Why the infatuation with Michael Spinks??

I think there's something to be said for those old time (and new ones, too) champions that feel comfortable at one weight their entire careers.

Many fighters move up because they don't have the DISCIPLINE to make weight, so they take the lazy way out. Not saying that's the case of all of them... but some certainly do.

Many great champions of the past stayed at one weight their whole careers. Are we going to criticize them because they didn't jump up in weight to challenge bigger guys??

That is the new way of doing things, I guess. I'm old school.

Maybe it's all this jumping up 2 or 3 divisions looking for a money grab. It's turning boxing more into a circus than I care to think about.

Even the jumping itself.

Used to be guys would move up and GRADUALLY acclimate themselves to the new weight.

Now they not only jump 2 or 3 divisions. Some bozos even seek to drag much heavier champions to some ridiculous catchweight, complete with rehydration clauses.... all for the sake of some bogus claim to another weight division title.

It's all crap, if you ask me.