Why do the smaller divisions get overhyped?

[Eff Pandas]

It’s an issue of % body weight, not sheer lbs. Judged by %, the jump from 108 to 112 is the same as 154 to 160 and 168 to 175. All the jumps are between about 95 and 97 % of body weight.

That said, 105 to 108 and 112-15-18 are a little too easy. But to adress you’d have to change the limit on a classic class. Winning five titles from 05-18 is still slightly less tough as a % of body weight as 147-168

How bout this?

This is how much % increase in body weight it takes to go from the current division to the next division.

Lil Guy Divisions
105 2.8%
108 3.7%
112 2.6%
115 2.6%
118 3.3%
122 3.2%
126 3.1%
130 3.8%
135 3.7%

Non-Lil Guy Divisions
140 5.0%
147 4.7%
154 3.8%
160 5.0%
168 4.1%
175 12.5%
200 n/a%
200+ n/a%

Average Body Weight % increase to move up:
Lil Guy Divisions (9 div's) 3.2%
Non-Lil Guy Divisions (6 div's) 5.8%

To see how the weight divisions would look on the lil guy side with the non-lil guy average & the non-lil guy side would look with the lil guy average

If the Lil Guy Divisions had a 5.8% increase to move up

105lbs
111lbs
117lbs
124lbs
131lbs
139lbs

Or how to turn 9 divisions into 6

If the Big Guy Divisions had a 3.2% increase to move up

140lbs
144lbs
149lbs
154lbs
159lbs
164lbs
169lbs
174lbs
180lbs
186lbs
192lbs
198lbs
198+lbs

Or how to turn 8 divisions into 13

Why coudn't we just do a 5% bump starting at 105? I say that'd be more fair up & down. And it'd look like this. More fair & evenly spread out. I think you could even do a higher % bump to kill some more weight divisions + make boxing more competitive, but thats a whole other story.

105lbs
110lbs
116lbs
122lbs
128lbs
134lbs
141lbs
148lbs
155lbs
163lbs
171lbs
180lbs
189lbs
198lbs
198+lbs

Or how to turn 17 into 15 divisions, but spread out more fairly & killing only 2 lil guy divisions.

[crold1]

How bout this?

This is how much % increase in body weight it takes to go from the current division to the next division.

Lil Guy Divisions
105 2.8%
108 3.7%
112 2.6%
115 2.6%
118 3.3%
122 3.2%
126 3.1%
130 3.8%
135 3.7%

Non-Lil Guy Divisions
140 5.0%
147 4.7%
154 3.8%
160 5.0%
168 4.1%
175 12.5%
200 n/a%
200+ n/a%

Average Body Weight % increase to move up:
Lil Guy Divisions (9 div's) 3.2%
Non-Lil Guy Divisions (6 div's) 5.8%

To see how the weight divisions would look on the lil guy side with the non-lil guy average & the non-lil guy side would look with the lil guy average

If the Lil Guy Divisions had a 5.8% increase to move up

105lbs
111lbs
117lbs
124lbs
131lbs
139lbs

Or how to turn 9 divisions into 6

If the Big Guy Divisions had a 3.2% increase to move up

140lbs
144lbs
149lbs
154lbs
159lbs
164lbs
169lbs
174lbs
180lbs
186lbs
192lbs
198lbs
198+lbs

Or how to turn 8 divisions into 13

Why coudn't we just do a 5% bump starting at 105? I say that'd be more fair up & down. And it'd look like this. More fair & evenly spread out. I think you could even do a higher % bump to kill some more weight divisions + make boxing more competitive, but thats a whole other story.

105lbs
110lbs
116lbs
122lbs
128lbs
134lbs
141lbs
148lbs
155lbs
163lbs
171lbs
180lbs
189lbs
198lbs
198+lbs

Or how to turn 17 into 15 divisions, but spread out more fairly & killing only 2 lil guy divisions.

Good stuff. I’d want to see the original eight limits maintained and scale back between. Just me

[sicko]

BS! Smaller Divisions don't get talked about enough to be honest particularly the Divisions under 126

[Eff Pandas]

Good stuff. I’d want to see the original eight limits maintained and scale back between. Just me

Thanks.

And idk that you could do the old school 8 anymore with how big guys are. I think you'd have to go from 175 & 175+ at the top to 175, 200 & 200+ at the top for 9 divisions.

And randomly here's the old school 8 % increase in weight to the next division. Much more evenly distributed although does go up the higher in weight you go.

112 5.3%
118 6.7%
126 7.1%
135 8.8%
147 8.8%
160 9.3%
175 n/a%
175+ n/a%

7.6% increase average