Heavyweight decline is a good thing

[Wayne]

I respect what you're saying but I have to disagree. I've gotten into the lower weight classes because there were good fights there and not because the heavies were down and out. You said yourself you raved to your friend about the first 2 Vazquez-Marquez fights and that was probably why he became a convert, not because the 200+ pounders weren't doing anything. The only the boxing's top division being the least entertaining has done is given us, the hardcore fans, fewer good fights to watch. The casual fan isn't going to watch the little guys either way if one of the fighters isn't named Ali or Tyson, but when you had those guys at least the little guys stood a chance of being watched if they were on a televised undercard. The heavyweight decline isn't a good thing. Not at all. When the good-looking girl wants to go home, the fat ugly one has no choice but to leave.

[Wayne]

You are buying into the Haye hype machine. There are plenty of fighters who respect their bodies. Klitschko is always in great condition and while he may not hang his chin out there for anybody to knock on, he knocks out guys more often than not, including his last half dozen or so opponents. And there could be an upper limit. I for one wouldn't mind seeing a super heavyweight division if the talent were there. If it started at 250lbs it could have some decent names in it and give some of these guys something to worry about if their suddenly in the lower end instead of the upper end of the division. You'd see a lot of guys starving themselves down to stay in the HW division.