Comments Thread For: WBC May Create New Division, Split Heavyweight Class in Two

[Luilun]

Probably tired of the fact that Wilder barely draws enough to rub two pennies together.

You won the Funny quote of the day but the sad part it's true

[Pandur]

Create super cruiserweight.

Heavyweight should always be unlimited.

WBC, please don't ruin the meaning of being heavyweight champion of the world.

We will be speaking to the WBC very soon to plead our case. None of us were able to make it to the convention this year.

Who are "We/you"?

[yankees7448]

Cant way I am a fan of this idea. As everyone else is saying WBC just looking for more money.

I am not against it in theory. It might give some guys a shot to win a title that they would otherwise be denied because they just don't have the power to compete. The heavyweights nowadays are huge. Guys are regularly coming in at 240 pounds or more. The Klitchskos regularly came in at over 260. By comparison George Foreman weighed in at 217.5 while Joe Frazier weighed in at 214 for their first fight. It would take a really special small heavyweight (another prime Holyfield)to even compete with these giants let alone win.

[N/A]

Who are "We/you"?

Three people have access to this account. One of us speaks regularly to the WBC president, one of us speaks regularly to the WBA president and one of us speaks regularly to the IBF president. So we decided months ago to ditch our previous accounts and combine our efforts to explain sanctioning body politics.

[SN!PER]

Eddie Chambers wishes this existed ten years ago.

[xvG-MONEYvx]

Is there even enough top talent out there to justify a super heavyweight divison? How many top behemoth's are out there.

[Pandur]

Three people have access to this account. One of us speaks regularly to the WBC president, one of us speaks regularly to the WBA president and one of us speaks regularly to the IBF president. So we decided months ago to ditch our previous accounts and combine our efforts to explain sanctioning body politics.

Thats great. Pretty cool.

Yeah, please speak to the WBC. Tell them how terrible idea it would be.

The Heavyweight division is already short on talent, will be a disaster to make 2 division out of that.


It would also take away the glamour and prestige away from what it really means to be The Heavyweight Champion.

It would even confuse casuals who follows boxing and know about the heavyweight division.

[Larry the boss]

how can a sanctioning body create a new division?

[Jubei]

I am not against it in theory. It might give some guys a shot to win a title that they would otherwise be denied because they just don't have the power to compete. The heavyweights nowadays are huge. Guys are regularly coming in at 240 pounds or more. The Klitchskos regularly came in at over 260. By comparison George Foreman weighed in at 217.5 while Joe Frazier weighed in at 214 for their first fight. It would take a really special small heavyweight (another prime Holyfield)to even compete with these giants let alone win.

oh really? Show me the fights where they came in over 260, or even close to 260

[Citizen Koba]

how can a sanctioning body create a new division?

Simples. They make up a name and a weight and offer a strap for it. How do you think Cruiser and SMW began?