Rei Higuchi's comment on weight changes

[Mr. PeanutButter]

First off, I couldn't find any online sources to confirm this so take this with a grain of salt but apparently Mr. Pyles heard Rei say he would wait and see what UWW was going to do with the weights before deciding what his future holds. 

This got me thinking, what weight changes would you like to see? 

59 63 66 71 75 80 87 93 100 130 is what I'd like to see. 

[Sheerstress]

I'd like the 10 classes from 1969 to 1996.

48kg/105.5 lb.   52kg/114.5 lb.   57 kb/125.5 lb.   62kg/136.5 lb.  68 kg/149.9 lb.  74kg/163 lb.   82kg/180.5 lb.  90kg/198 lb.

100kg/220 lb.    HWT/Unlimited

[Wrestleknownothing]

25 minutes ago, Sheerstress said:

I'd like the 10 classes from 1969 to 1996.

48kg/105.5 lb.   52kg/114.5 lb.   57 kb/125.5 lb.   62kg/136.5 lb.  68 kg/149.9 lb.  74kg/163 lb.   82kg/180.5 lb.  90kg/198 lb.

100kg/220 lb.    HWT/Unlimited

48 and 52 are madness

[Caveira]

Tim vanni special 

[ionel]

54 minutes ago, Sheerstress said:

I'd like the 10 classes from 1969 to 1996.

48kg/105.5 lb.   52kg/114.5 lb.   57 kb/125.5 lb.   62kg/136.5 lb.  68 kg/149.9 lb.  74kg/163 lb.   82kg/180.5 lb.  90kg/198 lb.

100kg/220 lb.    HWT/Unlimited

When was the last time anyone on these here boards made 48 or 52kg?  

[Caveira]

I was 103 freshmen year and 112 sophomore year does that count?   Had a very hard time keeping 126 fr/so year of college….. 134 wasn’t much easier junior year lol.  

[152lbs]

119 should be the lowest weight. 

[nhs67]

Ten weights for both styles:

55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 130

Our NCAA weight classes then need to be adjust to follow suit.

[BuckyBadger]

If they took away double bronze that’s 6 medals = 2 more weights. I wonder if this has been discussed or if the IOC would just shoot it down.

[152lbs]

The IOC is never going to add more weights back.  It isn't about medal count, it is about number of participants.

[scribers]

1 hour ago, ionel said:

When was the last time anyone on these here boards made 48 or 52kg?  

In terms of consumed cheese annually?

[ionel]

19 hours ago, Caveira said:

I was 103 freshmen year and 112 sophomore year does that count?   Had a very hard time keeping 126 fr/so year of college….. 134 wasn’t much easier junior year lol.  

Got you beat 105 Jr and 112 Sr years.  Growth spurt in college 134 - 142. 

[Mr. PeanutButter]

18 hours ago, nhs67 said:

Ten weights for both styles:

55, 60, 65, 70, 75, 80, 85, 90, 100, 130

Our NCAA weight classes then need to be adjust to follow suit.

I like the distribution but, man, how many people are going to make 55?

[CHROMEBIRD]

20 hours ago, Wrestleknownothing said:

48 and 52 are madness

I agree it sounds crazy by Western standards, but maybe it would help the sport's global reach? I am under the impression that boxing goes all the way down to 105lbs (47.6kg) and has six weight classes up to featherweight (~57kg) because it allows guys from Latin America, Asia, and countries with generally smaller-sized athletes to compete.

[Sheerstress]

31 minutes ago, CHROMEBIRD said:

I agree it sounds crazy by Western standards, but maybe it would help the sport's global reach? I am under the impression that boxing goes all the way down to 105lbs (47.6kg) and has six weight classes up to featherweight (~57kg) because it allows guys from Latin America, Asia, and countries with generally smaller-sized athletes to compete.

https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-weight-categories-olympic-boxing-qualifiers

 

The pool of athletes at these lowest weight classes in definitely smaller, but they are there.  And 57 kg is simply way too high for too many great competitors.

[nhs67]

15 hours ago, Mr. PeanutButter said:

I like the distribution but, man, how many people are going to make 55?

I would be okay with 95 instead of 55.

On Olympic years we get rid of the weights ending in '5' for our six weights.

[1032004]

19 hours ago, Sheerstress said:

https://olympics.com/en/news/paris-2024-weight-categories-olympic-boxing-qualifiers

 

The pool of athletes at these lowest weight classes in definitely smaller, but they are there.  And 57 kg is simply way too high for too many great competitors.

What “many” great competitors is 57kg too high for?  Kurt McHenry?  He’s the only one I can think of.  

[Jim L]

19 minutes ago, 1032004 said:

What “many” great competitors is 57kg too high for?  Kurt McHenry?  He’s the only one I can think of.  

Other countries were usually much better at the lower weights than the US. i have a to think those countries still have undersized wrestlers.

[meZYNbrink]

On 8/17/2024 at 4:23 PM, Sheerstress said:

I'd like the 10 classes from 1969 to 1996.

48kg/105.5 lb.   52kg/114.5 lb.   57 kb/125.5 lb.   62kg/136.5 lb.  68 kg/149.9 lb.  74kg/163 lb.   82kg/180.5 lb.  90kg/198 lb.

100kg/220 lb.    HWT/Unlimited

This one is kind of crazy. Two weights that basically 0.01% of the world population can make? I feel that we'd be better off starting at 60kg.

[Former158]

Given Dake's comments after the Olympics, would he give it another 4 years if he could wrestle 79kgs instead? Wonder who else would go another cycle with a 3-5kg allowance?

 

 

[nhs67]

11 minutes ago, Former158 said:

Given Dake's comments after the Olympics, would he give it another 4 years if he could wrestle 79kgs instead? Wonder who else would go another cycle with a 3-5kg allowance?

 

 

Honestly, how badass would it be to see him go 79 KG then give 86 KG a go on his last go?

[de4856]

I don’t think going below 57 kg., is a good idea. 

[Tom formerly Tofurky]

On 8/17/2024 at 7:19 PM, ionel said:

When was the last time anyone on these here boards made 48 or 52kg?  

1991

[ionel]

1 minute ago, Tom formerly Tofurky said:

1991

Was it fun? 

[KennyEBHS]

On 8/18/2024 at 1:20 PM, Mr. PeanutButter said:

I like the distribution but, man, how many people are going to make 55?

The distribution for the NCAA weights makes sense: 125 - 133 (8 pounds), 133 - 141 (8 pounds), 141 - 149 (8 pounds), 149 - 157 (8 pounds), 157 - 165 (8 pounds), 165 - 174 (9 pounds), 174 - 184 (10 pounds), 184 - 197 (13 pounds). The heavier weights have greater weight spans. For free, I would suggest: 60, 63, 68, 75, 84, 94, 104, 130 based on larger spans at higher weights.