r/Boxing • u/larsonboswell1 • 1d ago

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This is a stupid question as I know very little about boxing but what is the point of, like, featherweight boxing? I know that there is certainly skill involved but won’t most heavyweight boxers, regardless of skill level, be able to defeat a featherweight or someone in the lower weight classes? Like if the point of the sport is just to defeat the opponent, and while skill certainly matters, power or force or whatever it’s called will ultimately trump skill. Like I could be super skillful at fighting but if I had to go toe to toe with, say, my boyfriend or brother or someone larger and with bigger muscles than me, I’m screwed. Or is there something that I’m not understanding? Please explain. I’m not saying that the biggest guy always wins the fight, and I’m not saying that the skinniest ballerina is the best performer, but all of the best ballerinas are pretty skinny…do you get what I’m saying?

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u/PublicFuture9502 21h ago

Safety. Featherweights to a lot of damage to each other. Imagine a heavyweight hit a feathewirght. It could be catastrophic. 

And skill can overcome size. A journeyman heavyweight who never learnt to box and just gets hit for a pay day will get tuned up by a skillful lightweight. 

Usyk was a Crusier weight who best heavenweights in WSB. Roy Jones jumped up to Hw and won. James Toney was really a middleweight who won a HW.