I am a boxing manager: if you have questions about the boxing biz, ask!

Managing fighters in any weight division is all the same what's different is the opportunities that may or may not be there.
Since pro boxing is about money the heavier the better. The big promoters shy away from signing flywts to bantamwts. Of course there are exceptions but the exceptions have to be very, very good. The easiest to move are in the classic divisions, 126-160. 168-Hw's are harder but really it depends on the fighter. I am talking about the US don't know enough about anyplace else to give you an informed opinion.

 

I don't know if that's true or not, to me it would seem in some areas there might be a lack of quality sparring or lack of sparring. As an example there is only two heavyweights in South Texas, Eric Molina and a tough, short(5'7", 250pds) butterbean type. Molina who just fought Wilder has to leave the state to find sparring. The closest Ive come to HW was cruiser, BJ flores. I do know if the heavywt can punch then he better have a money guy to pay guys to come in to spar and that can be very costly.

 

At the time of the Linares fight Jesus was completely shot. Both shoulders, both knees the wear and tear of his career on his body was just too much. His heart was willing but his body was betraying him. I wasn't going to let him take a beating.

 

Catch weights have been a part of boxing since the beginning in one form or another. Usually it was for example, SRR a welter, fighting Jake LaMotta a MW. Zarate vs Zamora was at 119 I believe, though both were 118 pd champs
It is nothing new there are many examples of catch weight fights, and for the life of me I cant think of right now.

 

It's true of almost every division now if your guy is a puncher. I have an 18-0, jr ww and he has to travel out of state in order to get good sparring. A heavyweight who can fight has to relocate to get good training and sparring and believe me it costs to build a HW. California I can tell you in my limited experience in LA, @ the Wildcard, heavyweights are few. In most states it seems to be a problem heavyweights in particular are facing lack of any kind of sparring. I am not talking about big guys who are really animated punching bags but real sparring.