I was thinking about this, because many consider the decline of the Heavyweight division as a disaster for boxing and the casual fan. For years, heavyweight was considered to epitamise everything a fan looked for in boxing, and as this is a sport about who is tougher, nothing could compare to watching two of the world's strongest and physically dominating fighters beat the crap out of each other.
However, looking at the other side of the coin, the division's decline has offered more exposure to the lower weights, and has showed that the bigger men are not the only ones to bring excitement to the sport. We've been treated to some superb fights this year, the majority of which feature from 154 or below.
Do you think that the bigger fights will continue at the lower weight classes to continue the trend?
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