Do we need Catchweights with 17 divisions?

[Pullcounter]

Boxing fans remember when there was only 8 divisions and only 1 champion per division? Now we have 17 divisions and 4 titles per division, which means 68 champions. Henry Armstrong almost got a 4th title fighting at welterweight when he fought pinoy middleweight champion Cerefino Garcia, and the fight was scored a draw, a decision that i agree with although some thought Armstrong won.

PW fighting at 157 when he is 6 feet 3, pac-margs fighting at 150 for a vacant title??? Do we need 20 divisions now?

Here is an interesting article on it: http://www.ironchinboxing.com/

catchweights has been in boxing since forever. to start complaining about it now is assinine.

[ИATAS]

Calzaghe didn't need any catchweights to beat American bums.

yeah he didn't need them for the 40+ european bums he fought either.

[Kagami Taiga]

catchweights has been in boxing since forever. to start complaining about it now is assinine.

uhhh but if u were getting what the TS/article was saying u would see that they made a whole lot more sense in the past as opposed to now.

[Deep Blue 1997]

thats not always true either. 1 or 2 pounds can be really grueling for some ppl to lose. ive seen friends struggle to make weight. its not fun and it does take a lot out of u.

^^^^this.. i remember during my wrestling days, i was above my weight class by a pound or less (and i could no longer sweat, urinate, etc.) so i decided to fill an Arizona Ice-tea can up by spitting in it.

going down weight is not as easy as people make it out to be.

1-2 pounds really do make a difference

[JDezi4]

I didn't even bother reading the thread. Here's ur answer... NO WE DON'T