Since the massive heavyweight revival, anyone else find themselves watching less of smaller weights?

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  1. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    During the Klitschko era I really couldn't give a crap about the heavyweight division as no one had a chance vs them, and all their fights were ugly as fk to watch. But with Wilder, Joshua, Fury at the helm with other talent like Usyk, Whyte, Ruiz, Ortiz, Parker, Hrgovic at their heels, I really don't follow smaller weight divisions as much. I'm pretty much putting all my time and viewing into the heavyweight division now, watching all these talented up and comers. The division is absolutely STACKED.
     
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  2. sid

    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Navarrete (30-1, 25 KOs) scored an impressive fourth round TKO over Francisco Horta (20-4-1, 10 KOs)
    Nope now I've got to find this fight as I watch the other card(youtube)
     
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  3. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The HW division has been (forever) and remains the most boring division there is???
     
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  4. bluebird

    bluebird Boxing Addict Full Member

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    P4p all you want, the heavyweight champ is THE man in the sport. When Spence or Porter greets Wilder backstage, the respect is different. None of those guys would mess with him. Guys like Broner would be scared to trash talk him.
     
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  5. mirkofilipovic

    mirkofilipovic ESB Management Full Member

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    Its going through a bad phase at the moment, new blood like Hunter, Usyk and Hrgovic and Ajagbe would make it interesting.
     
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  6. gerryb

    gerryb Boxing Addict Full Member

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    that's what guys under 150 pounds would say
     
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  7. AdamT

    AdamT Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    If Joshua has his way, the Klitschko era will seem a good memory

    I said once Ruiz turned his lights out, he will become risk free like wlad

    Jab, hold, repeat

    Right hand with odd left hook

    Wlad was pretty exciting once upon a time as well

    I just hope Wilder/Fury dethrones him

    Fury boxes, but he stays in the pocket more and isn't afraid to get hit
     
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  8. gdm

    gdm Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Current division is weaker than Klit era
     
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  9. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    I watch boxing because I like skills displayed by pugilistic athletes. They come in all sizes!
     
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  10. Dirsspaardis

    Dirsspaardis Boxing Addict Full Member

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    And that one was not great either.
     
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  11. Mitch87

    Mitch87 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    K brothers, Haye, Povetkin, Pulev, Chisora, Sanders, Chagaev, Byrd, Peters vs AJ, Usyk, Whyte, Parker, Ruiz, Povetkin, Hunter, Wilder, Pulev, Joyce, Ortiz, Fury, Chisora, Hrgovic, Dubois and Bakole.

    It's clear to me which is the stronger era.
     
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  12. gdm

    gdm Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    as always man you get it.
     
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  13. Cafe

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    I can't say it's because of the era because even during Klitschko era I'd watch HWs profusely.

    For me lower weights (anything below lightweight or even WW but to a lesser degree) are always lower priority, if I'm really into boxing I'll follow em, if I'm too busy or my interest has waned I don't. Just feels like there's too many divisions in the smaller weights and with all the champions it's just hard to keep up.
     
    Cafe, Dec 8, 2019
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