Talk:Weight class (boxing)

Merge with boxing page?
Someone going to add a list of weight classes to the other page anyway so why not just merge these?86.46.70.156 (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 17:29, 30 March 2010 (UTC).

Olympics
Do the Olympics use these same classifications? --24.61.26.216 02:35, 13 Jun 2005 (UTC)

Super heavyweight?
What happened to Super Heavyweight?


 * This article isn't finished plus it's a stub Cokehabit 15:25, 31 August 2005 (UTC)

Addition
I like the addition of organizations and the different boxing names. It works for some confusion of multiple names. Maya Levy 03:05, 25 April 2006 (UTC)

Rename?
Would this article be better named 'List of boxing weight classes', to better fit the other sports related lists ? CultureDrone (talk) 13:48, 7 July 2008 (UTC)


 * I agree. I'll move it right now.oknazevad (talk) 18:20, 1 March 2009 (UTC)

New rewrite
I wrote a new page called Weight class (boxing), redirected the old List of boxing weight classes to the new page, and moved Talk:List of boxing weight classes to Talk:Weight class (boxing). The history of the old page is of course still accessible if needed (http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_boxing_weight_classes&action=history) jnestorius(talk) 10:20, 28 February 2010 (UTC)

Question:
I am trying to resolve a contradiction between two sentences in the "Culture" section. It says both "A boxer may fight different bouts at different weight classes" and "In both cases, the competitors could never face each other in reality" (one of the cases being boxers at different weight classes). It seems that boxers (like Manny Pacquiao) sometimes do fight above their own weight class and can hold titles in different weight classes simultaneously. Therefore boxers in different classes could "face each other in reality." Maybe there needs to be an edit here or maybe I am just not understanding the rules properly. Someone help me out with this. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.195.220.225 (talk) 12:38, 15 November 2010 (UTC)

Confusing sentence
The following sentence:

'A catch weight may be agreed for an individual bout—sometimes even for a championship bout—but championships are awarded only at the standard weight classes.'

Seems self-contradictory, and is very confusing. Perhaps an editor could rewrite it for clarity? 80.1.150.213 (talk) 12:09, 11 March 2012 (UTC)


 * It means if you're supposed to fight for the 135 lb title (LW), and your opponent shows up at 137 at the weigh-ins. Then legally I'm fighting for the title, and he isn't. The fight happens ("catchweight") but only the person who made weight is fighting for the prize. DA1 (talk) 12:15, 7 December 2016 (UTC)

When was the Cruiserweight weight limit was raised from 190 pounds to 200 pounds...
The Cruiserweight article states... ''The current weight limit for the division is 200 pounds (14 stone 4 pounds / 90.7kg). When originally established, the weight limit was 190 pounds (86.2kg).'' does anyone know when was the weight limit was raised from 190 pounds to 200 pounds, and was it done a single-step, or was the weight limit raised incrementally? Best Regards. DynamoDegsy (talk)

A possible contradiction?
Hello. There appears to be a contradiction, or at least a tension, between these two sentences, with parts highlighted by me for emphasis.

Although professional boxers may fight above their weight class, an amateur boxer's weight must not fall below the lower limit. (from the opening paragraph)

Theoretical comparisons of the merits of boxers in different weight classes are a popular topic for boxing fans, with a similar speculative appeal to comparing sports figures from different eras; in both cases, the competitors could never face each other in reality. (from the end of the section on culture)

Am I missing something?

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96.238.5.233 (talk) 18:12, 4 June 2017 (UTC)

Proposal
Add Cyber Boxing Zone in the column. Pacphobia (talk) 15:40, 24 September 2017 (UTC)

Potentially daft question re: light heavyweight vs heavyweight
Why is there a gap of 25 lbs in the table, without clarification? Especially considering the lede sentence "The lower limit of a weight class is equal to the upper weight limit of the class below it." I'm assuming there is a common understanding of this, but the article definitely doesn't explain this glaring oddity....Peace and Passion &#9774; ("I'm listening....") 05:05, 26 February 2023 (UTC)


 * Oh, I'm starting to get it, the way "ranges" are being used is not immediately apparent (nor intuitive)... and the various tables use ranges in an inconsistent manner. This needs to be made much more clear; there has to be a way to reformat these tables to make it immediately apparent what type of data they're actually displaying.Peace and Passion &#9774; ("I'm listening....") 05:11, 26 February 2023 (UTC)