Why do people hate on the smaller wieght classes on here?? Lol i dont get it
We all come in different shapes and sizes , do we really expect 5 '6" fighters with 67"inch reach or so to be fighting at 185lbs plus against 6'2" and 75" reach or more guys..whats the point of these threads picking on smaller guys lol..seems pretty childish..i would rather watch competitive fights by weight categories then huge difference freak show fights..it doesnt prove anything any which way and they are usaully very boring to watch..
Someone help me out with the smaller weight class bias...
For the record im 5'9" and would fight WW or LW..70 inch reach
The purpose of weight classes is exactly what you say: To make for more intriguing and competitive (not to mention safer) match-ups.
But that's not the same as saying that fights between different sized guys don't "prove anything." A fight between two men, regardless of size (or other physical characteristics), is the only true test of fighting prowess.
To the contrary, it is the (admittedly often entertaining) spectacle of one small man beating another small man that "doesn't prove anything."
The bias against the lower weight classes is generally grounded in the refusal of some fighters, promoters, and fans to admit (or realize) what is actually going on here.
If you're going to try to characterize smaller fighters as among the so called "best fighters" in the world, without acknowledging that the only reason the vast majority of thee men are so prominent is because they are being actively protected from dozens or even hundreds and thousands of other men who could kick their ass, then some people are going to step in and remind you that this is what's happening.
And just for the sake of transparency, I'm a bit of a "manlet" myself. Five foot nine, wrestled right around the 165 lb range. But when I measure myself up, in hypothetical fight terms, against other men that I know or encounter in real life, I never, ever go into some fantasy land of imagining how I would fare if everyone was the same size. I also don't pretend anyone that is bigger than me just doesn't exist.
I'm a man. The question on my mind is, "If it came down to it, could I hold my own against that other man?" The answer to that question is either yes, or no. Size be damned.