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New Weight Classifications and Rules in Boxing - What Do You Guys Think?
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Originally posted by Boxnation fan View PostBoxing having 4 World Title Belts is actually a good thing for helping boxing grow around the world.
Broadcasters want to be able to sell their program with a WORLD TITLE FIGHT and if you had 15 Weight Divisions x 4 World Title Belts and at least 2 Defences a Year, that alone could produce 120 World Title Fights a year.
Every two years, i would have a unification tournament where all the belt holders have to fight each other to produce ONE UNDISPUTED CHAMPION so at least we do get to know who the best is in each division.
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Originally posted by DuckAdonis View PostYou can go **** yourself for eliminating Cruiserweigt
Plus the extra 10 lbs would attract some of the smaller Heavyweights to it.
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Originally posted by _Rexy_ View Postthat's going to the well way too much. 120 world title fights a year is insanity. It's like having a "big" PPV every two weeks, people will just wait for the next one.
It's actually the main reason Boxing is Booming at the moment globally especially in the 18-49 market and the ufc is declining in that market.
You have to remember there's around 20-30 World Title Fights a year in Japan that hardly get shown outside of that country.
The UK also has 20-30 World Title fights, half of them never get shown in America.
Other Markets too like the Mexican, Thailand, Ukraine, Russia etc that have World Title Fights also don't get shown in America.
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Originally posted by bigjavi973 View Postwhy even change the weight classes leave them be....
I would use more of universal naming of the weight classes and belts...
for example...
super welterweight = light middleweight
we know that but for someone who doesnt really follow boxing that would throw them off imo...
Also the belts have to remain at one belt per sanctioning body who is officially recognized by the ibhof.....
WBA
WBC
IBF
WBO
and then there's THE RING belt.......
imo what there needs to be is a universal boxing body to control those belt organizations (imo should be the ibhof that comes up with that)
must fight one mando per year if you only have ONE to two belts
must fight TWO mandos per year if you have more than 2 belts etc
NO STEP ASIDE FEES AT ALL!
and so on and so on.....
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Originally posted by nacho daddy View PostExactly. I am all for pre fight weigh ins but many fights would be cancelled and money lost. but fighters would have to adjust knowing pre fight weigh in. I also like defending title 2-3 times a years against the best. anyone like Thurman etc that barely fight once a year should be put on the bottom of the pile and have to fight their way back up the ranks
I really don't see how any modern Athlete can't fight 3 times a year.
If like Thurman, they're injured they should have to give up their titles but allowed a future title shot when they're fit again.
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