Why has Cruiserweight boxing never took off

Exactly my point.

The SHW is the new species not the HW sized fighters.

 

That's right. Usyk and Evander Holyfield best cruisers ever.

 

And in historical heavyweight terms they are first and foremost bonafide classic sized heavyweights. Not Superheavyweights. And not strictly a cruiser.

cruiser is HW.

 

Whyte

 

Whyte is the same height as Ali

 

Didn't one of the bodies used to call it "Jr heavyweight?"

 

Idk

 

Nobody agrees with your weird criteria. He fights over 250.

 

I think the WBA did for a while

 

So does Andy Ruiz lol. Hell, everybody can be a SHW, David Tua, too

 

And in historical heavyweight terms they are first and foremost bonefide classic sized heavyweights

I recon Ali was taller. Whytes listed height is grossly inaccurate.

 

This strikes me as similar to asking for the exact number of hairs a bald man can have.

It's hard to draw a specific line. But if (if!) superheavyweights exist, then the Klitschkos fit the bill, and Floyd Patterson doesn't. The stuff in the middle...eh. Up for debate.

 

Speaking of weird divisions, is there still a Bridgerweight Division, or did that crash and burn?

 

Correct. I believe they had Qawi-Holy as a “Junior Heavyweight bout” from memory anyways.

 

6ft4 isn’t a SHW but if you measure him in the morning he is. One inch DQ and for some reason Butterbean is more of a SHW then Wlad who wouldn’t be by his odd ball criteria.