Should Boxing officially institute a 'Super-Heavyweight' weight class?

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  1. WABCBoxer

    WABCBoxer Member Full Member

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    I think they should. What do you think?
     
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  2. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No, we need less weight classes not more.
     
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  3. Boxed Ears

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  4. AlFrancis

    AlFrancis Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What weight do you suggest?
     
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  5. WABCBoxer

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    Go to 3 simple weight classes then? Light, Middle, and Heavy?
     
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  6. TheSouthpaw

    TheSouthpaw Champion Full Member

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    I dont think that would help..I used to think it would save boxing but since have come to my senses...I agree with xredx!..We need less not more.
     
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  7. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Heavyweight, Light Heavyweight, Middleweight, Welterweight, Lightweight, Featherweight, Bantamweight, Flyweight.
     
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  8. thistle1

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    Long Overdue!
     
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  9. jdempsey85

    jdempsey85 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Id prefer the 15 rounds title fights back
     
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  10. xRedx

    xRedx Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Why 15 rounds? Why not 16? or 14?

    Round numbers are arbitrary and have no meaning. Having more rounds means that fighters take more punishment in a single fight then they need to.

    I actually would like 10 round title fights. Imagine if Gatti-Ward I went into rounds 11 and 12.
     
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  11. Bogotazo

    Bogotazo Amateur Full Member

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    No, we just need to resurrect Futch and Cus and teach fighters how to bend their knees and bob and weave or step in and out anytime they face a giant.
     
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  12. Ramon Rojo

    Ramon Rojo Active Member Full Member

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    Yes, because some guys that are about 6 foot and have build for someone that weighs 200 -220 pounds have disadvantage when there's guys likes Klitschko bros in heavyweight.

    Heavyweight could have 220 limit.
     
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  13. VG_Addict

    VG_Addict Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Maybe instead of having all these weight divisions, they could change the weight limits of the eight original weight classes. Like, welterweight could be 140-147.
     
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  14. thistle1

    thistle1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    12 weight divisions beginning at Flyweight and ending at Super-Heavyweight...

    Fly 110lbs
    S-HW - 225lbs plus

    that's 10lbs between divisions, less than the gap between the classic 8 weights and REDUCING the number of divisions by 5 (6 if they added a S-HW).

    SORTED!
     
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  15. janitor

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    For the love of god no.
     
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