I feel weight classes should be changed!

**Master** · 03-08-2014 09:59 PM

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

**La Cucaracha** · 03-08-2014 11:47 PM

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Originally Posted by 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?

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.

Maybe they would fight in their actual weight class

**Britkid** · 03-09-2014 12:47 PM

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

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

As a percentage of body weight it is not that much different than all the others up to Light Heavyweight.

**ykdadamaja** · 03-09-2014 12:51 PM

Originally Posted by Britkid

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

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

As a percentage of body weight it is not that much different than all the others up to Light Heavyweight.

But how was that measured? Is it effective weight? I dunno?!?! I don't see a big difference between a guy fighting at 105 and 115. There isn't that much difference.... jmo....

**Britkid** · 03-09-2014 01:04 PM

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

Originally Posted by Britkid

Originally Posted by ykdadamaja

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

As a percentage of body weight it is not that much different than all the others up to Light Heavyweight.

But how was that measured? Is it effective weight? I dunno?!?! I don't see a big difference between a guy fighting at 105 and 115. There isn't that much difference.... jmo....

My point is (using your example), a 105lbs man has put on 9.5% more weight to get up to 115lbs. But a 160lbs man only needs to put on 6.25% more weight to make 170lbs. That is why there is a smaller gap in the weight divisions at the lighter weights.