People in general are getting bigger. With the current divisional limits there is only a 7lb difference between super-middle & lightheavy, then a 25lbs jump to cruiserweight. The 175lb limit has been around for a long time, but with 24hr weigh ins current light-heavies are already much bigger than their historical peers.
Ive always thought the 25lb jump from LHW to CW limit was ridiculous, for me 185lbs would be more appropriate and balanced right in the middle of SMW & CW.
Same thing applies to every divisiona nd it´s really bad in the HW scene where a lot of greats used to fight at 209 and lower. Nowdays they ould be cruiserweights and some could have been Light-heavyweights :nut
No 180 should be the new Jr cruiser weight division with 8 new "world champions". Soon everyone will know the joy of becoming a world "titlists".
The first thing they need to do is eliminate some of the lower divisions. Going from 118-126 would be fine, and then going to 135 would be fine. I'd rather see small fighters at more comfortable weights than all these guys draining step by step up the ladder. Enough of that ****.
Definitely. There shouldn't be a 25 lb jump b/w 175 to 200. Boxing needs a super heavyweight division (230+) too.