If everyone who belonged at cruiser......

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  1. emanuel_augustus

    emanuel_augustus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    IMO, Toney's best weight was right around 190. Remember, he was a 200 lb. high school football qb. I think his absolute physical best was right at 185-190, where he was able to make weight without draining down but still muscled and very mobile and quick compared to the guys he was fighting.

    He definitely never should have been fighting at 160 and even 168-174 were stretches.

    As for heavyweights who "should be Cruisers," I don't see that many. You could say that for any division. If a guy really wanted to melt off a few pounds and drop a division, it's doable.
     
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  2. Sugar Dogg

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    That may be true, but a lot of these guys purposely bulked up in order to get out of the cruiser division. Its like De la hoya bulking up to fight at 160 or Hatton going to 147, even Pac bulking up to 147. Its not their natural weight classes and they eventually go back down.
    I think that after Jones put on all that muscle to go to heavyweight physically draining it back off was a bad move. He should have landed at Cruiser.
    Byrd, when he decided to trim down shouldnt have gone further than cruiser.
    For Haye, the bulk up might be his best career move but how will he fare againts these big guys when his weight class is cruiser. Same with Gomez and Toney I expect nothing more than limited success from any of those three. Jirov has already made the move back down.
    Holyfield vs Hopkins is just a fantasy and everyone will say that it would be terrible. Seriously though, if these two old timers decided to meet at cruiser, who wouldnt tune in to watch it? (Had to get at least one controversial idea in here, lol)
     
    Sugar Dogg, Dec 27, 2008
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  3. Eubank

    Eubank Active Member Full Member

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    Herbie Hide would have been a ****ing monster at Cruiserweight during the 90's. I think he would have cleaned up the division and flattened Hollyfield, Jones or Toney.

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