Why can't we go back to just 8 weight classes

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  1. Unforgiven

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    I agree.
    We have fighters contesting, say super bantam (122), and one of them might weigh 128 and the other 141 pounds. Even the small guy is "two divisions" above his advertised division, and the other guy is a de/rehydration freak about four or five divisions above his weigh in.
    I suspect this happens a lot.
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    But why get rid of one of the deepest divisions ever?
     
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  3. Unforgiven

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    I don't think it is.
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Flyweight undoubtedly is.
     
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  5. Unforgiven

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    What's your top 25 all time flyweights?
     
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  6. Unforgiven

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    I might have misunderstood you. Did you mean currently or historically?
     
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  7. George Crowcroft

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    I meant historically, although it's pretty spicy at the minute. Not as much noise since Tanaka moved up, though.

    Here's my all-time list:

    #25. Roman Gonzalez
    #24. Dado Marino
    #23. Tancy Lee
    #22. Efren Torres
    #21. Jackie Paterson
    #20. Rinty Monaghan
    #19. Pong Wonjongham
    #18. Santos Laciar
    #17. Fidel LaBarba
    #16. Horacio Accavallo
    #15. Chartchai Chionoi
    #14. Willie Davis
    #13. Pone Kingpetch
    #12. Betulio Gonzalez
    #11. Hiroyuki Ebihara
    #10. Peter Kane
    #09. Masao Õba
    #08. Pancho Villa
    #07. Newsboy Brown
    #06. Benny Lynch
    #05. Pascual Perez
    #04. Frankie Genaro
    #03. Midget Wolgast
    #02. Miguel Canto
    #01. Jimmy Wilde
     
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  8. Unforgiven

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    Okay.
    We'll keep flyweight.

    :thumbsup:
     
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  9. African Cobra

    African Cobra The Right Honourable Lord President of the Council banned Full Member

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    What about same day morning of the fight weigh in?
     
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  10. Ali Holmes

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    That too. Let's not have 215 pound "cruiserweights".
     
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  11. Veerbone

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    I don't know who any of those people are except #25. I think you have to be a die-hard boxing fan to know any more that

    Anything below lightweight to me is kind of like midget wrestling used to be. First few minutes "hey this is fun". After that, you know they aren't big enough to really hurt each other so you kind of lose interest.
     
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  12. George Crowcroft

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    You don't have to be a hardcore fan to have heard of Jimmy Wilde, and I don't know how any purist couldn't appreciate Miguel Canto.
     
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  13. BCS8

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    So what the thread starter is actually saying is that he wants to see Canelo vs Beterbiev.
     
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  14. The Real Lance

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    We don't need less weight classes.....we need less freakin belts per class!
     
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  15. ikrasevic

    ikrasevic Who is ready to suffer for Christ (the truth)? Full Member

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    The problem will go in opposite direction.
    More weight classes (bridgerweight).
    More belts (IBO).
    Whats next ? 25 categories, and 9 champion per category :( ???
     
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