Bleacher Report - Boxing: Rising Boxing Stars Set to Climb the Weight Class Ladder

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Rising Boxing Stars Set to Climb the Weight Class Ladder Jul 11th 2013, 03:19, by Robert Aaron Contreras It doesn’t get more unadulterated than boxing; its beauty is in its simplicity. If Abner Mares defeats a high-level opponent at 118 pounds, that’s great. If he proceeds to then defeat a world-class opponent at 126 pounds—even better.  Simple as that. Weight classes were created for a reason. Naturally bigger men have unparalleled advantages over a man of lesser weight. But boxing has provided us with those special combatants whom scoff at the idea of residing in just one weight class. Manny Pacquiao is history's only eight-division world champion and will go down as an all-time great—thanks in large to such an achievement.  Floyd Mayweather Jr. has had his own share of weight climbing success and owes much of his acclaim to the fact he went from being the No. 1 super featherweight in the world all the way to the best junior middleweight.  And now, a new era is upon us. And these men are the new breed of weight climbers; they fear no man alive and crave only glory.   Begin Slideshow

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