Shouldn't Heavyweights get praise for moving up in weight????

[KermitTheKiller]

Jack Johnson 180-242

Muhammad Ali 188-236

George Foreman 218-266

Larry Holmes 196-255

Vitali Klitschko 232-252

Lennox Lewis 221-256

Wladimir Klitschko 220-249

Mike Tyson 212-239

Sonny Liston 198-226



Why don't heavyweight boxers get praise for moving up in weight like lower weight classes??

If there where weight divisions in heavyweights (sounds ridiculous) 205, 208, 212, 215, 218, 222, 226, 230 etc etc etc.

Or even something more condensed like 210 220 230 240 etc; would they get praise for moving up in weight just like lower weight classes?????

[Russian Crushin]

They dont move up in weight, they get fat

[UTEP]

Wasn't there a Super Heavyweight division years ago?

[BUNGALOWS]

No they shouldn't. Their bone structure allows them to fight and take the punishment of HWs.

And if you're a smallish HW, then you have the speed advantage.

Now a guy like RJJ on the other hand. He's completely small for HW. He doesn't have the bone structure for HW. He just has insanely quick reflexes and cat like quickness.

[soul_survivor]

Wasn't there a Super Heavyweight division years ago?

Never in the pro aspect of the sport.

And heavyweights aren't moving up in weight, they are in the same division lol

It's just that as fighters get older, they put on muscle and then at a certain stage, fat, examples include late 70s Ali, Tyson, Johnson put on quite some weight and so on.

[Grimgash]

They're not moving up in weight classes, just weight. They get fat or more built....The guys their fighting are the same. This thread makes me cry.

[KermitTheKiller]

They're not moving up in weight classes, just weight. They get fat or more built....The guys their fighting are the same. This thread makes me cry.

Why would this thread make you cry?? then gtfo emotional little girl!


Why is this so inconceivable? Numerous weight classes were created in the 1980's

168 being one of them.

Im not even saying they should create new weight classes, im just saying hypothetically what if they already were established..

[KermitTheKiller]

Wasn't there a Super Heavyweight division years ago?

maybe your thinking of crusier weight in early 2000s it changed from 190 limit to 200 limit

Never in the pro aspect of the sport.

And heavyweights aren't moving up in weight, they are in the same division lol

It's just that as fighters get older, they put on muscle and then at a certain stage, fat, examples include late 70s Ali, Tyson, Johnson put on quite some weight and so on.

so a person starts off at 205 and ends there career at 250, a 15 year career. Puts on mostly muscle isn't moving up in weight????

[KermitTheKiller]

They dont move up in weight, they get fat

you can have a fat fighter at 160??

what if a fighter gains muscle throught their career?

[KermitTheKiller]

So a fighter 5'10 is slender starts his career at 130 puts on weight and ends 160
gets more praise then a fighter who

6'4 is slender starts his career at 190 puts on weight and ends at 220??
who could possible be fighting fighters 30+ pounds on him