Re: Weight-limit for heavyweights
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Originally Posted by
GuyIncognito76
The problem is that Heavyweight is the only division in boxing where you can be morbidly obese; sure if you bix at the lower weights you could slack off and box at a weight above your ideal but not to the extent a heavyweight can.
And the problem with that is??? If you're morbidly obese as a "professional athlete" usually you lose....Butterbean couldn't beat Larry Holmes when Larry was like 60. Hell look at Gabe Brown....you telling me he's a major success as a heavyweight???
Guys that don't train get weeded out before they win belts... Randy Cobb for example, Tony Galento.
Weight limits for heavyweight is a fucking stupid idea.....it might be a good thought, but it's a stupid idea! You would still get pudgy cruiserweights and light heavyweights and people would still bitch and moan about that. Eddie Chambers is a little flabby, but he's a decent enough heavyweight....his style is what's off putting. Cris Arreola paid the price for being fat, as did Sam Peter, as did David Tua, as did Kirk Johnson, Hasim Rahman, etc etc infinity.
The guys that do well in professional boxing do well because of attention to detail regarding skill, hard work, and dedication to the sport. If the Klitschko's didn't train so hard they wouldn't be champions...if Mayweather and Pacquiao didn't train so hard they would be champions.....you can't show me a successful lazy title holder much less a true champion.
