Would it be good for boxing to remove cw division?

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  1. Big Red

    Big Red Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Two of the best hw ever in the last 30 years move up from cw. Would it be better for the sport and make the heavyweight division stronger and more profitable to combine the two divisions. Cw has not been a division casuals are interested in.
     
  2. catchwtboxing

    catchwtboxing Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I like the cruisers. It's like a training ground for smaller fighters to physically mature into heavies, or to give them a place to go if they couldn't hang at heavy, or to give LHW a place to move up to.

    Get rid of Bridger, though.
     
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  3. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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    That becomes a huge leap then, from 175 to guys weighing on average 75lbs more.

    You kind of need at least one stopgap division in there, if not cruiser and Bridger. (even if you rebrand the latter as heavyweight and then call unlimited "super heavyweight" like in the amateurs)
     
  4. JunlongXiFan

    JunlongXiFan 45-6 in Kirks Chmpionshp Boxing Predictions 2022 Full Member

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    Lots of fighters start smaller and move up to be one of the best in larger divisions. A successful jump from CW to HW to become #1 has only happened twice in CW's 45 year long history anyway. It has been 40 years since a LHW moved up to HW to become #1 successfully.
     
  5. Barrf

    Barrf Boxing Addict Full Member

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    No. It's a good place for natural LHW's to mature into. We have had a sum total of TWO exceptional CW's mature into top heavyweights. Two. And one of them was a natural HW to start with, who just played the dehydration/rehydration game to fight at cruiser.

    I even like the idea of Bridger. Mostly because it would be hilarious to see Usyk drop down a few and clean them out for fun.
     
  6. Shay Sonya

    Shay Sonya The REAL Wonder Woman! Full Member

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    He could be a 3 Division Champion :yaay
     
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  7. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Id rather Jr middle, Jr welter, and super middle get removed
     
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  8. MarkAntony202

    MarkAntony202 Member Full Member

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    I actually like CW tbh I think it has more potential than it’s showing rn.

    It’s just doesn’t have the glamor of heavyweight or the history of LHW to attract the best in the world.
     
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  9. MarkAntony202

    MarkAntony202 Member Full Member

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    May I ask why?
     
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  10. Pepsi Dioxide

    Pepsi Dioxide Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I've always believed their are siphoning the talent away from welter / middle / light heavy resulting in some lean years as far as talent goes in those divisions and making the top fighters fighting inferior opposition.

    Imagine if we made a division tomorrow at 164 with 4 alphabet champions and a bunch of contenders and how that would effect 160 and 168. That's how I feel those particular divisions are effecting their neighboring weight classes today.
     
  11. Badbot

    Badbot I Am An Actual Pro. Full Member

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    No.
    We should have: 105, 112, 118, 126, 135, 147, 160, 175, 190, 220, 220+
    You could loose 105, but there are some decent boxers at that weight who would be at a massive disadvantage at 112. Little guys already have it thought as it is, lets not make it even more difficult.
     
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  12. MrPook

    MrPook Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It would be good for boxing if they promoted the CW division more.
     
  13. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I would pair this with raising LHW to 185. That was what should have been done back when CW was created.
     
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  14. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes, bin the division. If they do they we will see more small heavyweights in the top 10 and more upsets, I love a good upset. Beterbiev could fight a few of these guys I'm convinced
     
  15. Badbot

    Badbot I Am An Actual Pro. Full Member

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    Hard to promote the division when most of the good talent keeps moving up to heavyweight.