makabu was stopped in 3 rounds by tony bellew

[Boxing-1013]

They may have changed after 2000. I just don’t remember exactly when.

I was just saying that if this fight is really at 190, it changes my opinion on it a great deal

[Boxing-1013]

They moved Cruiserweight from 190 to 200 because Ali’s always fighting blown up cruiserweights.

As for me, I'm not a fan of this fight at 190. 200, great. 190, that's not right

[buddyr]

I don't know why, but Makuba's fights have been popping up on my Youtube timeline since yesterday. I haven't searched for them or typed his name in but at least 4 of his fights are on my home page under combat sports popping up since the announcement

[F l i c k e r]

Dude is clearly a paper champ. Won a vacant belt. Beat nobody. Got tossed by Bellew.

But other than that Latvian guy who actually participated in the boxing series, there isn't anyone of note holding a title at Cruiserweight.

if anything, Canelo is clearly taking advantage of a weak Cruiserweight division now that Usyk isn't there anymore.

Capitalizing on the WBC belt (since most people recognize that title as the best) being held by a jobber.

[Boxing fan1981]

I think Canelo took the fight because he thought the CW division stood for catchweight

Has Canelo ever fought a catchweight fight besides being subjected to one against Floyd?

Im genuinely curious if he’s ever been in a catchweight fight?

[Boxing-1013]

Has Canelo ever fought a catchweight fight besides being subjected to one against Floyd?

Im genuinely curious if he’s ever been in a catchweight fight?

The man had his own weight class for years. He had a weight clause/rehydration limit against Fielding and Kovalev.

I might be forgetting something too but having your own weight class, and those other 2 fights, are pretty big imo.

[Fists_of_Fury]

quit acting like canelo is taking on king kong. who gives a **** if he is a cruiser or not, he is way easier an opponent than fighting bivol or beterbiev. this is what canelo has done his whole damn career, going up and down fighting the worst champion at each weight, this is not what pacquiao was doing when he was moving up fighting the best at each weight, canelo is fighting the worst fighters. hes skipping light heavyweight because theres some dangerous fighters, but when that division gets weaker thats when he will base himself there and have a run in that division, i cant believe people are getting conned by this, i saw someone on facebook saying that if he pulls this off then hes up there with muhammed ali!! for **** sake, makabu has beaten absolutely noone, the only half decent fighter (who has actually been considered a laughing stock on the forum) took 3 rounds to get him out of there!!! cruiserweight or not he is useless!!!

David Diaz at 135lbs? David Diaz wasn't the top lightweight. He was a weak cherry pick.

Oscar at 147lbs.? Oscar hadn't fought at welterweight for years and was the worst drained zombie ever. Miguel Cotto at 145lbs? Cotto wasn't the top welterweight. It took years of ducking the full random Olympic style drug testing before Pacquiao took his guaranteed Loss to Floyd. Algieri? Rios? How many joke cherry picks did Pacquiao get to have at welterweight?

Margacheato at 150lbs? Margacheato wasn't the top junior middleweight. This joke fight alone throws out your bullsheeit false narrative.

Pacquiao cherry picked and used everything to his advantage while moving up. Only his fangimps try to justify it and deny it. He fought all those fights in all those divisions yet fought less current/former champs than guys with less fights. Cherry picking at it's finest.

[TMLT87]

Maybe hes taking a soft touch for cruiserweight, but its still a ****ing cruiserweight.

[Boxing fan1981]

Canelo is fighting KING KONG

[buddyr]

Has Canelo ever fought a catchweight fight besides being subjected to one against Floyd?

Im genuinely curious if he’s ever been in a catchweight fight?

yeah, against Cotto and Chavez