I feel weight classes should be changed!

[imp]

Weight classes are there for a reason to protect fighters and minimize the unfair advantage.

Canelo never made weight by a pound but the extra 100k is sure to make angulo happy.

[Bo-Bo24]

I've always wondered if introducing a 'Super Heavyweight' divison could help make the higher weight classes a bit more competetive.

[Master]

I've always wondered if introducing a 'Super Heavyweight' divison could help make the higher weight classes a bit more competetive.

The heavyweight division is iconic so they would never do that. They should lift the cruisierweight limit.

[Bo-Bo24]

I've always wondered if introducing a 'Super Heavyweight' divison could help make the higher weight classes a bit more competetive.

The heavyweight division is iconic so they would never do that. They should lift the cruisierweight limit.

Sure nothing would be done, I think its just worth the debate considering the size of the new breed of heavyweight.

[IamInuit]

Traditional 8.

[Britkid]

I've always wondered if introducing a 'Super Heavyweight' divison could help make the higher weight classes a bit more competetive.

It would make little, indeed perhaps no difference. I remember when the (then) 190/195lbs division was created in the late 70s, supposedly to help 'small Heavyweights'. The reality was that it became a division for big/lazy Light Heavies.


The Heavyweight division pays more. If you are a 210lber and have the chance to fight a fellow 210lber for £50,000-£75,000 or have a £500,000+ pay day fighting a 250lbs Klitschko, I know what most would do, no matter what it is called...

[Britkid]

As for weigh ins I too would bring back same day weigh ins. But I would make things safer by having an official weigh in two days prior, when a fighter must be within 3% of the contracted weight, or the fight loses it's title status, but there could be negotiations to decide if the fight could go ahead.

[beenKOed]

I've always wondered if introducing a 'Super Heavyweight' divison could help make the higher weight classes a bit more competetive.

A better classification would be "Super Pussyweight".

[ykdadamaja]

Weight classes are there for a reason to protect fighters and minimize the unfair advantage.

Canelo never made weight by a pound but the extra 100k is sure to make angulo happy.

There is little to no difference between the minimum weights to flyweight... some are only by three of four pounds. Useless.

Some of these "Jr." titles- Welter, Feather, etc... can be deduced in simpler form.

The cruiser weight division can easily be combined with the LH....

[X]

the weight divisions HAVE all changed ..... Huge advances in diet, training and nutrition as well as the changes to weigh in times mean that the fighters competing in each division are generally much bigger than the guys from the past.

Does anyone really think that Sergio Martinez is the same size as Carmen Basilio, for example?

[Master]

the weight divisions HAVE all changed ..... Huge advances in diet, training and nutrition as well as the changes to weigh in times mean that the fighters competing in each division are generally much bigger than the guys from the past.

Does anyone really think that Sergio Martinez is the same size as Carmen Basilio, for example?

That could be more to do with not having same day weigh in than nutrition.

[ykdadamaja]

the weight divisions HAVE all changed ..... Huge advances in diet, training and nutrition as well as the changes to weigh in times mean that the fighters competing in each division are generally much bigger than the guys from the past.

Does anyone really think that Sergio Martinez is the same size as Carmen Basilio, for example?

That could be more to do with not having same day weigh in than nutrition.

... and the main reason why they changed same day weigh in was because of health concerns and fighters weight draining, that and "time"... so, what exactly do we want?!!?

[ykdadamaja]

the weight divisions HAVE all changed ..... Huge advances in diet, training and nutrition as well as the changes to weigh in times mean that the fighters competing in each division are generally much bigger than the guys from the past.

Does anyone really think that Sergio Martinez is the same size as Carmen Basilio, for example?

Exactly my point.... the average middle weight today has better formed muscles, more attention to his diet and different lifestyle habits.

The entire game changed in the mid-80's- not because of the changes in the day you weigh the men, but the way we changed as a human race- physiology wise.

If you went back to the same day weigh in you would have NO FIGHTS.... no one would make weight.

[Master]

Basillio was built like a truck how can you say he was not well defined?

[ykdadamaja]

Basillio was built like a truck how can you say he was not well defined?

There is a difference between looking in shape, being in shape, being well defined, and having the strength and conditioning at a certain weight.

Basillio had a great physique. Meaning he was well defined and had conditioning to a certain degree. But when we compare him to a today's MW- from Hopkins, to RJJ, to GGG to even Ward and Dirrell, he would not last because he would be fighting unusually stronger and conditioned athletes.

It's not the same....