Jean-Marc Mormeck Cruiserweight champion
CRUISERWEIGHT COULD BE THE NEW HEAVYWEIGHT:
I was thinking about tonights David Tua fight when I realized how small he is. Tua is only 5'9, that's small for a heavyweight. To put it in perspective Tua is 5'9 and Vitali Klitschko is 6'7. That's a massive height advantage. You'll never see that kind of discrepancy in any other weight division. There are those who say Cruiserweight is a joke division, just get rid of it let them fight heavyweight. Light Heavyweight ends at 175lbs. How can a guy with the weight around the 180's really fight someone "listed" at 260. (That would be like me fighting Big Billy.) It can't happen, so people bashing the cruisers can just shut up. Now my plan would involve extending the cruiserweight limit by a few pounds, maybe five to ten. I know some heavyweights are there because they don't want to watch there weight(James Toney). Imagine if some of these lighter heavies tried to make cruiserweight. They would actually be in shape, evenly matched, and still have KO ability. This could be the most exciting division in boxing. I would love to see Jean-Marc Mormeck take on any of lighter heavies at Cruiserweight. Also, this would have a trickle down affect. The out of shape cruisers wouldn't be able to compete and be forced to get down to light heavyweight. Imagine guys like Toney, Tua, Jirov, Brewster, Johnson, and Byrd at a lighter weight.(Toney and Jirov were at there best at cruiserweight.) I would also think more guys at lightheavy would rather jump to cruiserweight than heavyweight. The matchups would be unlimited. Everyone complains about the state of the heavyweight division. Well, we wouldn't even notice it if some of these guys tried to fight at cruiserweight. The Lighter weights are so much more exciting because they know it's about the fights, not the belts. I wish the Fatties would figure this out.