Which one would make a more positive difference to boxing?

[powerpuncher]

If you could change one of these two things, which one would it be?

One title per weight class or change back to 8 weight classes?

It seems that having one title would be the obvious answer to me, and I think it would fix a ton of problems, but having only 8 weight classes would also prevent jumping weight classes and ducking. People would be forced to stay at a weight class for a much longer time and couldn’t just move up to avoid someone.

I still think that having one title per weight class would be better, but we still have so many weight classes that even at that, it gets so watered down. There would be more potential mega fights with 8 weight classes because every weight would have at least a handful of really good fighters.

[TitoFan]

No brainer for me. One title per weight class.

The fear of people jumping weight classes would fade a bit when fighters realized they couldn't just pick the weak zebra in the herd and just go get it (aka: Rocky Fielding). They'd have to face a bonafide champion, and that's all there is to it.

I don't mind more than 8 weight classes. It gives us more championship fights, which is always a good thing unless it's for a meaningless belt like the WBC likes to churn out.

[Alpha]

Yea out of the 2 listed I would agree with 1 Championship per division. I don't think it's necessary to drop all the way back to 8 divisions but a few could definitely go.

[powerpuncher]

We have so many weight classes it’s ridiculous. Where does it stop? It becomes diluted. I’m imagining welterweight if you added guys like Taylor, Prograis, and Ramirez. How good would that weight class be? Even with more than one belt, there would be fights that wouldn’t be made if we kept the weight classes intact and just had one title per weight class.

The main reason to have one title is so that no one can duck the obvious top guy in the division because multiple people now can claim they are the champion. That would be great. Having less weight classes make many more good potential match ups.

[p4pking]

I'm not convinced it would make a huge difference, but one title per division would be the better one. Boxing is a shady business, I don't know how much all these trinkets really have to do with it these days as opposed to other things. More weight classes is almost a non issue for me though. If anything more weight classes just creates more even/safe fights overall, I'm often cool with catchweights and weight hopping for the same reason. If any fighter is confident enough, there is nothing to stop them from weighing an extra half pound and fighting at the next class up. If they can't compete against fighters that size, that's exactly the reason you need the weight classes what they are.

[Ron Swanson]

No brainer for me. One title per weight class.

The fear of people jumping weight classes would fade a bit when fighters realized they couldn't just pick the weak zebra in the herd and just go get it (aka: Rocky Fielding). They'd have to face a bonafide champion, and that's all there is to it.

I don't mind more than 8 weight classes. It gives us more championship fights, which is always a good thing unless it's for a meaningless belt like the WBC likes to churn out.

Agreed. Imagine Loma couldn’t have said no to Belchelt and Garcia, how great his CV would be. And he would have fought a champ at 126, his CV would be insane.

[powerpuncher]

No brainer for me. One title per weight class.

The fear of people jumping weight classes would fade a bit when fighters realized they couldn't just pick the weak zebra in the herd and just go get it (aka: Rocky Fielding). They'd have to face a bonafide champion, and that's all there is to it.

I don't mind more than 8 weight classes. It gives us more championship fights, which is always a good thing unless it's for a meaningless belt like the WBC likes to churn out.

Agreed. Imagine Loma couldn’t have said no to Belchelt and Garcia, how great his CV would be. And he would have fought a champ at 126, his CV would be insane.

I agree that it would be nice to make it much harder to manufacture a champion. You could bring them along slowly, but you still have to beat the champion. Then when you are the champion, you have to defend it against worthy challengers.

[Spicoli]

Yeh I'd say one trinket per division as it would emphasis a true champion and see a round robin of quality talent facing off. The top ten rankings would also regain respect. I don't have as big a problem with the divisions now, aside from divas using them as pit stops to "make history" but I believe most fans know a terrible match set up when they see it. Honestly I'm wondering how many of todays top fighters would flounder if they lost the pre step added divisions and the fact that they would have to truly fight up the new ranks in much deeper divisions? Or if they would leave at all as cleaning out only 8 divisions would take a bigger broom before you jump without being called a ducker at every turn.

[Mark TKO]

Easy choice - one title per weight class

Got a bot sick of all the weight divisions but having just one title would ease that one

We all know it will never happen

[TIC]

less titles needs to happen, we know more are on the way

[ykdadamaja]

If you could change one of these two things, which one would it be?

One title per weight class or change back to 8 weight classes?

It seems that having one title would be the obvious answer to me, and I think it would fix a ton of problems, but having only 8 weight classes would also prevent jumping weight classes and ducking. People would be forced to stay at a weight class for a much longer time and couldn’t just move up to avoid someone.

I still think that having one title per weight class would be better, but we still have so many weight classes that even at that, it gets so watered down. There would be more potential mega fights with 8 weight classes because every weight would have at least a handful of really good fighters.

Change the weight limits along with probably losing a few weight classes. I see no difference between Jr Welter and Welter and no difference between a true lightweight and a legitimate featherweight.

[Fatboxingfan]

If you could change one of these two things, which one would it be?

One title per weight class or change back to 8 weight classes?

It seems that having one title would be the obvious answer to me, and I think it would fix a ton of problems, but having only 8 weight classes would also prevent jumping weight classes and ducking. People would be forced to stay at a weight class for a much longer time and couldn’t just move up to avoid someone.

I still think that having one title per weight class would be better, but we still have so many weight classes that even at that, it gets so watered down. There would be more potential mega fights with 8 weight classes because every weight would have at least a handful of really good fighters.

8 wait class

[Baal]

One champion for each category