The division's been around since the 80s and has never gotten a lot of respect, despite producing some quality scraps. Never the less, what if we had light heavyweight(175) and everything over is heavyweight like in the old days?
Obviously you'd think the smaller guys would be crushed by the giants that rule the heavyweight division as is. However, when you take into account Jack Dempsey who was barely a heavyweight, crushing than big heavyweight Jess Willard, it doesn't seem so black and white anymore.
The point is over all, that Marciano fought well below 200 pounds because it was his best fighting weight. How many of these smaller, but faster, cruisers could do damage at heavyweight while weighing well below 200, even against the big boys?
Obviously you'd think the smaller guys would be crushed by the giants that rule the heavyweight division as is. However, when you take into account Jack Dempsey who was barely a heavyweight, crushing than big heavyweight Jess Willard, it doesn't seem so black and white anymore.
The point is over all, that Marciano fought well below 200 pounds because it was his best fighting weight. How many of these smaller, but faster, cruisers could do damage at heavyweight while weighing well below 200, even against the big boys?
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