winning a title in different divisions is one thing

[Larry the boss]

But unifying titles in different divisions is greatness, not many fighters have been able to do this

[Larry the boss]

No comments on this matter?

[TheBoxGod]

I agree. (character limit)

[ironpad]

Yep i agree, even though Pacquiao is one of my favourite boxers of all time, he was never a unified champ i don't think. And it is very important to not just fight one Champ in a division who people think is the best, but to fight all champs in the division.

[BoxingIsGreat]

Belts mean next to dogshit. That's why not many care.

[PeepeePoopooMan]

No comments on this matter?

Lmfao what is there to say? You didnt ask a question or put up a debate. You just made a statement and thats it

[Eff Pandas]

Eh. I think its ALL about who you beat.

And you can beat bad mfers only holding one belt or you can beat bad mfers chasing belts down. Depends on the division. Generally its a good bet the best guys got belts, but its not always true. Ideally I think most tip top high level guys would prefer to fight the best, belt or not, but there is so much business & politics in boxing boxers are focused on making money for themselves & their family more than making a legacy. And as they should.

['b']

Lmfao what is there to say? You didnt ask a question or put up a debate. You just made a statement and thats it

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A week later: "Oh so no-one wants to reply? Really?"




What do you want us to say? "Yes Larry, those bubbles DO hurt"

[b Murphington]

Eh. I think its ALL about who you beat.

And you can beat bad mfers only holding one belt or you can beat bad mfers chasing belts down. Depends on the division. Generally its a good bet the best guys got belts, but its not always true. Ideally I think most tip top high level guys would prefer to fight the best, belt or not, but there is so much business & politics in boxing boxers are focused on making money for themselves & their family more than making a legacy. And as they should.

That’s a pretty good way to look at it.

Belts mean next to dogshit. That's why not many care.

But that’s precisely the reason why unifying is an important factor. Unifying is essentially the same thing as how it was before the ABC titles came around. Back in the day, you knew who the champ was in a division. He has a belt in that weight class. It’s cut and dry.

Now you have 4 or 5 belts in each weight class. You need a boxer to unify for it to be crystal clear who the top guy is. And to water it down even more, you have lights and supers in between every weight class, so you’re making it even easier for the boxers now because they can fit in at a weight even better and they have more options, with belts AND weight.

So now, a weight class jump and unifying titles is a must for defining how great a boxer is.

Also, it doesn’t happen all too often that a boxer unifies. So it’s a good metric to how great a boxer is I think.

But like Pandas said, above all of that, who you fight should be the most important factor, but unifying in a weight class or multiple weight classes should be important factors in determining where a boxer fits in the history books.

[blowblow]

undisputed is achievable than winning octupole division. changing weight is one of your struggles.. if you can still carry your power and speed to the higher weights. but undisputed is just circling around your own weight without gaining or losing lbs.