Why is Cruiser always such a sh*tty division?

[TitoFan]

This is something I've always wondered too. And light heavy to a lesser extent.

Guess if you're bigger than super middle they expect you to take on the heavies.

Maybe aswell we've never had two decent cruisers at any one time ? (I've no idea so if I'm wrong don't jump down my throat - I'm just musing here)

It's puzzling isn't it? Twenty five pounds to work with... and there never seems to be any decent talent in there. Either that or boxing fans have no room in their fandom for anything between middle and heavy. It's almost like if you're a middle or super middle... you have to take that quantum leap up to heavyweight or else risk disappearing from public view. Unless of course, you've already built your fame at the lower weights.

[Master]

Okolie is already getting ready to move to heavyweight. Do not think he will even try to unify.

[mrbig1]

Holyfield was about the only great Cruiser. This is a great question that I have no answer. Back in the day Charles, Marciano, Patterson, Ellis, Quarry, and Moore could have all been great Cruiser Champs. Who has been a good big Light Heavyweight of late? That's maybe the reason. Or they move straight to HW like Moorer or Haye.

[TIC]

the top guys seemed to have been fighting each other consistently

[SlimTrae]

CW Div is boxing's stepchild.

[SlimTrae]

Just remembered one of my favorite back n forth battles was Toney vs Jirov at CW....obviously Toney bought the name recognition. Really some crackin fights occurred for CW to not have gotten respect from fans world wide.


Toney vs Jirov
Mormeck vs Bell
Mormeck vs Braithwaite
Minto vs Vinny Maddalone
Bell vs Adamak
Wlodarczyk vs Cunningham
Adamak vs Cunningham


A lot of cracking fights happened at Cruiser. Because it is the stepchild division...it has nor will it ever be anything other than the bridge UP to HW or down to LHW.

[Spicoli]

But now they at least have 'Bridgerweight' to point and laugh at . Cruiser gets some bad rep but never minded it. Just always seems as a pit stop to the lure of that heavyweight prestige and money. 90's was fun with it before it shipped overseas in talent and push. I recall trying to convince someone that Jeremy Williams at Cruiser was a star . Al Cole had a run..then took his frame and chin to heavy and did the journeyman..see Bert Cooper. Orlin Norris was solid as they come. Can only imagine a 175 Michael Moorer at Cruiser before jumping to heavy.