Quote Originally Posted by Mr140 View Post
Well the thing is i look at skill a lot different from the hw to the smaller weights because when you are below fw just easier for you to move and look fluid with it. HW it is hard to look like that and regardless of talent when your 230 plus and get hit your tech and talent goes out the door. Lennox Lewis is one of the greatest fighters to ever step in the ring yet he has loses to McCall and Rahman hw hard even if guy you face is less talented fighters then you. My first fight was Holyfeild and Tyson and Holyfeild my favorite fighter period so most of the time i get more hyped on hw even if it has been a bit lame because the division has so much history for me watched it my whole life.
Yes I agree. A HW should never be held to the same standards of skill and fluidity of the lower weights. There's a reason why we don't see any 230lb gymnasts, and conversely why we don't see any 147 linebackers.

Boxing is a strange beast in that we have 300lb butterballs competing in the same sport (often times on the same card) as 105lb waifs. We don't really get to see that in any other sport, so the comparison doesn't get made.