I can’t see anything written from any Oggiebe here sorry. As for what if someone beats the shit out of someone, that happens every day. I want boxing to be more of a sport and less of a wwe type of thing. That means more weightclasses. You are ofcourse free to have your opinion and you are entitled to it. If you or soome oogie feels the need to call me names for voicing mine then that's also aokay.
you're no boxing fan. Anyone who wants more weight classes is an idiot.
Let's have a different weight division for every quarter pound. That way we'll have more champions. We can also have a super duper wupper division of 400+ pounds!
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
oogiebe wrote: ↑01 May 2022, 19:06 you're no boxing fan. Anyone who wants more weight classes is an idiot.
Let's have a different weight division for every quarter pound. That way we'll have more champions. We can also have a super duper wupper division of 400+ pounds!
In the 400+ super duper wupper division the participants can just text their "punches." I think a couple people here would be thrilled with that.
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Posted: 01 May 2022, 22:23
by pugilisticspecialist
We don't need more divisions!
Holyfield was lineal champ at cruiserweight (then 190 lbs) and heavyweight!
Michael Spinks was lineal champ at light heavyweight and heavyweight!
Bob Fitzsimmons was lineal champ at middleweight, light heavyweight and heavyweight!
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Posted: 01 May 2022, 22:27
by margaret thatcher
yep, although bobby shows how different the times were. to become middle + light heavy + heavy champ he beat opponents who weighed 147, 168, and 184 on fight day, and he was only outweighed in 1 of the fights. no one even close to a modern heavy
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Let's have a different weight division for every quarter pound. That way we'll have more champions. We can also have a super duper wupper division of 400+ pounds!
In the 400+ super duper wupper division the participants can just text their "punches." I think a couple people here would be thrilled with that.
Nah, just go by boxing forum polls.
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Posted: 03 May 2022, 13:00
by Verdi
All the big athletic guys in the States go into basketball or American football. You can earn a fortune without being punched in the face. Infact aren't guys like Wilder and Breazeale failed basketball/football players?
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Posted: 03 May 2022, 13:13
by The Gratest
I thought Wilder's decision to opt for pro boxing was an immediate way to start paying the medical bills for his daughter?
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Posted: 03 May 2022, 18:45
by margaret thatcher
wilder was playing basketball at a community college or something, but then got kicked out for bad grads. i think at that point he started working 2 jobs (one as a delivery driver for budweiser) and at the same time took up boxing and of course went pro after winning the bronze
i dont think tony harrison or wilder were ever destined for the nba
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Posted: 04 May 2022, 01:57
by pugilisticspecialist
Verdi wrote: ↑03 May 2022, 13:00
All the big athletic guys in the States go into basketball or American football. You can earn a fortune without being punched in the face. Infact aren't guys like Wilder and Breazeale failed basketball/football players?
None of the top NBA players of the current generation are from America. Jokic and Giannis are from Europe and Embiid is from Africa.
Plus, American football isn't exactly safe. The average NFL playing career lasts just 3.3 years.
A lot of people say the position that would translate best to heavyweight boxing is tight end, and tight ends don't get paid all that much. Chris Cooley, an elite modern tight end, spent 9 seasons in the NFL and ended his playing career with $24m earnings from the league. A boxer can earn that in one fight... https://www.spotrac.com/nfl/rankings/ea ... /all-time/
Also, in Ring magazine's end of year rankings for 2011, there wasn't a single US-born fighter ranked in the top 11 at middleweight, I'm sure there are plenty of other divisions and years where this was also the case, but this was the first one I came across... https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/The_ ... ings:_2011
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Posted: 04 May 2022, 02:07
by Fray Bentos
pugilisticspecialist wrote: ↑04 May 2022, 01:57
Chris Cooley, an elite modern tight end, spent 9 seasons in the NFL and ended his playing career with $24m earnings from the league. A boxer can earn that in one fight.
99.9% don't.
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Posted: 04 May 2022, 07:43
by Cyclops
I read the interview. He's quoted as saying it "jokingly." It's a joke. Click bait thread. Pointless. We've done the size thing to death on here.
Re: Larry Holmes says there should be a 'size limit' on heavyweights!!!
Posted: 04 May 2022, 07:58
by Counter-puncher
Cyclops wrote: ↑04 May 2022, 07:43
He's quoted as saying it "jokingly." It's a joke.
it's almost as though the OP lacks the ability to discern humour
Click bait thread. Pointless. We've done the size thing to death on here.
you're no boxing fan. Anyone who wants more weight classes is an idiot.
