IN THEORY, is it better to dominate 1 division, or win titles at multiple divisions?

***THIS THREAD IS NOT FOR ARGUING ABOUT SPECIFIC FIGHTERS AND THEIR ACHIEVEMENTS***

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It is to find out what the majority opinion is regarding which is the greater feat, dominating 1 weight division for a long time, or rising up through the divisions winning titles.

OF COURSE THEY ARE BOTH GREAT ACHIEVEMENTS, BUT IF YOU DO HAVE A THEORETICAL OPINION ABOUT WHICH IS GREATER, THEN PLEASE POST...

Example:

- Fighter A wins 1 version of the world featherweight title in his 20th pro contest at the age of 24.

He has unified the 4 major titles by the age of 28, by his 30th pro contest. He defends the unified title 10 times, so by the time he retires he has made 20 title defences all in, and has won 4 world titles in his career.

He retires at the age of 35, with a 40-0 record.


- Fighter B wins 1 version of the world featherweight title in his 20th pro contest at the age of 24.

He unifies by adding another world title, but moves up before he can unify all 4 and become the undisputed champion. He wins a world title at superfeatherweight, makes a few defences, moves up again, wins a world title at lightweight, unifies by adding another title, makes a few defences, moves up again to lightwelterweight and wins another world title, makes a few defences, then retires. He has won 6 world titles at 4 weight divisions. He has been a unified champion at 2 weights but never an undisputed champion.

He retires at the age of 35, with a 40-0 record.


Both guys were pound-for-pound no1 for the last 5 years of their careers, from age 30-35. Both had the same KO ratio, and both resumes are generally agreed to be of very similar quality.


Who should be rated higher pound-for-pound??​

 

Great, thanks for that opinion.

 

Do you know what THEORY or THEORETICAL mean??

IN THEORY, I think Fighter B is better, and that in general (not always obviously, but we are talking IN THEORY here) moving through the weights is the greater achievement, as obviously as you go up and fight bigger guys, you are conceding more and more in terms of natural size and strength, and you are getting older as you do so.

IMO

 

But you just have done EXACTLY that??

 

So what is your opinion on the Fighter A-Fighter B thing then? As I said in the start of the thread, it is generally agreed their resumes are of a very similar quality

 

Moving up in weight and fighting belt holders instead of champions isn't as good as fighting the best in a loaded division

You are given your theoretical opinion on which is better

 

The dude clearly stated that both resumes were of equal quality though, to prevent this sort of wishy-washy wimp-out, and get theoretical answers