Light -Welter Division ?

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  1. HairyHighlander

    HairyHighlander BASS !! HOWLOWCANUGO ?? Full Member

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    Why did the UK get rid of this division ?

    Or why did amatuer boxing get rid of it ?

    I also remember at the Four - Nations tourny, a few years ago, there was no Crusierweight division recognised.

    Is it still like this ( C-W ) and whats the deal ?

    Also, getting rid of the L-W division, is that not going to make more fighters boil down to Lightweight or adding un-natural muscle to beef up to W-W, causing more risk of damages to fighters etc ?

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  2. FULLTHROTTLE

    FULLTHROTTLE New Member Full Member

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    The Light Welterweight division still exists 64 KG
     
  3. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Light Welter still exists in the amateurs internationally at least, we still have it in the US. That's odd it's not there. There is no cruiserweight internationally though; in the US it just goes 81kg-91kg-91+kg; and that's the same for AIBA.
     
  4. twoohands

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    we still have 64kg didvision in the amateurs in australia. Its a very common weight i dont see any reason why they would phase out the division.

    we have 51kg, 54kg, 57,kg, 60kg, 64kg, 69kg, 75kg,81kg,91kg,91+kg

    there is too much weight difference between 60kg and 69kg division. They need the 64kg division to give fighters a fair chance.
     
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    HairyHighlander BASS !! HOWLOWCANUGO ?? Full Member

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    Hmm im getting things messed up here, appreciate the replys also.

    I had in my head that Jr Welter was no longer in the U.K. amatuers.......i aint checked though, dunno why the **** am thinking this.

    :huh
     
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    HairyHighlander BASS !! HOWLOWCANUGO ?? Full Member

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    Yeah defo, is the most common average weight too if i remember rightly, hm why am i thinking this aint no more here ( U K )
     
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    if i remember correctly there use to be a 67kg division and a 71kg division. They were scrapped years ago.
     
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    Not sure bro, still wondering why i thought this regarding 64
     
  9. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Correct, much to my chagrin. For the longest time I could have made 71, but not 69.
     
  10. HairyHighlander

    HairyHighlander BASS !! HOWLOWCANUGO ?? Full Member

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    Is that light middle ?

    They done away with it ?

    Maybe where am getting mixed up
     
  11. znaak

    znaak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    No 48kg?

    71kgs - That's light middleweight. Before they had 63,5kg - 67kg - 71kg, but got rid of one class and made it 64kg - 69kg in order to get less medals at the Olympics, they say.
     
  12. HairyHighlander

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    AHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

    This maybe what i was thinkn off hmmmmmmm
     
  13. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Probably. I hate that they got rid of Light Middleweight. :twisted:
     
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    crapped myself when i read that they got rid of 64 in the uk....

    good job i kept reading on
     
  15. twoohands

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    yeah there is a 48kg division and a maybe a few under that aswell but im not sure exactly what they are.