...what would be considered golden periods for the original eight weight divisions in the recent history of boxing (1980s onwards)?
I made an argument related to this a few years back, where I cited a number of examples of how too many classes have impacted the sport negatively and how we missed a variety of golden eras because of it. To give one instance, take the 90s flyweights. Had 105/108 never existed, we could have had Arbachakov, Carbajal, Gonzalez, Johnson, Lopez, Sorjaturong, etc. competing together. Imagine that...
