Describe The Difference Between An Elite & World Class Fighter

world class - a fighter that is at least top 10 in his weight class at the time he's active

elite - any fighter that dominates his weight class at the time he's active AND could possibly be competitive against elites of other eras.

 

When you're the underdog and peps say you have no chance of winning...0% chance of winning and you go in there and put out a beating like never before time after time. Just prove peps wrong, that's all it is.

 

Elite-Lennox Lewis
World class-Vitali

 

WBA reg
WBA interim
WBA super champ
WBO interim
WBO regular
IBF
WBC
WBC interim


thats 8 world titles

the top 15 fighters for each belt can in theory fight for a world title...thus making them world class....i would be embarrassed to do the math

 

Elite - Multiple world titles and have proven themselves against a top 3 opponent in whatever division they fight in

World class - Able to hang with the Top 20 guys in the division (obvoisly to do/prove this they must have faced opponents from various countries)

Quite a big difference.


Kell Brook is a good example. Yet to prove he is world class... Very much on the edge of doing that...elite? no.
Some may disagree and say he is....

The middle ground is for people like Khan, Froch etc etc Easily world class.. not Elite.

(making it easier for myself using british fighters)

 

World Class: A very skilled Fighter with a good resume.
Elite: A very skilled Fighter with an ATG resume.

 

World Class is a rated opponent for me.

For instance Cleverly fought at the domestic level for some time and his first world class opponent was murat.

Elite is someone who displays outstanding skillsets and regularly holds a high ranking, it's a bit more subjective for instance Baldomir got to number 1 in the division but I couldn't call him an elite opponent whereas Forrest was number 1 for a similar length of time but displayed outstanding skillsets that warrant the tag of elite.

It's all a matter of semantics anyways.

 

best answer so far :good

 

World Class: Wladimir Klitschko
Elite: David Haye

 

By your definition, Marvin Haglar was not "elite." Think about that!

 

Elite dominates is the one to beat and the 1 that administers the beat down

to world class boxers.

 

World class : Edison miranda

Elite: Andre ward

 

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