Why are there so many weight classes in Boxing...

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by NakiFan, Feb 15, 2016.


  1. NakiFan

    NakiFan Proud Kiwi Guy Full Member

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    Weight Class Limit in Stone kg Pounds
    Minimumweight (WBC/WBA/IBF)
    Mini Flyweight (WBO) 7½ st 47,627 kg 105 lbs
    Light Flyweight
    Junior Flyweight (WBO) 7st 10 lbs 48,988 kg 108 lbs
    Flyweight (All four) 8 st 50,802 kg 112 lbs
    Super Flyweight
    Junior Bantamweight (WBO) 8 st 3 lbs 52,163 kg 115 lbs
    Bantamweight 8 st 6 lbs 53,525 kg 118 lbs
    Super Bantamweight
    Junior Featherweight (WBO) 8 st 10 lbs 55,225 kg 122 lbs
    Featherweight 9 st 57,153 kg 126 lbs
    Super Featherweight
    Junior Lightweight (WBO) 9 st 4 lbs 58,967 kg 130 lbs
    Lightweight 9 st 9 lbs 61,235 kg 135 lbs
    Super Lightweight
    Junior Welterweight (WBO) 10 st 63,503 kg 140 lbs
    Welterweight 10½ st 66,678 kg 147 lbs
    Super Welterweight
    Junior Middleweight (WBO) 11 st 69,85 kg 154 lbs
    Middleweight 11 st 6 lbs 72,574 kg 160 lbs
    Super Middleweight 12 st 76,203 kg 168 lbs
    Light Heavyweight 12½ st 79,378 kg 175 lbs
    Cruiserweight
    Junior Heavyweight (WBO) 14 st 4 lbs 90,892 kg 200 lbs
    Heavyweight > 14 st 4 lbs > 90,892 kg > 200 lbs

    There are some with only 3kgs in between each class. Hell, that's a difference between a morning 5hit for me or holding off until lunch. Why not have stronger classes with more fighters in them by simply coupling a few together...like I said, it's only a couple of kgs...
     
  2. Super Hans

    Super Hans The Super One™ banned

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    When you're a midget you only do little malteaser poos like a rabbit so it's all equivalent.
     
  3. CST80

    CST80 De Omnibus Dubitandum Staff Member

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    Because when you're so small the power difference between a guy that weighs 105 and 118 can be devastating. Although I see no reason for the existence of 105, I'm pretty sure they can make 108.:lol:
     
  4. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Because there is a big variation in size amongst humans.

    It's also not so much about how many lbs or kgs the difference is but what percentage of your bodyweight.

    I also don't think having less divisions would necessarily make for stronger divisons. In theory the more closely matched in size they are, the more competetive the divisions should be
     
  5. ElCyclon

    ElCyclon Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    More belts more sanctioning fees.
     
  6. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Because there is money to be made which is why there are so many bull**** divisions and alphabet organizations.
     
  7. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    It's called ratios.
     
  8. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I have been saying lately that they should get rid of 154 and 168.
     
  9. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes that also. But if you remove 154 and 168 it would do wonders people would see. It could eliminate a lot of catch weight fights also.
     
  10. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    How so?
     
  11. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    So what? You would still have the same people fighting and the difference between them in natural size would still be the same.
     
  12. Doc Everlast

    Doc Everlast Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Fighters would step up more often instead of having all these different weight divisons to hide in. 154's will stop draining themselves and just fight at 160. And guys at 168 should just fight at 175. Its pathetic that there are all these weight divisions but people still want catch weights. Its becoming a farce.
     
  13. Gneus7

    Gneus7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    But the guys at 154 are fighting against guys who are the same size as them. If you got rid of 154 then those guys would have to drain themselves more to make 147 or fight bigger guys who are draining themselves down to 160
     
  14. RingKing75

    RingKing75 Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    I think thats bs. First guys gain weight after the weigh in and one guy usually outweighs the other sometime by more than 10lbs and even more in extreme cases. You have hw outweighing opponents by nearly 50lbs ffs! Id like to see boxing cut down to about 10 weight classes and 3 world titles per class. Also same day weigh ins.
     
  15. eltirado

    eltirado Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    We have more boxers than anytime in history, so obviously more weight classes is a good evolutionary direction (opposed to horizontal in the direction of more belts or sub-boxing genres)

    More weight classes is excellent as long as boxers stick more to their weight classes and clean them up. Also fixing the mathematical flaws created by mental midgets who erroneously spaced the small divisions without any consistent ratio

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