Best Division to start a multi weight reign

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by colinthfc, Nov 14, 2009.


  1. colinthfc

    colinthfc Guest

    Pacman - Fly to Welter
    ODH - SFW to MW
    Hearns/SRL - Light - LHW, Hearns also has tenuous cruiser claims
    Duran - Light - MW
    RJJ - MW - HW

    But if a multi weight career was planned from debut which weight would be the premium to start?

    For Straw weights to make the initial weight you have to be very small. Does this limit weight jumping

    I would say Fly. If an exceptional teenager won aged 18 early in their career with growth spurts you could go higher eventually than Pacman is now
     
  2. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    Considering Pacquaio has pretty similar body dimensions to Mayweather, Cotto and Hatton - I have no clue how he fought at 106.

    The guy looks to be quite natural at 140-145.
     
  3. Jetset78

    Jetset78 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    It depends on what you mean by 'premium'

    If it were me I'd choose MW to HW - more $$$ at HW
     
  4. PugilisticPower

    PugilisticPower The Blonde Batman Full Member

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    I think if you can start at 125 as a kid, get a quick title, get another quick title at 130, you've then got natural growth and the fact that 24lbs is NOT that much weight.

    Then you're looking at six divisions, factor in a time of a weaker MW champion the likes of Pavlik and you could go seven. I look at Pacquaio as an example of this.

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