Is it time to create a Super Heavyweight division in boxing?

[LaMont]

The REAL NEXT BIG THING (Or Great White Hope):

In Russia, there is this heavyweight named Nikolai Valouev and he's rated WBA #4 heavyweight with a record of (29-0, 23 KOs). But check this: the guy is 7 foot 2 and 300 pounds. WTF?

Is it time for boxing to create a super heavyweight division for all boxers over 250pds? I, personally, think that it's unfair for someone like Punk Roy or one of those other very light heavyweights to have to faith and old wholly mamouth liek Nikolai.

LaMont

 

[D-NICE]

LaMont we finally agree on something in boxing. As fighters become taller, and bigger, the 215-240 lb heavyweights are slowly becoming obsolete in the Heavyweight division.

There is a Super Heavyweight Division in the olympics, and the amatuers, I think it's time to institute it in the professional ranks. I'm not dismissing the fact a smaller heavyweight can indeed be champ, but for how long?

Not only are the heavys getting bigger, but if you look at the top of the division, they're all 6'4', and taller. A man at 215-240 standing 5'11 to 6'1 has a slim chance of ever being dominant in this new era of heavyweight boxing.

I think you either create a super heavy division, or expand the Lt heavyweight division to 195, and expand the cruiserweight division to maybe 215, and have heavys up to 245.

NICE

 

[Fiyah]

To hell with all of that, if them lightweight punks want to gain pounds and get into the ring with the big boys they can't being crying about his height and weight. The heavyweight division is weak as hell now even though all the money will always be there. In the amatuer ranks there are more people around the world boxing and the division between light, heavy & super heavy have more competition than what they have in the professional ranks.