Table 1

Distribution of boxers according to weight division and the number of fights correlated with the weight division

Weight division (lbs)Number of respondentsPercentage of weight divisionPercentage of bouts in 1999
Minimum (<105)121.92.7
Light fly (105–108)416.67.1
Fly (108–112)5910.510.0
Super fly (112–115)477.58.2
Bantam (115–118)6810.910.6
Super bantam (118–122)8213.212.0
Feather (122–126)8313.315.0
Super feather (126–130)6911.110.2
Light (130–135)6911.19.2
Super light (135–140)345.55.5
Welter (140–147)284.54.6
Super welter (147–154)121.90.8
Middle (154–160)172.72.9
Super middle (160–168)20.30.4
Light heavy (168–175)10.20.0
Cruiser (175–190)10.20.1
Heavy (>190)10.20.4