Post by davemurphy on Jun 12, 2010 3:34:42 GMT -5
After nearly 30 years and periods where I thought the Cruisers were finally turning the corner (I really thought the move up in the weight limit from 190 to 200 would have more of an effect than it has), I'm finally forced to conclude that no matter what we do, Cruiserweight is apparently destined to be the weak sister stuck between it's more glamorous siblings to the North (HW) and to the South (LHW). It's always going to be a Weigh Station on the Highway that features those looking to move up for the Heavy Payday or those simply no longer able to make weight at LH.
To say I'm disappointed would be putting it mildly, because I don't recall there EVER being a need for a weight class as great as there was when it was just HW and LHW. It's still of interest, but I don't think it's ever going to produce a mainstream star on it's own........Holyfield himself wasn't really THAT big a star when he was there, he'd had the Olympics and he fought the one fight with Qawi on ABC, but then was relegated to defenses on the the then fledgling Showtime Network, and only later on after he'd escaped from the CW pergatory did he become a full fledged, HBO level Star.
I absolutely LOVE the Cruiserweight Division, but if it can't shine right now, with the HW's in the Dumper, what hope is there? I know a Super Six or something would draw attention to it, but I'm afraid this is it's fate
I enjoyed Cunningham-Ross, but look how little attention it drew from the average fan. We talked about it on BC, but we are HARDLY average here. A former World Champ that's American against a previous winner of The Contender for the title, and no TV network wanted it? Even Adamek-Cunningham was relegated to Versus. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed, that I'd hope Cruiser would've become more Mainstream by now. Am I being too pesimistic?
To say I'm disappointed would be putting it mildly, because I don't recall there EVER being a need for a weight class as great as there was when it was just HW and LHW. It's still of interest, but I don't think it's ever going to produce a mainstream star on it's own........Holyfield himself wasn't really THAT big a star when he was there, he'd had the Olympics and he fought the one fight with Qawi on ABC, but then was relegated to defenses on the the then fledgling Showtime Network, and only later on after he'd escaped from the CW pergatory did he become a full fledged, HBO level Star.
I absolutely LOVE the Cruiserweight Division, but if it can't shine right now, with the HW's in the Dumper, what hope is there? I know a Super Six or something would draw attention to it, but I'm afraid this is it's fate
I enjoyed Cunningham-Ross, but look how little attention it drew from the average fan. We talked about it on BC, but we are HARDLY average here. A former World Champ that's American against a previous winner of The Contender for the title, and no TV network wanted it? Even Adamek-Cunningham was relegated to Versus. I'd be lying if I said I wasn't disappointed, that I'd hope Cruiser would've become more Mainstream by now. Am I being too pesimistic?
