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

It should be proportionately spaced, below 21 divisions from 105lbs to 245lbs

105, 107, 109

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112, 115, 118

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122, 126, 130

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135, 140, 145, 150, 155, 160

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167, 175, 185, 200, 220, 245

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245 is unnecessary.

 

Its necessary because in the future, you will see more SNV types

SNV would have been retired 52-0-0-0 if it wasn't for the smaller runners he faced (winning but ruining the fight, because their only advantage was smaller size that helped them avoid the beast)

6'8", 6'9", 6'10" fighters will be developed as a response to Wilder-Joshua-Fury

If you are going to develop a future Super Heavyweight champion would take a 6'8" or go for the Ali era 6'3" (today too short)

In the same time this gives space for the 6'5 guys who want to cut weight & avoid facing 6'9" guys, when size disparity is eliminated, the next direction is improving skills & muscle fiber quality. Its progressive evolution in every category :think

 

Boxing really only needs three weight classes.

Lightweight. Middleweight. Heavyweight. They were the original three.

Lightweight. Middleweight. Heavyweight - Small. Medium. Large.

Make the lightweight division 147 and under.

Make Middleweight 200 and under.

Make Heavyweight everything over 200.

The same guys over the last decade would've been the best if there were only three classes.

Oscar, Floyd and Manny would've been the top lightweights. Hopkins, Calzaghe and Ward would've been the top Middleweights. Wlad and Vitali would've been the top heavyweights.

The rest of the weight classes are basically meaningless. They're just a way to give lesser fighters who can't beat someone who outweighs them by four or five pounds a belt.

Lightweight, Middleweight and Heavyweight.

That's all you need.

 

105 vs 126=20% difference
168 vs 230=37% difference

168 vs 200=19% difference that's Jack vs Usyk

 

That's worse than now

How about something like
110, 115, 120, 125, 130, 135, 140, 147, 154, 160, 168, 175, 190, 210, 210+

 

I find that hard to believe.

 

Simply put the weight divisions back they way there were in the old days, bring back 15 rounds for championship fights, cut out all the Jr. weight divisions and keep the cruiserweight division, which is needed......................

Whyso many weight classes? $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

 

Yes this is the biggest reason for the proliferation of titles and weight divisions.

 

They should delete the weight classes that begin with Super like Super Flyweight, Super Bantamweight, Super Featherweight, Super Lightweight and etc.

 

:deal