How come you get weight divisions in boxing but you don't get height divisions in basketball?
I bet there are a few "Barry McGuigan of basketball" types around the world: folk who are shit-hot at the technical aspects of the game - can dribble and pass with the very best of them but never get anywhere because height is just so massively important in basketball- just as Barry could punch and duck with the best boxers, but, because weight and power are so closely related, he would have been beaten easily by someone like Tyson.
And just like boxing; the real money and glory would still be in the 'top' division where the tallest/heaviest reside, although we would still get to see 5ft players - just like we now get to see, and enjoy, 10st boxers.
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