What do you define as a Super/Giant sized HW???

Heavyrighthand · Jan 16, 2010

MexicanJew said: ↑

I dont want a SHW division, its completely unnecessary

Other than the Klitschkos, Lewis, and a few others, there havent been any elite SHW sized fighters in the division. Certainly not enough to mandate creating a new Super division
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Fully agree.

These current overly big and skilled fighters are the exception, and once these guys are retired, the divsion would be dominated by VERY weak fighters.

J.R. · Jan 16, 2010

I'm prety sure a smaller heavyweight like Tyson or any other great heavyweight of the past who weighed within that range would clean out this current division, super heavyweights and all. And as long as I believe that I don't see the need for a seperate super heavyweight division.

Mendoza · Jan 16, 2010

MexicanJew said: ↑

After hearing about the coming convention of the WBA, WBC, and the IBF, and their concept of a Super Heavy Weight division, I really gave thought to how many SKILLED giant sized HWs have there been in the sport?

And I dont want this to turn into a **** throwing contest over the K Brothers, so dont ****ing start.

My definition of a Super HW is a HW that is at least 6'2 or 6'3 and is physically fit at 230+

Since the modern era begin, there have been few Top-Level-(World title contender, Top 10, ranked etc etc) HWs that have been or exceeded this size

In my opinion, other than the Klitschko brothers and Lennox Lewis, there have been very few truly skilled "Super" HWs

What are your views on this?
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Less than 2% of the population is taller than 6'2". I think a loose definition of minimum requirement to be a super heavy is 6'3", 225+ pounds, and a 78+ inch reach.

The skilled super heavies, which came around in the early 1990's to present are Bowe, Lewis, Klitschko, and Klitschko.

The current Olympic gold and world amatuer champion at Superheavy is Camarelle, and he'd qualify as a super heavy if he went pro.

theHawtness · Jan 16, 2010

dbouziane said: ↑

thing is there have always been big hw champs. hell primo carnera was 6'5" plus all the way up to riddick bowe. carnera was seen as a sort of a meathead and bowe showed flashes of brilliance in what could have been a great prime of his career.

but history has shown that athletic brick **** houses with talent will overcome these guys. hell max baer gave up a lot of size to carnera and holy gave up a **** ton of size to bowe even though he bulked up for subsequent bowe fights.

our problem today is we lack an ass kicking 6'2" 225lb brick shithouse. all we have are good big guys and terrible big guys. it will happen one day fellas...someone will come along who looks like a jacked up cw and will clean up. who that will be who knows.\

but i agree mexicanjew...we don't need a shw division.
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David Haye? :think

popejking · Jan 16, 2010

SHW division is stupid. Some smaller guys proved that its possible to compete with world-class giants like Lewis or Klitscko bros.

popejking · Jan 16, 2010

Scar said: ↑

Being bigger doesn't gain any advantage, bigger can mean they're slower or lack stamina. The division is fine as it is, adding another one isn't needed and even if they did it will be lacking. You're going to have Valuev, the Klitschkos and Julius Long fight one another forever.
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I agree.

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