Comments Thread For: The WBC's Latest Plan To Redraw Boxing History is Horribly Short-Sighted

[Eff Pandas]

I'm for this. The fact these groups don't act like weight matters once you reach 200lbs is & has always been r3tarded.

The thing they aren't doing that's a problem is restructuring all divisions to a more even sensible point for max competition & fairness for those boxers of ultra high levels who can succeed in multiple divisions. And that's means we have less divisions than we currently have.

[Thuglife Nelo]

Hold on, the article is by “Ron Lewis” but cites Dan Rafael...

I don’t get it. And is Bellew mentioned as the consultant? Lol

[Get em up]

Another thing that kills me is "waiting until it's a title fight!" Will we get Ennis vs. Ortiz Jr.? Not until it's a title fight! Could we get Lomachenko vs. Stevenson @ 130? Not unless it's a title fight, even though it's better than Herring vs. Frampton! Could we get Wilder vs. Ruiz? Not unless it's a title fight! Could we get Benavidez vs. Berlanga? Not unless it's a title fight! How about Prograis vs. Ergashev? Nope, no title at stake! How about a Thurman vs. Porter rematch? Hell nah, not without a title! SUCKS!

That's ridiculous huh. Who the hell actually fights a live body without title shot anymore. All we get as fans are 1 named person and 1 undefeated fighter from Zimbabwe or some **** that in reality has only fought guys with losing records yet the promotion will be sold as the number 3 contender for whatever org it vs the undefeated up and comer. Every match up you just named would be AWESOME fights I dont give a **** if any of them have a title at stake. Titles are irrelevant and until the general public knows that we wont get the good solid we should see

[Plick647]

if they're gonna go to 224, why not keep that weight HW and from 225+ is Super HW??

and bring back same day weigh ins!!!!!!!!

[ShoulderRoll]

Don't mess with boxing history and tradition. Leave the heavyweight division as it is and has been since John L. Sullivan.

If anything bring back same day weigh-ins and 15 round fights. You will see weights come down real quick.

Excess size would be a handicap instead of an advantage if we go back to the old ways.

[Doubledagger]

Don't mess with boxing history and tradition. Leave the heavyweight division as it is and has been since John L. Sullivan.

If anything bring back same day weigh-ins and 15 round fights. You will see weights come down real quick.

Excess size would be a handicap instead of an advantage if we go back to the old ways.

That's all good in theory but not in practise.

One day weigh ins were actually brought in for weight reasons.

Like for example, your assumptions is that maybe a guy like Jarret Hurd will move up to 160 or 168 when same day weigh ins are brought in.

But in practise it won't necessarily be like that. Hurd might just decide to have longer camps and still fight at 154lbs.

But that poses a risk of him fighting with complete dehydration without the ability to rehydrate over a night, and puts his health at even greater risk.

This was the reason one day weigh ins were brought in in the first place, because fighters back then were still trying to squeeze into weight and it was more dangerous for them that way.

One day weigh ins are much safer for the fighters.

[Inspired]

The HW division is the only one I follow. I’m not sure I would be interested in watching anymore. The division already lacks depth. Povetkin is #4 in my rankings & is 41. Many of the top 15-20 are in their late 30s & early 40s. What does that say? Just leave it!

Tyson Fury
Anthony Joshua
Oleksandyr Usyk
Deontay Wilder
Dillian Whyte
Andy Ruiz
Joseph parker
Povetkin
Pulev
Michael Hunter
Filip Hrgovic
Agit Kabayel
Hughie Fury
Derek Chisora
Luis Ortiz
Joe Joyce
Daniel Dubois
Tony Yoka
Efe Ajagba
Otto Wallin
Oscar Rivas
Ivan Dychko
Junior Fa



there isnt another division in boxing with as much depth..


you have upcoming guys who will easily replace the old.

David Adeleye
Jalolov
Babic
Fabio Wadley
Jared Anderson

[Monty Fisto]

Another weight class is definitely not a good idea.

Maybe raise the limit for Cruiser to 205lbs?

[VislorTurlough]

This is all kinda of bad news

[Toffee]

Heavyweights don't need to be fixed to get a pound for pound comparison.

It's the heavyweight division. The heavyweight champion is the champion of the world. It's the only division that doesn't need any pound for pound comparison.