I’ve worn Adidas box hogs, Rival RX1, and ASICS split second 9. ASICS by far were the best division in boxing, very light weight and grippy. But it’s so true that boxing in a boxing (wrestling) shoe vs gym shoes is night and day.

Boxing being fluid, things can change rapidly. Just six pounds south, fans have been treated to a banner era at Jr. middleweight over the last decade. If there is a case for the sentimental wish for eight, it’s the number of times where Jr. middleweight has been livelier than middleweight in recent decades because there was business to be done without or at least before chasing a Hagler or Hopkins.

The Light Heavyweight division, officially established in 1909, continues to hold a weight limit of 175 lbs. Prior to the creation of Cruiserweight (200 lbs) in 1979, anyone fighting above this figure was considered a Heavyweight.

That can be undesirable for a couple of reasons. One, extreme dehydration can put a fighter at long-term health risks over the course of his career, and in the short-term may leave him unable to fight properly the next day, risking injury. Secondly, even if he is healthy once he is rehydrated, that weight gain may be considered an unfair advantage by his rival or a regulating body.

In Garcia’s most recent bout against Luke Campbell, he faced his first bit of adversity when he was knocked down for the first time in his career in the second round. He was able to recover and went on to win the fight via 7th round TKO with a body shot. He was scheduled to return to the ring in November against Joseph Diaz but was forced to pull out of the bout due to a hand injury.

Cruiserweight is one step down from heavyweight and has a weight range of 175 lbs to 200 lbs. While not as big as the heavyweight, cruiserweight fighters are all very large and therefore very dangerous. Just like in the heavyweight division, anyone can be knocked out by anyone at any time. That truly is what makes this division so exciting.

Following a storied amateur career, that included winning two Olympic Gold medals, Vasyl Lomachenko stepped into the professional ranks as a featherweight receiving a world title fight in just his second bout. Fighting for the vacant WBO Featherweight title, Lomachenko suffered his first loss in a majority decision upset to Orlando Salido. However, the title remained vacant due to the title not being on the line for Salido due to missing weight. Lomachenko would subsequently win the title in his next fight beating Gary Russell Jr. by majority decision.

Brands out there are marketing products thereby making them seem must-haves. One such bandwagon effect can be seen as wrestling shoes being marketed in the boxing world as the ideal shoes. If you’ve taken the same decision, there’s a need for you to read this blog until the end.

However, within all weight classes in boxing, there exists massive diversity in fighting styles and tactics employed by different boxers. The heavyweight division is no exception to this, with boxers utilizing varying techniques, from intricate footwork to powerful punching combinations.

Back in the early nineteenth century, there were no established weight classes in boxing. According to the Dictionary of the Vulgar Tongue in 1823, a "lightweight" had a limit of 12 stone (168 lb, 76.2 kg), while Sportsman's Slang in the same year cited the limit as 11 stone (154 lb, 69.9 kg).

There is no limit on the upper weight for Heavyweight fighters, but the lower bound has trended upwards over the history of boxing, as athletes have grown taller and bigger. In the 1800s a 170lb fighter might have been considered a heavyweight. That was formalised as 175lbs in 1920s, and when the cruiserweight division emerged in the 1970s and 1980s, a heavyweight would have been expected to weigh more than 190lbs, 195lbs and then 200lbs. The heaviest champion in the division so far is Nikolay Valuev, who came in at 324lbs when he fought John Ruiz in 2005.

Makes complete sense with the massive difference in size and weight of the guys in the lower end and unlimited top end of the heavyweight division. The ancient days of a 6’1 215 lb man being considered huge don’t exist anymore. Fighters and human beings in general are getting bigger and bigger on a massive scale. If the officials, doctors, and sanctioning bodies say that weight classes exist for fighter safety, then having a division that has an unlimited difference in competitors size and weight is extremely dangerous consider the majority of the other weight classes only have a difference of no more than 5-7 lbs. Multiple belts per division and sanctioning bodies don’t make sense, weight classes do. I mean we could always start having Bantamweight fighters against heavyweights if that makes more sense, but how fun would that be?

I work out on a heavy bag and speed bag at my local gym. Are boxing shoes ok to wear on a wooden floor surface? I didn’t know if they were specifically designed to be used in a ring or if being on wood/cement flooring would hurt them or not.