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Originally posted by Ray Corso
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The thing is, though, I see nothing sacred about those particular weights we use. It is not like referring to the constitution and the founding fathers or something, to me. They are just arbitrary demarcations not really based on science but likely some kind of rough guess by a commission using pseudo science at best.
That said, I would not oppose a complete reorganization of weights and the titles they represent. To say that men weighing over 175 are heavyweights might have worked in the past when heavyweight champs almost always weighed less than 200, but it makes no practical sense now.
The only thing sacred about the weights and names we use is that they have been in use for a long time. The names of the dvisions and tradition are to blame for the meager reputation of some divisions.
The name of the lightheavyweight division should certainly be changed, since it is now a complete misnomer. That name now belongs to the cruiserweights, if it belongs to any division.
Some things change in sports. They are always painful at first. It was painful to many that there is no mile race in the Olympics anymore, but they got over it and the sport went on. I hated it when championship fights went from fifteen to twelve rounds, and I cannot say I am completely over that bitterness even today.
The changes I propose are less drastic than those above. First, I want every division between a tradtional division referred to as "junior" not "super."
The lightheavyweight dvision will have to become the "laurelweights," or something similar, and the supermiddleweights become the juniorlaurels.
The cruiserweights become the junior heavyweights, then come the heavyweights. It might even be a good idea at this point in a world of steroid muscle that will probably not go away, to implement a super heavyweight division for giants and see how often they are knocked off by challengers from below.
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