Ringside Boxing Show: The WBC’s hefty idea: A super heavyweight class? Plus, ex-champ Paul Vaden on his remarkable life and career

The elephant in the room when we watch 21st-century heavyweights is obvious: Why should a 201-pound man be required to compete for a world title with a 6-foot-8, 250-pound behemoth? The WBC has made rumblings in recent days about creating a (long overdue?) super heavyweight division — which would be the 18th weight class in a sport that once had just eight. Good idea? Will other sanctioning bodies follow that lead? Expert analysts Travis Hartman, Rizwaan Zahid and John J. Raspanti weigh in on this topic, plus Chris Eubank Jr’s emergence as a force in the World Boxing Super Seires, Mikey vs. Linares, Cotto’s uninspiring opponent for his finale, Bellew’s decision to fight Haye again, and more.

We also get our weekly report from UK correspondent Paul McLaughlin before connecting with former IBF super welterweight champ Paul Vaden, whose life outside the ring was as compelling as a career that earned him a place in the West Coast Boxing Hall of Fame.

Dennis Taylor is host of The Ringside Boxing Show, editor/publisher of www.ringsideboxingshow.com, and co-author (with John J. Raspanti) of “Intimate Warfare: The True Story of the Arturo Gatti and Micky Ward Boxing Trilogy,” currently on Amazon’s Bestsellers list.

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