Only 8 weight classes needed in Boxing.

[Silencers]

I'd agree if you are going to remove divisions then you start with the little guys. Strawweights are silly. Any man under 108 lbs is almost a child. But those few pounds in the lower weight classes mean more than you might think. One example is Jorge Arce who isn't nearly as effective at 115 as he was at 112.

I think Arce was past his best when he moved up to 115 but I understand your point.

[Left Hook Tua]

do you think less divisions would be cutting some boxers short.
like the ones having problems making lower weight so they go up,now two divisions. harder on the little big men.

it's is but it's not our problem.

why do we have to have 9 more weight classes just because some guy is unfortunate enough to be too big to be 135 but too small to be 147?

i'm 200 lbs. and only 5'8 should there be 2 cruiserweight divisions for me?

a 6 foot and over cruiserweight division and 5 foot 11 and under cruiserweight division?

will boxers take off their shoes and slouch now for measurements?

[ferocity]

There should be only 8 weight classes in Boxing.

We have 17 weight divisions at the moment and it's not needed.

How it should be:

Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight - 175 lbs.
Middleweight - 160 lbs.
Welterweight - 147 lbs.
Lightweight - 135 lbs.
Featherweight - 126 lbs.
Bantamweight - 118 lbs.
Flyweight - 112 lbs.

It'll make each division deeper and lessens boxers going up or down in weight to chase bogus ABC titles.

Left Hook Tua has spoken.

Let it be written......so it shall be done.

newbie.

don't you know thats how it used to be, lol!~

pacquiao fighting at lightweight soon jr. welterweight shows how much he's starved himself for an advantage.

[Left Hook Tua]

newbie.

don't you know thats how it used to be, lol!~

pacquiao fighting at lightweight soon jr. welterweight shows how much he's starved himself for an advantage.

ummm...... mr. ferocity.

please read my reply to the guy who agreed with me and who i called "old school" for believing the same way i do.

this is not one of my dumb , i'm bored , joke threads.

i really want only these divisions in boxing and feel strongly about it. that's why i make this thread almost every 3-4 months.

please contribute more than foolish , misplaced insults to this thread. it took me a long time making it.

thank you.



SIDE NOTE: Is ULISSES SOLIS trained by Roger Mayweather? Just asking. I don't know anything. I'm a NEWBIE.

[El Jesus]

There should be only 8 weight classes in Boxing.

We have 17 weight divisions at the moment and it's not needed.

Heavyweight
Light Heavyweight - 175 lbs.
Middleweight - 160 lbs.
Welterweight - 147 lbs.
Lightweight - 135 lbs.
Featherweight - 126 lbs.
Bantamweight - 118 lbs.
Flyweight - 112 lbs.

It'll make each division deeper and lessens boxers going up or down in weight to chase bogus ABC titles.

Left Hook Tua has spoken. Let it be written......so it shall be done.

Cruiserweight is practically worthless since most of its best fighters just use it as a stepping stone before heavyweight, minimumweight and strawweight are ******ed also, i dare you to name good minimumweight champs not named ivan calderon

[shadeyfizzle]

newbie.

don't you know thats how it used to be, lol!~

pacquiao fighting at lightweight soon jr. welterweight shows how much he's starved himself for an advantage.

Starved himself for an advantage??? NEWSFLASH you fool. Up until just 2-3years ago he was a starving poor man from a 3rd world country who's only food for days at a time was 1 biscuit.

[Left Hook Tua]

Cruiserweight is practically worthless since most of its best fighters just use it as a stepping stone before heavyweight, minimumweight and strawweight are ******ed also, i dare you to name good minimumweight champs not named ivan calderon

ivan calderon would be good up to flyweight......maybe even bantam.

skills always make up for size.

now if the skills are equal and you're going up against someone bigger? well you're screwed......

[Me La Pelan]

I think weigh in's right before the fight would help also, along with eliminating weight classes AND belts.... **** all this "INTERIM" and "RING" belts along with the WBO & IBF...... There should be 2 belts at the most! and unifications would actually mean something. Nate campbell going down in history for having 3 belts at once seems kind of absurd!!!! Being he only beat 1 champ and he wasn't all that great. I hate how org's have mandatories against prospects yet don't rank other org's champions. So technically these other champs don't exist until the relinquish their belts....WTF. Or maybe if an outside company with no interests in boxing were to do a "UNIVERSAL RANKING SYSTEM" that all org's should follow, it would cut back on paying off org's for rankings.

[Left Hook Tua]

Cruiserweight is practically worthless since most of its best fighters just use it as a stepping stone before heavyweight, minimumweight and strawweight are ******ed also, i dare you to name good minimumweight champs not named ivan calderon

most cruisers walk around 5'11 220 or even 6'3 225 like haye.

sounds like a heavyweight to me.......

[shadeyfizzle]

ivan calderon would be good up to flyweight......maybe even bantam.

skills always make up for size.

now if the skills are equal and you're going up against someone bigger? well you're screwed......

Spirit trumps technique and size. Ask Duran