What is your opinon on 130 and below boxing.?

[Regge]

My favorite division for me are up to 168-175 anything above that sucks ass badly.

[boogbx]

You are missing out on some of the best boxing. The best tights take place from 122 - below consistently.

[ProblemChild_JakePaul]

Welterweight and up is all I follow closely at al. I'd rather watch two mediocre heavyweights than two top featherweights.

[drablj]

without those divisions i wouldn't even watch boxing. i follow 17 divisions but lower ones are a lot more interesting. wilder, fury, joshua, canelo, tank are boring for me. i can't believe how somebody can only watch them and be satisfied. i watch them too but just for the sake of following boxing although i'm not entertained. i don't care about nationalities, weight, skin color, religion, promoters, networks, trainers, stories, "grudges" and ring walks. i watch for activity in the ring only.

[JakeTheBoxer]

Looking at 4 hall of fame level heavyweights fighting in their prime at the same time right now. You're missing the show Jake.

What am I missing?

[Willow The Wisp]

What am I missing?

Some of the best 200-+ pound heavyweights who ever lived.

Quick list, The Best of The last half century:
1. Muhammad Ali
2. George Foreman
3. Lennox Lewis
4. Larry Holmes
5. Mike Tyson
6. Wladimir Klitschko
7.Tyson Fury
8. Joe Frazier
9. Deontay Wilder
10. Evander Holyfield
11.Vitali Klitschko
12.Anthony Joshua
13.Ken Norton
14.Rid**** Bowe
15.Jerry Quarry
16.Jimmy Young
17.Ron Lyle
18.Earnie Shavers
19.Jimmy Ellis
20.Tim Witherspoon
21.Gerry Cooney
22. Andy Ruiz Jr.
23.Mike Weaver
24.Gerrie Coetzee
25.Joe Bugner
26.Michael Dokes
27.Frank Bruno
28.Zhilei Zhang
29.Pinklon Thomas
30.Ike Ibeabuchi
31.David Tua
32.Michael Spinks
33.Oleksandr Usyk
34.Luis Ortiz
35.Alexander Povetkin
36.Ray Mercer
37.Joe Joyce
38.Tommy Morrison
39.Razor Ruddock
40.David Haye
41.Andrew Golota
42.Dillian Whyte
43.Tony Tucker
44.Oliver McCall
45.Shannon Briggs
46.Michael Moorer
47.Oscar Bonavena
48.Greg Page
49.James Bonecusher Smith
50.John Tate
51.Trevor Berbick
52.Hasim Rahman
53.Joseph Parker

[JakeTheBoxer]

Some of the best 200-+ pound heavyweights who ever lived.

Quick list, The Best of The last half century:
1. Muhammad Ali
2. George Foreman
3. Lennox Lewis
4. Larry Holmes
5. Mike Tyson
6. Wladimir Klitschko
7.Tyson Fury
8. Joe Frazier
9. Deontay Wilder
10. Evander Holyfield
11.Vitali Klitschko
12.Anthony Joshua
13.Ken Norton
14.Rid**** Bowe
15.Jerry Quarry
16.Jimmy Young
17.Ron Lyle
18.Earnie Shavers
19.Jimmy Ellis
20.Tim Witherspoon
21.Gerry Cooney
22. Andy Ruiz Jr.
23.Mike Weaver
24.Gerrie Coetzee
25.Joe Bugner
26.Michael Dokes
27.Frank Bruno
28.Zhilei Zhang
29.Pinklon Thomas
30.Ike Ibeabuchi
31.David Tua
32.Michael Spinks
33.Oleksandr Usyk
34.Luis Ortiz
35.Alexander Povetkin
36.Ray Mercer
37.Joe Joyce
38.Tommy Morrison
39.Razor Ruddock
40.David Haye
41.Andrew Golota
42.Dillian Whyte
43.Tony Tucker
44.Oliver McCall
45.Shannon Briggs
46.Michael Moorer
47.Oscar Bonavena
48.Greg Page
49.James Bonecusher Smith
50.John Tate
51.Trevor Berbick
52.Hasim Rahman
53.Joseph Parker

Mhm, ok.

Joshua just fought a journeyman.
Fury fought in december, no fight scheduled.
Wilder fought his his sparring partner in october or something.
Usyk fought 8 months ago, no fight scheduled.

You are missing the point.

heavyweight division is almost dead, good fights happen very rarely.

[crimsonfalcon07]

Depends on why you watch I suppose. I would rather watch some of the little guys than heavyweight all day long, because the skill level is so much higher.

Inoue is obvious, of course, and his fight with Fulton is going to be one of the best of the year.

115 was a lot of fun with the four kings, Chocolatito, Estrada, Sor Rungvisai, and Cuadras, then the new addition of Bam Rodriguez, who's now campaigning at 112.

The list posted earlier was a good list of excellent fights.

It's a lot more common to see high level footwork and defense at lower weights, and especially high volume punching. Choc and Estrada did over 2000 punches in their first two fights. We're lucky to break 800 in a lot of heavier weight fights. Think those two did more power punches in one ROUND than Tank and Ryan did in their whole fight. If you are really an aficionado of the sweet science and you don't watch the lighter classes, you're missing out. If you just want to watch some big guys beat each other up, carry on. But I don't think it's possible to really love the sweet science and NOT follow the lower weights.

[JakeTheBoxer]

-Fulton vs. Inoue 122lb, one of 2023's most anticipated bouts.
-Wood/Conlan 126lb, FOTY 2022 contender. Wood vs. Lara 1 is currently in the running for FOTY, and the rematch is in two weeks.
-Cordina/Ogawa 130lb, KOTY 2022 contender. Cordina/Rakhimov is currently in the running for FOTY.
-Nery/Hovhannisyan 122lb, current FOTY contender
-Junto Nakatani vs. Andrew Moloney 115lb, this week

The lighter weights have been carrying the year imho.

Oh yeah Lara - Wood rematch is must see

[Willow The Wisp]

Mhm, ok.

Joshua just fought a journeyman.
Fury fought in december, no fight scheduled.
Wilder fought his his sparring partner in october or something.
Usyk fought 8 months ago, no fight scheduled.

You are missing the point.

heavyweight division is almost dead, good fights happen very rarely.

Oh, THAT'S the point. Ya, I agree. It's ridiculous.