How do you measure greatness?

[{Pito}]

Performance in fights or win/loss ratio?

[studentofthegam]

Both have to count. Also the level of comp that you beat. Avenged losses also have their place.

[SCtrojansbaby]

Both have to count. Also the level of comp that you beat. Avenged losses also have their place.

Who you fought and how you fought.

[{Pito}]

I ask because personally for example I consider augustus a great fighter and he's faced good competition as well, has a ridiculous loss record but never fails to entertain and has skills without question, a knock perhaps is his lack of power but that in turn made him box more, entertain more etc. etc.

[Ray*]

Greatness for me is about fighting the best, Performance against the best, fighting prime fighters at their prime, Even in losing you can prove your greatness and i believe a lot of fighters have done that over the years.

[BigStereotype]

50% resume
30% eyeball test
20% head to head effectiveness

All of those are totally subjective.

[Larry the boss]

achievments,risks,skills,heart

[Larry the boss]

I ask because personally for example I consider augustus a great fighter and he's faced good competition as well, has a ridiculous loss record but never fails to entertain and has skills without question, a knock perhaps is his lack of power but that in turn made him box more, entertain more etc. etc.

naw he was entertaining but far from great man

[bojangles1987]

Obviously you should judge a fighter's greatness based on how often they fought the best and how they performed when they did.

[Marchegiano]

It's all in how you win and who you did it to. I dig stories like the little poem about Yankee Sullivan in my sig. Mostly a fan of the hardness of the 1800's.