Is Unification important? should boxers get praised for unifying?

[j0zef]

Achieving a complete unification, no matter what the division is, has a much higher likelihood of the fighter fighting top competition than any other achievement in boxing.

Moving across the divisions still leaves a large possibility of cherry picking.
Fighting a lineal champ doesn't mean as much since majority of lineages have been broken, and the ones that were properly transferred were often accompanied by an asterisk. Cotto beat a shot Martinez, at a catchweight at that, while Wlad lost his lineal at ripe age of 39. Neither one was close to being in their prime.

Plus, unifying can be seen as a big FU to everyone else in the division. These guys can't fight a weaker champion (Parker) just to get a title, and if they are not interested in fighting a unified champn, you KNOW it's a duck because there's nowhere else for them to run.

[GhostofDempsey]

Yes it is important, but it shouldn't be held against a fighter if he can't unify because of unwillingness of other champions to fight them. But it should be a goal considering there are so many damn belts. You want to be THE MAN at any given weight, unify! Unless you are just passing through weight classes and don't intend to remain at a weight class for very long.

[OnePunch]

This all depends on the fans and a boxer's capacity as well as opposition and the money involved. Why do some boxers choose to go northbound and play along with a beef? Why do some boxers verbally acknowledging wanting more belts north? Why do boxers accept fate for their northbound opposition in due time? If Hagler or Monzon had mgmt that influenced them to say things like 154-168 were easy would they have been criticized? Maybe some boxers respect not playing the fool in order to market themselves

we all know that GGG owns your soul and consumes most of your life, but damn man, can you even have a SINGLE conversation without having to insert GGG into it?

[Sparked_26]

Burns vs Indongu is a unification.

So you do get anomalies like that. Neither are anywhere near being the best in the division.

[Lester Tutor]

we all know that GGG owns your soul and consumes most of your life, but damn man, can you even have a SINGLE conversation without having to insert GGG into it?

The irony of you crying like a bıtch. Lol. Whats the context? Who's close to unifying? Are we talking about Ward?

[OnePunch]

Roy seeked challenges and had a mouth like the traditional greats before him, not his coach saying things..

well "you musta forgot", because there were alot of years where Roy got hammered over his choices like Telesco, Kelly, Reggie Johnson, Grant, DelValle, etc etc., to the point where he even wrote a song about it.......lol

[Chrismart]

It should be a goal IMO. It's not done often and if you can pull it off, then fair play to you.
One legit champions per division is what it's all about for me.

Golovkin and Crawford look the closest to pulling it off at the minute. I hope they both pull get it done, even though i admit Crawford/Burns II doesn't seem too appealing on paper.

[BlakBread904]

well "you musta forgot", because there were alot of years where Roy got hammered over his choices like Telesco, Kelly, Reggie Johnson, Grant, DelValle, etc etc., to the point where he even wrote a song about it.......lol

got em

[-PBP-]

Everything in today's era of boxing needs context. It all depends on if you are unifying against other highly ranked fighters.

[al-Xander]

Probably better than some crappy mandatories. Fights like young prime Spence vs 41 yr old Bundu, etc.