Describe The Difference Between An Elite & World Class Fighter

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  1. Dipset

    Dipset Dipset4Ever Full Member

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    Please be as descriptive as possible.
     
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  2. MilesP

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    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.
     
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  3. prelude

    prelude Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    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.
     
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  4. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Elite-Lennox Lewis
    World class-Vitali
     
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    IntentionalButt Guy wants to name his çock 'macho' that's ok by me

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  6. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    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
     
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  7. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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

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    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.
     
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  10. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    best answer so far :good
     
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  11. tezel8764

    tezel8764 Boxing Junkie banned

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    World Class: Wladimir Klitschko
    Elite: David Haye
     
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  12. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    By your definition, Marvin Haglar was not "elite." Think about that!
     
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  13. PIPO23

    PIPO23 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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

    to world class boxers.
     
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    World class : Edison miranda

    Elite: Andre ward
     
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    :good
     
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