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

[moltres.]

if anything they need to get rid of divisions. for e.g. 130, 135, 140, 147......maybe 135 and 147 should stay. 154, 160, 175.....154 should go.

[PunchyPotorff]

Obviously this is just another cash grab for Baby Blip Sulaiman... but really, for health reasons, it is something I've advocated for quite a while. Yes, an elite smaller HW isn't effected by the current weight limits, but who ever said boxing has ONLY elites fighting in the sport? This promotes lame fighters getting belts? Doubtful. Not any more than the current situation does with so many sanctioning organizations and belts. If anything, it makes competition better, closer.

Smaller weight divisions have only a few pounds difference between them. So making the playing field a little more level for most of the bigger fighters is a good idea IMO.

I doubt this idea goes anywhere anyway, but if it did I wouldn't mind at all.

[Hadar]

I would propose:

Super middleweight 160-168 lbs
Light heavyweight 168-175 lbs
Junior cruiserweight 175-185 lbs
Cruiserweight 185-200 lbs
Super-cruiserweight 200-220 lbs
Heavyweight 220+ lbs

then the weight gabs between light heavy weight, cruiserweight and heavy weight would be smaller. And there would be category for those who can't go under 200, but in HW means nothing: e.g. Guillermo Jones

[PoserExposer]

In other words the WBC wants to create more garbage belts to make more money off fighters.

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

what a disgusting fat piece of **** sulliman is. With all the millions they pull from fighters, cant he hire a chef and personal trainer and not walk around a fat slob all the time

Lmaooo well dàmn

[THEFRESHBRAWLER]

if anything they need to get rid of divisions. for e.g. 130, 135, 140, 147......maybe 135 and 147 should stay. 154, 160, 175.....154 should go.

Lol I see why you in the red. Get rid of welterweight division. You’re out your damn mind

[Baltimore]

This is ******!

We need less divisions not more

[Eff Pandas]

If they do something like this then they better get rid of some of the lower weight classes.
I used to not mind but I'm getting tired of divisions only being 3 pounds apart in the lower weight classes.
Get rid of Minimumweight for example.

Co-sign the f#ck outta this.

I don't think people really realize there are 9 of the f#cking 17 divisions between 105-135. 30lbs carry more than half of the divisions in boxing. And according to boxrec many of those 9 divisions are the least populated divisions in boxing.

[Hot Shyt]

this is smart.. theres too wide of a weight range in that division. We say its crazy for Floyd to fight GGG and thats only a 15 lbs difference. A fighter weighing 260 has no business fighting someone thats 220.

I think they should divide the heavyweight division up and get some of the junior weights outta here. Get rid of jr lightweight, jr welterweight, jr middleweight. 105, 108, 112, 115, 118, 122, 126 should probably just be 3-4 divisions.

[Nay_Sayer]

Bring back 15 round fights and there will be no need for a "super heavyweight" division...