is basically used by small heavyweights to win their first world titles and build a profile before moving to heavyweight. Is that a good thing? Would a 5'10", 216 lbs Mike Tyson even be pushed to have gone right to HW and winning the HW title at 20, if CW was 200 lbs in his day?

You have a bunch of boxers who weigh-in at 200 lbs briefly while on the scale but end up often well over 200 lbs the night of the actual fight after rehydrating. So they are really fighting at what should be HW anyways. How is this division ever going to get an identity of its own? Yeah, it's a bunch of midgets too scared to fight the main men at HW...