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I've had a look through the websites of the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC and WBO, and all state that a Cruiserweight is not above 200 lb, and a Heavyweight is anything from 200 lb upwards. Some actually do metric conversions, and that a Heavyweight is above 200 lb or 90.719 kg (to 3 decimal places). I cannot find one reference of 201 lb or 91.3 kg. To me, the websites of the organisations are the best sources. Boxrec, as mentioned in a previous source, may not be reliable as it is a wiki, and we should certainly look for a more reliable source than that. We also cannot reference ourselves here, as has been previously attempted. The only 201 lb reference I can find is for the Olympic weight classifications (and which actually refers to super heavyweight). I feel the reference to the super heavyweight definition could be moved earlier in the article, to state that the amateur version is super heavyweight, which is slightly heavier, but in professional boxing, all the major bodies are clear: one ounce over 200 lb is heavyweight. [[User:Severo|Severo]]<sup>''[[User talk:Severo|T]][[Special:Contributions/Severo|C]]''</sup> 16:38, 7 August 2007 (UTC) |
I've had a look through the websites of the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC and WBO, and all state that a Cruiserweight is not above 200 lb, and a Heavyweight is anything from 200 lb upwards. Some actually do metric conversions, and that a Heavyweight is above 200 lb or 90.719 kg (to 3 decimal places). I cannot find one reference of 201 lb or 91.3 kg. To me, the websites of the organisations are the best sources. Boxrec, as mentioned in a previous source, may not be reliable as it is a wiki, and we should certainly look for a more reliable source than that. We also cannot reference ourselves here, as has been previously attempted. The only 201 lb reference I can find is for the Olympic weight classifications (and which actually refers to super heavyweight). I feel the reference to the super heavyweight definition could be moved earlier in the article, to state that the amateur version is super heavyweight, which is slightly heavier, but in professional boxing, all the major bodies are clear: one ounce over 200 lb is heavyweight. [[User:Severo|Severo]]<sup>''[[User talk:Severo|T]][[Special:Contributions/Severo|C]]''</sup> 16:38, 7 August 2007 (UTC) |
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:Thanks for your thoughtful contribution. I'm sorry you had to get pulled into this, but hopefully this will put the matter to rest.[[User:MKil|MKil]] 16:49, 7 August 2007 (UTC)MKil |
:Thanks for your thoughtful contribution. I'm sorry you had to get pulled into this, but hopefully this will put the matter to rest.[[User:MKil|MKil]] 16:49, 7 August 2007 (UTC)MKil |
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::The same goes for professional wrestling, most Cruiserweight wrestlers weigh under the 200lb mark, although when thinking of this, Ultimo Dragon comes to mind because during his WCW days he was around 225lbs and still considered a cruiserweight. So yeah, I agree with Severo. {{Signatures/Падший ангел}} |
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I've had a look through the websites of the IBF, IBO, WBA, WBC and WBO, and all state that a Cruiserweight is not above 200 lb, and a Heavyweight is anything from 200 lb upwards. Some actually do metric conversions, and that a Heavyweight is above 200 lb or 90.719 kg (to 3 decimal places). I cannot find one reference of 201 lb or 91.3 kg. To me, the websites of the organisations are the best sources. Boxrec, as mentioned in a previous source, may not be reliable as it is a wiki, and we should certainly look for a more reliable source than that. We also cannot reference ourselves here, as has been previously attempted. The only 201 lb reference I can find is for the Olympic weight classifications (and which actually refers to super heavyweight). I feel the reference to the super heavyweight definition could be moved earlier in the article, to state that the amateur version is super heavyweight, which is slightly heavier, but in professional boxing, all the major bodies are clear: one ounce over 200 lb is heavyweight. SeveroTC 16:38, 7 August 2007 (UTC)
- Thanks for your thoughtful contribution. I'm sorry you had to get pulled into this, but hopefully this will put the matter to rest.MKil 16:49, 7 August 2007 (UTC)MKil
- The same goes for professional wrestling, most Cruiserweight wrestlers weigh under the 200lb mark, although when thinking of this, Ultimo Dragon comes to mind because during his WCW days he was around 225lbs and still considered a cruiserweight. So yeah, I agree with Severo. Template:Signatures/Падший ангел