I think the cruiserweight and supermiddleweight divisions really have done a number on the lightheavyweight divisions in the last 20 years. It allows guys who might move from middleweight to not have to make such a jump up by staying at supermiddle. The cruiserweight division allows most guys who were light heavys to stay out of the heavyweight division, especially with these monsters they have now. Guys like Eddie Mustafa Muhammed would have never tried to explore the heavy division if the cruiserweight titles had been well established 28 years ago rather than being an oddity at the time he fought Snipes.
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