Was moving the 190lbs Crusierweight limit to 200lbs actually a bad idea?

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Devon, Sep 19, 2024.


Was it a bad idea?

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  1. Devon

    Devon Boxing Addict Full Member

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    There’s a massive gap between 175lbs and 200lbs and anyone who weighs smack bang inbetween those would be suboptimal to fight at both.
    Someone who would fight at 190lbs these days would be rehydrating to like 205lbs at least, maybe even more with them being bigger men than the 160lbers, who typically rehydrate like 15lbs, and I don’t feel like anything over 205lbs would be too small for heavyweight anyway, which is the least that heavyweights would weigh anyway, someone who is slightly too big to make 190lbs wouldn’t be too small at heavyweight at all.
    Also anyone who’s too small to compete at 190lbs would definitely be able to get down to 175lbs.
    Big Crusierweights today aren’t even small at heavyweight at all when they move up, and people who are slightly too small for Crusierweight can’t get down to 175lbs healthily since it’s a huge drop.
    What do you think about all of this?
     
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