Alright, so I’ve been seeing a lot of boxing matches lately and I got curious about the whole weight class thing. Like, how do they decide who fights who? I did a bit of digging and I figured I’d share what I learned. It’s actually pretty interesting!
First off, I went and found out that there are actually 17 weight classes in boxing. That’s way more than I thought! They start with the heavyweights, which are the biggest guys, and go all the way down to the lightest fighters.
So, I started looking into each weight class. I’m not gonna list them all here, but I did see some familiar names in the heavyweight division. We’ve got guys like Tyson Fury, Anthony Joshua, and Deontay Wilder. These guys are absolute monsters! I mean, they’re huge and they hit like trucks. It makes sense that they’re in the heaviest weight class. I wouldn’t want to get in the ring with any of them, that’s for sure.
Then, I looked into the lighter weight classes, but honestly, I didn’t recognize as many names there. Maybe I’m just not as familiar with those divisions. But it was still cool to learn about all the different weight classes and how they work.
Here’s how I think about it – each weight class has its own champs and its own set of rules, it’s almost like different sports. After looking at this, I made a simple list:
- Heavyweight: No maximum weight limit.
- Cruiserweight: Up to 200 pounds.
- Light Heavyweight: Up to 175 pounds.
- Super Middleweight: Up to 168 pounds.
- Middleweight: Up to 160 pounds.
And It Goes On…
I realized that there are way more weight classes, each with smaller differences in weight limits. I felt like this is to make sure that the fights are as fair as possible, right? You don’t want a huge guy fighting a smaller guy, it wouldn’t be a fair match.
Anyway, that’s pretty much what I did to learn about boxing weight classes. It was a fun little research project, and now I feel like I understand boxing a bit better. Maybe I’ll start paying more attention to the different weight classes when I watch fights now. Hope you find this helpful, too!
