yes, thats why the majority of fighters are there
which is exactly why if you are going to redo the classes, you make the gap between those classes smaller to spread the fighters between divisions more and give the "average" male more optins
you say its an awful idea, then go on to pretty much state exactly why its a good idea.
Instead of 145lb-185lb covering the 4 most subscribed divisions, you want 145lb-193lb to cover those 4 divisions. If people were saying the gaps were too big before how is making them bigger going to help.
Nah
HW/LHW is shit enough already
Don't need any more classes up there
Not at allBut is it fair to have guys who cut to 265 fight guys who weigh 225? Yeah, there are fedor-like freaks, but generally it is a huge advantage for the giant dude.
Not at all
The best HWs in history have always been between 220-245lbs
There should be no upper limit to HW
Not a bad conceptA lot, sure, but not all. There are some huge and talented heavyweights.
If the only way to get my 10 percent span implemented, I could go with no limit on super heavyweight.
Why you keep bumping this thread lol? I dont want to read it all to figure it out.Yeah, you power tripping moderators are consistent.
Why you keep bumping this thread lol? I dont want to read it all to figure it out.
Like the idea. Though there's not enough talent right now for 234. Mine would be:I'm tired of all the arbitrary numbers being thrown around. "The jump from 155 to 170 is too big" blah, blah.
The only absolute fair way is to pick a starting point and go up a standard percentage from there. Lets say we want the smallest division to be 120. My standard increase will be 10 percent. (rounded up or down to nearest whole number).
New divisions could be:
120
132
145
160
176
193
212
234
257
Yes, that is 9 divisions, up from 8 now, but I think they're spread out more evenly and fairly. 10% is a good number to spread out the divisions. Sorry, but I don't feel the need to have 4 divisions 155 and under. As you go up, the spread should get wider - a 200 pound guy can cut more water than a 150 pound guy.
For those of you who want superheavyweight freakshows, good luck. There just aren't enough talented big guys to make that division. I'm fine with bumping 234 to 235 and 257 to 265 and other such MINOR adjustments.
Range on smallest 3 divisions: 25 pounds
Range on middle 3 divisions: 33 pounds
Range on top 3 divisions: 45 pounds
Sounds fair to me. flame away.
someone has a bad idea and starts a thread about it
18 months later, its only 3 pages long (emphasises the lack of support for his idea) but TS keeps bumping it anyway..
I'm tired of all the arbitrary numbers being thrown around. "The jump from 155 to 170 is too big" blah, blah.
The only absolute fair way is to pick a starting point and go up a standard percentage from there. Lets say we want the smallest division to be 120. My standard increase will be 10 percent. (rounded up or down to nearest whole number).
New divisions could be:
120
132
145
160
176
193
212
234
257
Why percentage? It seems arbitrary. Just pick a starting point and every 10 or 15 lbs. IMO 15.That still gives you 9 classes.
120
135
150
165
180
195
210
225
240+
People will cut weight no matter what. Isnt the point in weight classes to have the opponents be close in size? Why would the bigger classes need a bigger gap?Arbitrary is saying one every 15 pounds.
Smaller guys can't cut weight like the big guys can. The gap needs to get bigger as you go up.