Fury's Triumph Helps Prove the Need for a Super Heavyweight Division

In your scenario, Wilder would be in the 200-230 weight division. Wilder hasn't weighed 230 pounds or more for a fight in his entire pro career.

And your super heavyweight division would be Tyson Fury and fat, dumpy guys like Andy Ruiz and Chris Arreola, who don't feel like training. It wouldn't be filled with giants, it would be filled with fat guys.

Also, Steve Cunningham's flattening of Fury proves there is absolutely no need for a super heavyweight division.

There have always been tall heavyweights. There have always been short heavyweights. Guys with height and reach over an opponent tend to have an advantage regardless of what weight class they are in.

But there are exceptions to every rule.

 

How does this make me wrong? I said he hasn't weighed more than 230 pounds for any pro fight. How does weighing 201 make him a super heavyweight?roll:

 

Nothing has provided Chris Arreola or Andy Ruiz with incentive.

You think they'll "choose" the lighter weight division? Are you drunk already? It's not even midnight yet. :hi::good

 

No more divisions, thanks. I completely agree with Dubblechin.

 

Well, there isn't a super heavyweight division, and Wilder already has the WBC heavyweight championship.

So I think your claim he can't hang is as weird as this whole thread.

Wilder doesn't need any help. He's doing fine.

And boxing doesn't need a super heavyweight division.

The heavyweight champion is supposed to be able to beat up everyone. If he can't, then maybe the next man up will.

 

I don't think a Super Heavyweight division is a bad idea at all.

 

Andy Ruiz is a fat tub of goo who just fights corpses. If you gave him a choice of fighting above 230 or below 230, he'll fight above 230. HE always has. He always will. The lightest he's EVER weighed is 246, and he's been a pro for six years.

And Arreola's career is all but over. I don't see him going on a crash diet EVER. He weighed 229 ONCE a decade ago.

A super heavyweight class would be all the fat guys and Fury (who isn't exactly JOHNNY FITNESS himself).

Big mistake.

 

Arreola has like no muscle whatsoever. If he actually kept his diet in check he would not even be a heavyweight by the current standard. He actually fought as a light heavy in the amateurs.

Fatsos aside, there probably could be a bit of restructuring of the weight classes. Eliminate the really low classes like minimum and flyweight. If you are a grown man and under 120lbs, maybe fighting is not for you! Then go back to the original 8 and add a super heavy.

 

You have to understand the mindset of the attention starved European fan. To compensate for their lack of skill, they'll take every short cut or barely legal tactic to win.
Mixing Super Heavyweight and Heavyweight divisions provides a distinct size advantage to the SHW, which is why and how a mediocre exceptionally large boxer was able to dominate the heavyweight division for so long.

The Olympics does not mix the two divisions. Why?
Because no national representative is fool enough to be willing to sign up for such an obvious physical disadvantage. The Pros shouldn't be any different.

 

Always thought the gap between light-heavy and cruiserweight was more of an issue...

 

No what we need is just one champion in each division. Then we can really see who the best is and boxers will be forced to fight each other.