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gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 13:14 I personally think the entire division is a joke, and I'll never recognize any "Champion" at Bridgerweight as a Boxing Champion at all. They're just Heavyweights who are scared of Heavyweights.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 14:42 I completely agree. You could lose all of the Super/Jr. divisions without missing a thing. All you'd do is make the next weight class either above or below their weight that much deeper by forcing these other talented guys to now compete in it instead.

It also just helps with marketing. It's easier to market a Boxing Champion when he's 1 of about 10 Champions in the World as opposed to 1 of 117 or whatever the f*ck ridiculous amount of various Titleholders they have nowadays.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 14:42 I completely agree. You could lose all of the Super/Jr. divisions without missing a thing. All you'd do is make the next weight class either above or below their weight that much deeper by forcing these other talented guys to now compete in it instead.

It also just helps with marketing. It's easier to market a Boxing Champion when he's 1 of about 10 Champions in the World as opposed to 1 of 117 or whatever the f*ck ridiculous amount of various Titleholders they have nowadays.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 15:02

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 14:42 I completely agree. You could lose all of the Super/Jr. divisions without missing a thing. All you'd do is make the next weight class either above or below their weight that much deeper by forcing these other talented guys to now compete in it instead.

It also just helps with marketing. It's easier to market a Boxing Champion when he's 1 of about 10 Champions in the World as opposed to 1 of 117 or whatever the f*ck ridiculous amount of various Titleholders they have nowadays.

If you could choose. What would you rather have, one champion in all the current divisions? Or four belts in the traditional eight divisions.

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 15:02

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 14:42 I completely agree. You could lose all of the Super/Jr. divisions without missing a thing. All you'd do is make the next weight class either above or below their weight that much deeper by forcing these other talented guys to now compete in it instead.

It also just helps with marketing. It's easier to market a Boxing Champion when he's 1 of about 10 Champions in the World as opposed to 1 of 117 or whatever the f*ck ridiculous amount of various Titleholders they have nowadays.

If you could choose. What would you rather have, one champion in all the current divisions? Or four belts in the traditional eight divisions.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 15:11

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 15:02

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 14:42 I completely agree. You could lose all of the Super/Jr. divisions without missing a thing. All you'd do is make the next weight class either above or below their weight that much deeper by forcing these other talented guys to now compete in it instead.

It also just helps with marketing. It's easier to market a Boxing Champion when he's 1 of about 10 Champions in the World as opposed to 1 of 117 or whatever the f*ck ridiculous amount of various Titleholders they have nowadays.

If you could choose. What would you rather have, one champion in all the current divisions? Or four belts in the traditional eight divisions.

I'd also keep Super Middle. It's a big leap from 160-175.

1 Champion in the current divisions.

On a different note though, even if they started cutting away weight classes. I wouldn't object to them making it 10 weight classes. The Traditional 8 plus you can keep Cruiserweight and Strawweight, and I wouldn't object.

It's all the Super/Jr. weight classes. The in between weight classes that are pointless.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 13:14 I personally think the entire division is a joke, and I'll never recognize any "Champion" at Bridgerweight as a Boxing Champion at all. They're just Heavyweights who are scared of Heavyweights.

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 15:11

keithmoonhangover wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 15:02

gilgamesh wrote: ↑18 Nov 2024, 14:42 I completely agree. You could lose all of the Super/Jr. divisions without missing a thing. All you'd do is make the next weight class either above or below their weight that much deeper by forcing these other talented guys to now compete in it instead.

It also just helps with marketing. It's easier to market a Boxing Champion when he's 1 of about 10 Champions in the World as opposed to 1 of 117 or whatever the f*ck ridiculous amount of various Titleholders they have nowadays.

If you could choose. What would you rather have, one champion in all the current divisions? Or four belts in the traditional eight divisions.

1 Champion in the current divisions.

On a different note though, even if they started cutting away weight classes. I wouldn't object to them making it 10 weight classes. The Traditional 8 plus you can keep Cruiserweight and Strawweight, and I wouldn't object.

It's all the Super/Jr. weight classes. The in between weight classes that are pointless.

big lennox wrote: ↑22 Nov 2024, 15:44 Jake Paul, the self proclaimed face of boxing has, having initially said yes, now turned down a shot at Dubois' IBF World Heavyweight title on the grounds that he wants to " continue to disrupt and test the limits of possibilities"

In other words, he has had his bluff called.

magic_man wrote: ↑21 Nov 2024, 17:55 The sheer number of people who, in recent days, have cried conspiracy on social networks with the firm belief that Mike Tyson lost on purpose inspired me to write this article: a lighthearted tease aimed at those who, even in adulthood, still believe in superheroes:

https://boxepunch.com/en/top-en/extra-e ... -fanatics/

Syntax Error wrote: ↑24 Nov 2024, 07:28

magic_man wrote: ↑21 Nov 2024, 17:55 The sheer number of people who, in recent days, have cried conspiracy on social networks with the firm belief that Mike Tyson lost on purpose inspired me to write this article: a lighthearted tease aimed at those who, even in adulthood, still believe in superheroes:

https://boxepunch.com/en/top-en/extra-e ... -fanatics/

Nailed it, sir.

Your problem is that you're introducing reason and logic in your article and those people don't understand that.

robbydecker wrote: ↑25 Nov 2024, 11:46 I'm wondering how the 32 % that participated in the poll as "Mike Tyson by Ko predictors" feel about they're prediction now.

Do most of them think that Mike purposely threw the fight..?

Do most of them think that Mike was told to hold back on his punches..?

I mean, during the first 2 rounds, he's clearly trying to score a knockout punch. It's so obvious.
Anyone who would deny that is clearly stuck in They're own delusional LaLa Land.

It's plain and clearly very simple to see and understand that Mike did in fact empty his stamina tank during those first two rounds, going for broke, as the old saying goes.

He was then about 90% Wiped out by the third round.
Jake could clearly see this, and he felt right to take pity on Old Mike.
If anyone was pulling they're punches in there, it was clearly Jake doing the pulling of the punches thing.

I'd have done the same thing in Jake's shoes, or in a similar scenario to Jake.
He was exercising things of virtue. Things called Mercy, Pity, and proper Righteous based Conscience, or virtuous and honorable morality.
Now then, for Pete's sake, Fight someone who will be a proper challenge for you Jake..!!!

robbydecker wrote: ↑25 Nov 2024, 11:46 Now then, for Pete's sake, Fight someone who will be a proper challenge for you Jake..!!!