good point about boxers fighting at a natural weight class, but i think this could be achieved by having the weigh-in a few hours before the fight. draining yourself to make a weight you aren't suited to is ****in dangerous and the sport would be a lot safer if this wasn't allowed.
there are a few fighters at the gym i go to who are naturally less than 130lb. i don't think that alienating them from the sport just to cut down the number of weight classes is very fair.
and as for the popularity of the sport, would it really make a difference if some of the lighter weight classes didn't exist? i don't think so.
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