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Would the sport be in a better position if divisions like jr lightweight, jr middleweight, super middleweight were scrapped? I dont see why theres so many divisions.
Is 6 pounds really that much between jr middle and middleweight for example, is it really some insurmountable weight difference? Is there that big a difference in stature between a 140 fighter and a 147 fighter? a 168 fighter and a 175 fighter?
I dont see why they couldnt just put in a few pounds of muscle, doubt the frame is that much different. And if you are slightly smaller, tough luck really, the size difference shouldnt mean that you cant compete.
After all, we have so many multi division world champions these days that i dont really think there is huge size differences between the divisions, and its obviously pretty easy to move up in weight if youve got the quality.
I dont really see it as a huge deal when someone moves up from jr lightweight to lightweight for example, they may aswell be the same ****ing division for all i care.
UFC havent bothered with all these junior and super divisions and that seems to be doing okay. If anything weight and pure physical strength is more important in there because of the grappling.
I feel all it does is stretch the quality in the sport, can get people yo-yo'ing in between divisions and some hiding out in weak divisions.
For example,
What you could be looking at is a light heavy division with kovalev, jack, stevenson, ward, degale, beterbiev, ramirez.
A middleweight division with golovkin, canelo, charlo, jacobs, eubank, andrade, lara, saunders, cotto.
Surely that would result in better fights throughout. And what you'd be looking it as solid fights throughout the division, even at fringe world level, because it would be literally twice as hard to get to the top of the division. WIth such depth to the divisions, mismatches would be more inexcusable
So what do people think? Is there really a need for these super and junior divisions? WHy were they brought in in the first place?
Is 6 pounds really that much between jr middle and middleweight for example, is it really some insurmountable weight difference? Is there that big a difference in stature between a 140 fighter and a 147 fighter? a 168 fighter and a 175 fighter?
I dont see why they couldnt just put in a few pounds of muscle, doubt the frame is that much different. And if you are slightly smaller, tough luck really, the size difference shouldnt mean that you cant compete.
After all, we have so many multi division world champions these days that i dont really think there is huge size differences between the divisions, and its obviously pretty easy to move up in weight if youve got the quality.
I dont really see it as a huge deal when someone moves up from jr lightweight to lightweight for example, they may aswell be the same ****ing division for all i care.
UFC havent bothered with all these junior and super divisions and that seems to be doing okay. If anything weight and pure physical strength is more important in there because of the grappling.
I feel all it does is stretch the quality in the sport, can get people yo-yo'ing in between divisions and some hiding out in weak divisions.
For example,
What you could be looking at is a light heavy division with kovalev, jack, stevenson, ward, degale, beterbiev, ramirez.
A middleweight division with golovkin, canelo, charlo, jacobs, eubank, andrade, lara, saunders, cotto.
Surely that would result in better fights throughout. And what you'd be looking it as solid fights throughout the division, even at fringe world level, because it would be literally twice as hard to get to the top of the division. WIth such depth to the divisions, mismatches would be more inexcusable
So what do people think? Is there really a need for these super and junior divisions? WHy were they brought in in the first place?
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