Should boxing take out a few divisions

[Rpgboxen]

Should boxing pair down a few divisions or just keep it the way it is. Nowadays boxing has 17 divisions. Post and give an opinion. Here's my list for the realinement for 13 divisions cutting out 4 divisions

Heavyweight 200+
Cruiserweight 200lbs
Light Heavyweight 180lbs
Super Middleweight 170lbs
Middleweight 160lbs
Welterweight 150lbs
Super Lightweight 140lbs
Lightweight 130lbs
Featherweight 125lbs
Bantamweight 120lbs
Flyweight 115lbs
Light Flyweight 110lbs
Strawweight 105lbs

it's not really a big change but it cuts out most of the divisions with the super name attached. With the exception between cruiserweight and LW every division above Lightweight is every 10 pounds between divisions and every division under lightweight goes down to 5 pound between every division. Cutting the divisions down from 17 to 13 divisions. The divisions that got cut are junior middleweight, super featherweight, super bantamweight, and super flyweight. The titleholders in the divisions that got cut become the mandtory challanger in a higher or lower division of there chooseing if there is already a mandatory challanger in certain organzations then they become the #2 contender but are guanteed a title shot within one years time.

It would be nice if boxing would realine the divsions but the WBA would probably start making 4 to 5 titleholders per division making them the super duper undisputed diamond champion and the interim bronze champion.

[Russian Crushin]

Why did you change all the weights around?

WW at 150?

[Instinto]

WW at 150?

I think his idea was to eliminate jr.MW, give 3 lbs to WW and 4 to MW. Jr.MW is usually doesn't have much competition. In 2010 this division had 4 title fights:Pac-Margo, Bundrage-Spinks, Cotto-Foreman, Dzinziruk-Dawson. This weight division is easily dominated by WWs and most of the natural jr.ww boxers move up and easily compete at MW, like Martinez and Wright, because of lack of opposition at jr.WW.

[Devils Advocate]

Should boxing pair down a few divisions or just keep it the way it is. Nowadays boxing has 17 divisions. Post and give an opinion. Here's my list for the realinement for 13 divisions cutting out 4 divisions

Heavyweight 200+
Cruiserweight 200lbs
Light Heavyweight 180lbs
Super Middleweight 170lbs
Middleweight 160lbs
Welterweight 150lbs
Super Lightweight 140lbs
Lightweight 130lbs
Featherweight 125lbs
Bantamweight 120lbs
Flyweight 115lbs
Light Flyweight 110lbs
Strawweight 105lbs

it's not really a big change but it cuts out most of the divisions with the super name attached. With the exception between cruiserweight and LW every division above Lightweight is every 10 pounds between divisions and every division under lightweight goes down to 5 pound between every division. Cutting the divisions down from 17 to 13 divisions. The divisions that got cut are junior middleweight, super featherweight, super bantamweight, and super flyweight. The titleholders in the divisions that got cut become the mandtory challanger in a higher or lower division of there chooseing if there is already a mandatory challanger in certain organzations then they become the #2 contender but are guanteed a title shot within one years time.

It would be nice if boxing would realine the divsions but the WBA would probably start making 4 to 5 titleholders per division making them the super duper undisputed diamond champion and the interim bronze champion.

I like the concept but for those that trip about catchweigts there would alot more catch weights with 10lbs seperating weight classes lightweight and above. Maybe catchweights would be more fair balanced.

[ronnie_N.]

why not do it old school?...

take out all the "super" and "junior"...

its works fine back then... and its works fine for UFC now...

[Rpgboxen]

Yes I didn't even think about the ppl that get picky about the catchweights but I figuered 13 divisions would be better and seperating them every 10lbs above 130lbs would make it harder for those boxers that jump up and down the scale all the time. And JM has had some great fighters pass through the division but the JM 154lbs division is a stepping stone between WW and MW and lately the division hasn't been all that great even though their has been a few title fights

[Cobbler]

You've got to remember the division set up is there for the fighters safety.

Of course we would like to see bigger better fights i.e Enzo Macrinelli Vs Wlad Klit etc

Remember Henry Cooper Vs Ali ?? :O

[SCtrojansbaby]

105 straw
118 bantam
130 feather
140 light
147 welter
155 super welter
165 middle
175 lightheavy
190 cruiser

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

Fighters have more opportunities now days to make money with all these different divisions and titles. I don't think it will ever be changed because of that. If I had it my way, I would cut down on all the different divisions too. I'd also like to see only one title belt for each division and make catch weights against the rules.

[jaskieee]

Fighters have more opportunities now days to make money with all these different divisions and titles. I don't think it will ever be changed because of that. If I had it my way, I would cut down on all the different divisions too. I'd also like to see only one title belt for each division and make catch weights against the rules.

Im not a big fan of catchweights either. You dont see many points where they settle in between. Next fighters will start agreeing to having different sized gloves.