What are boxing categories?

[Anonymous]

What weight are all the people in the different categories like lightweight, featherweight, heavy weight and all that stuff

[THE_Godfather]

You're right it is their weight class. Can't have a 200 lb. guy hitting a 120 lber.

Weight Class
Limit in Stone kg Pounds
Minimumweight (WBC/WBA/IBF)
Mini Flyweight (WBO) 7½ st 47,627 kg 105 lbs
Light Flyweight
Junior Flyweight 7st 10 lbs 48,988 kg 108 lbs
Flyweight (All four) 8 st 50,802 kg 112 lbs
Super Flyweight
Jr Bantamweight 8 st 3 lbs 52,163 kg 115 lbs
Bantamweight 8 st 6 lbs 53,525 kg 118 lbs
Super Bantamweight
Jr Featherweight 8 st 10 lbs 55,225 kg 122 lbs
Featherweight 9 st 57,153 kg 126 lbs
Super Featherweight
Jr Lightweight 9 st 4 lbs 58,967 kg 130 lbs
Lightweight 9 st 9 lbs 61,235 kg 135 lbs
Super Lightweight
Jr Welterweight 10 st 63,503 kg 140 lbs
Welterweight 10½ st 66,678 kg 147 lbs
Super Welterweight
Jr Middleweight 11 st 69,85 kg 154 lbs
Middleweight 11 st 6 lbs 72,574 kg 160 lbs
Super Middleweight 12 st 76,203 kg 168 lbs
Light Heavyweight 12½ st 79,378 kg 175 lbs
Cruiserweight
Jr Heavyweight 14 st 4 lbs 90,892 kg 200 lbs
Heavyweight > 14 st 4 lbs > 90,892 kg > 200 lbs

[ak666]

It's completely based on body weight. Things like height and reach are not factored in. For example, the flyweight category is 108 to 112 pounds. Meanwhile, heavyweight is 200+ pounds and has no limit.

The reason it was established was because historically matches between people with very mismatching weight classes were often dangerous (possibly fatal) for the lighter person.

Boxing also uses terminology like "greatest fighter, pound for pound" to suggest that a person's effectiveness is proportional to their body weight. They put a lot of emphasis on weight class, suggesting like a flyweight boxer with excellent skill might still be outmatched by a heavyweight boxer who isn't nearly as skilled.

[Anonymous]

I think it is like levels

[Asker]

I thought it was like weights and stuff