Reasons why welterweight is on the rise

[jjbj2]

historically, WW is one of the glory divisions, second only to middleweight and heavyweight. there will always be talent and depth because it's just a promotable division, for lack of a better description. and yes, all the above reasons serve to show why! great fighters with lots of potential style clashes waiting to happen! LONG LIVE WELTERWEIGHT!

I would gander that the marketable divisions are:

Heavyweight
Middleweight
Welterweight
Lightweight
Featherweight

Honestly, to me those are the weights that really make history when it comes to boxing.

[bojangles1987]

I'd honestly put welterweight above middleweight historically. Welterweight is that middle division where many great fighters at some point compete in.

[Visceral]

Light Heavyweight is also pretty exciting right now with B-Hop, Dawson, Pascal, Cloud and others.