Time to REVAMP boxing!

Hi guys ive just come back from Las Vegas with family for a xmas vacation and back in good old england.

On saturday night i watched the UFC in a sports bar, and it was packed to the rafters.

I noticed several things......the sport of MMA is catching up to the standard of boxing and that MMA is better ran.

Obviously UFC has a monopoly on MMA but hopefully other org pop up to proceed with further exciting fights.

W. Silva fought Rampage Jackson for the 3rd time......how often do elite level boxers fight each other that often.

In fact one thing i noticed with MMA is that the best fight the best all the time......there fight records are nothing in comparasion to Boxing BUT the quality of oppoenets is high end.

MMA still does not have the depth that boxing does......but this could soon be nullified with the way MMA is going. Big respect!

BUT im a boxing man.........i still believe that if i had to take 5 men from the history of combat sport with me to a fight and back me up........4 of the 5 would be boxers.......Lewis, Ali, Tyson, Foreman......with Fedor from MMA aswell.

I had a lightbulb moment whilst watching the UFC card.

Why dont us fans.....in some mass particpation try to force boxing to change it ways......to keep up with modern sports, and life.

We saw how Pacamn beat De La Hoya......everyone spoke of 3 weight divisions......but if u really think about it........there isnt 3 weights divisions betweeen them.......there is one.....lightweight and welterweight.

We have created so many divisions.......that we marval when a fighter jumps up......but whats happened is.......fighters being able to avoid other fighters whilst keep a version of the belt.

 

Roughly thinking about it.........weight divisions 100 years ago or more.....were created by judging the current weights of men etc.

(IF someone could give me dates etc to when the heavyweight, middleweight etc were created it would help this healthy debate)

Why dont we re-zone weight and have less weight divisions-

Rough idea-

Lightweight - 140 and below

Welterweight - 160 and below

Middlweight - 185 and below

Light heavyweight - 210 and below

Heavyweight - 210 or more

Most debate will say that its unfair on guys that weight 126.....etc......but these guys can easily add 4 or 5 pounds......and having 6 pound weight difference in the light weight division is nothing....it makes interesting fights.

Regardless of weather De La Hoya was past it or not......Pacaman used speed, reflex etc to beat the slight bigger guy,
why cant 126 or 130 up there game?

If we looked at Cotto.......many would say he would be stuck as he is too big for 140 and to small for 160...........but surely this would mean he would have to up his game....if not then he fades.........i just thinking boxing needs to go back to basics.

Hell keep the 4 main orgs........but why dont they togeather create a world commision where they discuess, school boxing programs, free tv ideas, and pensions.

Why dont they take from Vince McMahon and make a weekly scheudle of free tv fights for the up and comers around the world?

 

It would force fighters to atually fight-

Its crazy that Marg beats cotto but then in a sense avoids P. Williams

Mayweather beats hatton and Hoya but never takes on Cotto, Williams, marg

Will pavlik take on Abraham?

No one is immune......the way boxing is organised....its lets the top fighter get overpaid and then dicate to much.

How do we know Mayweater beats Cotto? We can only specualate........and i find that a shame......i personally think Mawayweater outboxes him but HELL its just speculation.

Anyhow i thought about this and.... the division make perfect sense...i walk around at around 190 with body fat of 14 per cent....i roughly consider myself a middlweight in today world......but with the way boxing organises itself it would make a me a bloody cruiserweight.....no way am i in the upper echelon of the heavier guys.

Hoya isnt a middle nor is Pavlik they all look like welterweight guys intoday world.....same wit Taver......he looks like a middlweight guy.....anyhow.

I also thought they should make gloves 6 ounces.....no higher no lower......it leads of more knockouts and less pitta patta.

A world commison is organised laying the foundation of rules and it dosent rank fighter or gain money from fighters......just a place for the main 4 to meet and discuss new ideas every year etc.

Have the 5 basic weight divisions-

Lets look at what we would have hpothetically (wrong spelling) and need to think of what guys would do as in up there weight or go down a weight.

140 and below- Lightweights (NO ranking order)
1.Pacman
2.Hatton
3.J.M.Marqez
4. V. Darchinyan
5. I. Vazquez
6. D. Diaz
7. M.A.Barrera
8. N. Campbell
9. Z. Judah
10. E. Valero

160 and below- welterweights

1. Cotto
2. P. Williams
3. Margarito
4. Mayweather
5. Pavlik
6. Abraham
7. De La Hoya
8. Cintron
9. S. Mosley
10. A. Berto
11. F. Sturm
12. W. Wright

185 and below- Middlweights-
1. Kessler
2. Calzaghe
3. Hopkins
4. Johnson
5. Tarver
6. Bute
7. Froch
8. J. Taylor
9. J. Lacy
10. C. Dawson

210 and below- Light heavies
1. E. Chambers
2. J.M.Mormeck
3. E. Macarenelli
4. E. Holyfield (he might decide to come down a weight)
5. G. Gragomeni
6. S. Cunningham
7. Adamek
8. Alekseev
9. S. Ibragimov (another guy who might cut weight)
10. H. Hide
11. Roy Jonesjner (or just complety past it maybe)

210 and above.....is pretty much the same.........

Anyhow this is pure speculation and some fighters to some wouldnt be there and some would. The main thing is! Look at the bloody talent in each division by god would we get to see the best fight the best.......forced to go into combat......with just 4 belts up for grab per divison......and its a real division something you were meant for in the literal sense.....how can u go from lightweight to middlewight if ur frame is up to it? We are stuck with what they have given us......we feel lucky if we have a super fight......but dam we should have it every month.

 

I think the posts have gone by you somewhat.......i wanted to generate a discussion on how we can up the game of boxing.

Look at my post -

Im a boxing fan

I box myself amateur

I like to look around at other sports and see there methods for making the sport more appealing-

Tennis 40 years ago didnt even have pros....now look at it 4 majors...with a load of atp circuit.

MMA has done alot of good......its made interesting insights....that we can learn from.

I just want to a get a feeling with everyone about how we can revamp the sport........hell the weight divisions.......are just my opion...........you make it 135 - 147 - 168 for all i care but the main thing is to have just 5 or 6......no more.

Caveman thinking - Light weights - (the little guys)

middleweight ( ah medium sized guys)

heavy ( the big boys)

What the hell is a suppermiddlweight or flyweight? super batam to cruiser?

 

I agree......but im sure us fans.....the hardcore can think of something....heck the internet is a powerful tool.......if you can 100 thousand fans petition and change..........who know what we could achieve.

I just want the best for boxing