General opinion on what you think is most important for any fighter to achieve?

most cant be the best. i think it would be to win a title. that is the ultimate

 

Being the best is a very broad and subjective term. There has to be a tangible way to recognize who the best is. In sports, championships are generally the way to determine the best. Obviously, it's more convoluted in boxing.

 

Too many alphabet titles means that the fighter makes the belt, not the other way around.

I agree Luf.

 

It works both ways. The belt is a fighters gateway to legitimacy. Once he reaches a certain level though, he then raises the legitimacy of the belt.

 

That's fine, but my point is that Cotto would never be thought of as the fighter he is now if he had never won a title. His title reigns have stamped his legiticmacy as top fighter. Now that he has reached that level, he doesn't neccesarily need a title to maintain his status. However, it doesn't hurt to have a title.

 

Yes sir, but in the modern era it's very debatable what 'legitimacy' means.

Do you think Saul Alvarez winning his 154lbs title belt sealed him as the real deal?

 

#1 in boxrec ratings

 

Personal satisfication... there's no need to be the people's champion.

 

In a way it did. Now a lot of hardcore fans know that it's a paper title that he was basically handed by beating a C level, blown up welterweight. None the less, it's given him a level of prestige that he previously didn't have. Furthermore, it's given him more confidence. Obviously he can't live off his paper belt forever, but it's helped to get him to that next level.

 

I wish I could change me pick to Unified Champion. I clicked Best in the Division before i completely thought through my answer.

Yes, organizations are corrupt and many belt holders are not true champions. However, cleaning out a division and collecting all the straps should be a boxer's primary goal, IMO.

 

I think if I was a pro fighter, my number 1 motivation would be to win a world title. Once I achieved that, I'd be looking to gain recognition as the best, and to be involved in big fights.