Thats the feeling I am getting. Thoughts?..
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So is a division considered "weak" when there is 1 dominant champ?
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Originally posted by Boxfan83 View PostThats the feeling I am getting. Thoughts?..
There is no real barometer.
What makes a strong division is lots of even competition and elite competition at that or close to it.
I have been around boxing for a while though and thus rely heavily on my knowledge and recognition of the sport over resumes or marketability of fighters, wheras casuals tend to judge only by marketability first, resume second, and have no ability to use the eye test. That's why to a casual, a division with no names is a weak division. To me, a division can be full of "names" and be weak.
Right now, I consider the ww division weak, and the hw division strong, for example.
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Originally posted by LoadedWraps View PostA division is "weak" if it fits someone's argument on here.
There is no real barometer.
What makes a strong division is lots of even competition and elite competition at that or close to it.
I have been around boxing for a while though and thus rely heavily on my knowledge and recognition of the sport over resumes or marketability of fighters, wheras casuals tend to judge only by marketability first, resume second, and have no ability to use the eye test. That's why to a casual, a division with no names is a weak division. To me, a division can be full of "names" and be weak.
Right now, I consider the ww division weak, and the hw division strong, for example.
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Originally posted by KingHippo View PostNo, a division is considered weak when it's devoid of pedigree, p4p fighters and the top 5 is garbage. Pretty simple.
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Originally posted by Boxfan83 View PostWell Klitchko was dominate for YEARS and it was considered weak until he lost then all of a sudden its alive and thriving. Hell we just saw Andy Ruiz fight for title and get robbed lol But regardless, how can a dominate champ get props if hes dominating the top ten? think of it this way, one of the "weak" top 10 guys woulda been champ if there wasnt a dominate champ...
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I reckon this is about the middleweight division. Which ones of these fighters do you think is worth a damn:
Daniel Jacobs
Billy Joe Saunders
David Lemieux
Andy Lee
Peter Quillin
Chris Eubank Jr
Ryota Murata
Curtis Stevens
Hassan N’Dam
Ievgen Khytrov
Sam SolimanLast edited by KingHippo; 12-29-2016, 05:46 PM.
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