how do you define greatness?

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  1. jhayphaks

    jhayphaks Member Full Member

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    what achievements should a boxer have so that they can be callled great
     
    jhayphaks, Nov 6, 2008
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    joejab Thread Killa Full Member

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    It is subjective, but from my point of view it would be a mixture of resume, skill, and legacy.
     
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  3. Bill Butcher

    Bill Butcher Erik`El Terrible`Morales Full Member

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    Having skills & balls should be enough I reckon.
     
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  4. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Skills and achievments.

    6000!
     
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  5. ghostlybadge

    ghostlybadge Punch Drunk Full Member

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    skill legacy and balls
     
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  6. HyperBone

    HyperBone Silverback Gorilla Full Member

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    RJJ, SRR, SRL, Whitaker, Chavez SR, Ali.... these fighters define greatness
     
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    ghostlybadge Punch Drunk Full Member

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    but what defines these fighteres
     
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  8. Sweet Pea

    Sweet Pea Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    If you jump a lot of weight classes winning mainly paper titles and avoid the best competition you'll generally be considered great on ESB. It's all about jumping weight classes, quality of opposition doesn't seem to play a factor.
     
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  9. The Phenom

    The Phenom Pretty Handsome Full Member

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    Quality of opposition beaten over a sustained period of time.
     
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  10. DanePugilist

    DanePugilist God vs God - Death Angel Full Member

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    Handle adversity, fighting the best competition around his divisions. Not going for path of least resistance. Not going for names of faded fighters, but taking on those who are peaking, and considered dangerous to him. Also fighting at stylistic disadvantage will do wonders.
     
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  11. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Sugar Ray Robinson
     
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    By having the balls to fight the heaviest odds...
     
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  13. Jack

    Jack Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I don't think achievements are that important. I saw a post in the classic forum which shocked me, because someone (I think Russell) said statistical achievements, such as title defences, are more important than resume. That is something I can't even begin to comprehend.

    For me, it's all down to resume.
     
    Jack, Nov 7, 2008
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