Once and for all, change the name. These guys do not descend from Joe Louis.

Realistically 230. But as a compromise I would settle for name changes to save the creation of extra divisions.

People can say relabelling existing weight classes would make no difference but I think it’s important that the top two divisions are in line with Amateur boxing so that the divisions make more sense to the general public.

Heavyweight needs to become SHW. It would end the confusion of the word “cruiser” if it simply became “heavyweight” like it is in the Olympics.

 

why would it be gone? It already happened before the change. Previous history. The boundaries have changed on weight limits before and it never changed the history.

it used to be when it had actual heavyweights in it.

That’s just for the non understanding general public. Or used to be. There is more than one combat sport after all.

wash your mouth out. They absolutely do NOT descend from John L Sullivan. What are you talking about??

As you know full well, These SHW fighters descend from the first generation of the SHW division in Amateur boxing at its creation. Not before.

As you know (full well) changes in science allowed bigger men to succeed at the top level in a way they had been previously historically unable to.

no in the new system CW gets labelled HW so earlier champions would always remain heavyweight. Like they were in real life

 

it would cause confusion compared to everything else in boxing? It isn’t possible to cause more confusion.

it’s as simple as “They call it SHW now”

The TV commentators have been calling champions “this is a real Super heavyweight” all the time. Been going on for anlmost 30 years. Everyone already knows what one is.

This is a good question that is simple to answer.

Because there are a few broken links in the the linear chain there can be a few different options. As there ALWAYS is with lineal titles.

The run of linear HW champions can simply transfer to Cruiserweight upon the first championship fight taking place between two men who were first SHW champions in the Amatuers. The super 6 tournament that took part in the CW division is another logical starting point.

Because it’s just historically incorrect to link Sullivan to Tyson Fury. SHW is a real thing separate to HW.

simple. They changed the name.

answer “that’s boxing”. “They changed the name of Light welter to super lightweight”

no harm done

 

I admit it’s something of a compromise to prevent more divisions but I think it’s a decent solution to introducing the required SHW class.

At least once there’s already a Heavyweight and SHW along side each other there’s less chance of further introductions.

And no harm done.

 

They changed the name of Light welter to super lightweight. Nobody complained