Elite Fighter

There are different degrees of "elite" if you will but this designation is normally reserved for those who place very highly in the overall rankings.

Otherwise, there would be only 4 or 5 guys in all of boxing that could be called elite.

 

I have two different rankings or systems if you will...

The Pound for Pound Elite (Top 20 Pound for Pound)
Examples: Mayweather, Calzaghe, Pacquiao, Cotto, Hopkins, JM Marquez, Hatton, Vazquez, Calderon, Pavlik, Wright, Kessler, Diaz, R Marquez, Klitschko

I would describe these fighters as "one of boxing's elite"


The Divisional Elite (Top 5 in a Weight Class or Beltholders)
Examples: Cintron, Katsidis, Bute, Solis, Sturm, Forrest, Alcine, Margarito, Malignaggi, Chagaev

I would describe these fighters as "one of the ________ division's elite"

 

Yeah, I get your point. It's definitely not unreasonable to say Pavlik isn't one of boxing's elite yet. Because he's certainly not as good as Mayweather, Pacquiao, Calzaghe, or Marquez.

 

It's tough to classify somebody as "elite" since everybody has their own criteria.

 

My own definition of an elite fighter . . . is a fighter who has consistently stayed on the creme of the crop level and who has fought the best opposition available.

For me that's elite.

 

For me elite are the best of the best. Those who have the unique skills that put them one level above the rest of the competition in a historical sense, and generally those who have the resume to back it up. anyways like anyone else, who i choose to be elite is partially subjective. It takes more than 1 or 2 successes to be recognized as elite. You have to get to the top, and then remain there. If 2 elite fighters square off and one of them loses a close fight, they can both remain elite.

For example

Floyd Mayweater, Hopkins, Pacquiao, Calzaghe, etc.

For me, Taylor was never elite.
Pavlik is not elite yet either.
JMM is not elite.
Barrera is elite.
Wlad, not elite.
Lewis, elite.

etc.

 

Pavlik still deserves a shitload of props for winning the middleweight crown, but he showed alot of faults against both Miranda and Taylor which lead me to believe his reign will be short-lived.

 

Maybe you and Pharoah otta get together and have sex with eachother.

 

wtf?

 

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