Comments Thread For: Zuffa Boxing announces the eight divisions it will recognize

[BoxingUpdates]

Zuffa Boxing, the upstart promotion that made its official launch in January, has announced the eight divisions in which its fighters will compete.
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[Coverdale]

Excellent start, I'm liking this so far. Makes sense to keep Cruiser, otherwise it's the classic 8.

The super/junior divisions were mostly about sanctioning body greed. 17 divisions and 68 'world' champions (without counting secondary belts) has done nothing to further the sport.

[The Big Dunn]

Man when PBC talked about doing its own belts, this place was in an uproar.

[steeve steel]

White is all about pragmatism. Gotta love that about the man.

[crisantonio917]

Another class action lawsuit in the works, fighters killing themselves to make weight and passing out like the UFC, White and company trying to turn boxing into another UFC and manipulate and control everything, it ain't gonna work....

[anonymous2.0]

So if you're a 154 pounder, do you go up to 160 and be outsized by those guys, or drain yourself even more to make 147?

[Cobra Curry]

So if you're a 154 pounder, do you go up to 160 and be outsized by those guys, or drain yourself even more to make 147?

Personally, I suspect there are a lot of 160/168 guys draining down to 154.
I'm not completely sold on Zuffa but I do agree with these weight classes.

[PRINCEKOOL]

So if you're a 154 pounder, do you go up to 160 and be outsized by those guys, or drain yourself even more to make 147?

If you are a fighter, and you feel the need to weight drain yourself 'I think those fighters should leave the sport, and do something else.

Weight divisions are not really a problem; they are only an issue 'when fighters should not really be fighting there'.

Note: I don't really think having 8 weight divisions, will stop certain modern day fighters from weight draining themselves 'but fighters who attempt to compete at weights miles below their more natural fighting weight will suffer the consequences more intensely i.e. losing fights due to not being in optimal condition, and possibly even struggling to complete training camps'.

To conclude: It is quite clear that Zuffa Boxing is mimicking the UFC model 'this will eventually produce a solid product. But in my opinion it is not going to take over the entire sport of boxing, it will just be a nice outlet for boxing at a certain level, and give opportunity to rookie fighters, journey men, or fighters who are struggling to market themselves in the actual global open class side of the sport like Jai Opetaia'.

But overall I have no issue with the 8 weight classes; they are well established boxing weight classes 'very easy to understand' etc.

[IronDanHamza]

If you are a fighter, and you feel the need to weight drain yourself 'I think those fighters should leave the sport, and do something else.

Weight divisions are not really a problem; they are only an issue 'when fighters should not really be fighting there'.

Note: I don't really think having 8 weight divisions, will stop certain modern day fighters from weight draining themselves 'but fighters who attempt to compete at weights miles below their more natural fighting weight will suffer the consequences more intensely i.e. losing fights due to not being in optimal condition, and possibly even struggling to complete training camps'.

To conclude: It is quite clear that Zuffa Boxing is mimicking the UFC model 'this will eventually produce a solid product. But in my opinion it is not going to take over the entire sport of boxing, it will just be a nice outlet for boxing at a certain level, and give opportunity to rookie fighters, journey men, or fighters who are struggling to market themselves in the actual global open class side of the sport like Jai Opetaia'.

But overall I have no issue with the 8 weight classes; they are well established boxing weight classes 'very easy to understand' etc.

Woah look at Sherlock Holmes over here.

What made you form that conclusion? The fact Dana White literally said it? Was that give away?

[M312]

They have only kept Cruiser because Jai decided to make the move.

It'll just take one signing to bring the other divisions back.

Wouldn't believe a word they say.