Why do they call womens weight divisions the same as mens? (145 men = FW, 145 women = FW)

[superpunch]

That's ridiculous. A 145 lb woman is called a featherweight. No way. A 145 lb woman is like a 205 lb man.

 

[mintykip]

Do people on here just make threads on any random little thought that pops into their mind?

 

[Sumomike]

Why make it complicated? The weight class name is correlated to the weight it represents. That makes it way simpler

 

[Arm Barbarian]

Do people on here just make threads on any random little thought that pops into their mind?

This is Sherdog.

Are you seriously asking that?

 

[mintykip]

This is Sherdog.

Are you seriously asking that?

Fair point, I've been a lurker for a long time so I should have already known the answer.

 

[Kenny Powerth]

What you’re saying is Holly Holm is a 205 pound man

 

[kazam]

maybe the most retarded Thread ever

Wasteland

 

[SuperNerd]

Do people on here just make threads on any random little thought that pops into their mind?

And don't even question it.

 

[Pitier of Fools]

I've thought the exact thing, I just never made a thread about it. The TS does have a good point. No way the women that fight at 155 are "lightweight."

Also, why are straw weights smaller than flyweights....when straws are bigger than flies?

 

[JJ Frog]

 

[Otto!]

What about cankleweight?

 

[Gambit MMA]

like the old strikeforce days

womens 145 was the middleweight title and 135 was the welterweight belt

 

[SuperNerd]

Gabi Garcia = planetweight

 

[Mr hanky]

Also, why are straw weights smaller than flyweights....when straws are bigger than flies?

hahah, man, I thought about it too not long time ago!

 

[gunlok]

That's ridiculous. A 145 lb woman is called a featherweight. No way. A 145 lb woman is like a 205 lb man.

go back to the 1950s !