Once and for all, change the name. These guys do not descend from Joe Louis.

today they would be regarded as Superheavyweights because they were SHW.

 

Indeed they were and in the absence of a SHW division in their day so shall they remain being remembered as champions in that division.

in but not “of” that division.

whereas today, for years now, we have a Superheavyweight division using the wrong name. There is an exclusive division for Carnera sized men to go.

And we also have a Heavyweight division using the wrong name.

And this why both Cruiser and heavyweight need relabelled.

 

Lennox Lewis, Riddick Bowe, The Klitchskos, Tyson Fury etc etc. they won titles at SHW and remained SHW. they didn’t get smaller by turning pro.


superheavyweights exist in Amatuer boxing and then, without getting any smaller, they turn pro. Do they become something else by turning pro?

why should we call Superheavyweights “heavyweight” just because they turned pro?

If they are SHW first, how can they be anything else? They’re already labbled it in the beginning!

 

And before this he was a heavyweight first. Olympic HW champion.

The next division above light heavyweight is heavyweight. Always was. Still is.

. “Cruiser” is a bad word that doesn’t fit anywhere anymore. Wrong lable for something we already had. It wasn’t new then and it has no purpose now.

 

it’s not just choklab, I think you will find the collegiate level, at the Olympic Games, Pan American Games and Commonwealth Games all recognise Super heavyweight too.

The National AAU Boxing Committee, Golden Gloves Association of America and United States Amateur Boxing Federation (presently known as USA Boxing.) all recognise Superheavyweight.

fighters exist under this lable first. Then they become professionals without getting any smaller don’t you know.

 

No it’s not a different sport. It’s still boxing.

All professionals start in the Amateurs. Even the officials.

It’s the foundation of the sport itself.

 

I think the top division is labelled wrong. He’s beaten a SHW world champion hasn’t he?

AJ was never anything but a SHW. He remains one in all but name.

 

Splitting hairs. Most so called “heavyweights” were registered SHW in the amateurs. They finished growing before turning pro. By definition they remain SHW. The division therefore is SHW too. It’s full of them.