More impressive ATG achievement: long title defenses, weight jumps, or number of HOFers beaten

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  1. Flo_Raiden

    Flo_Raiden Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    A fighter can be an ATG either through sheer dominance by successfully defending their title (s) for a long period, grabbing titles from different weight classes, or beating other great fighters. Which achievement do you value the most out of the 3 if you were to rank a fighter based on these merits?
     
    Flo_Raiden, Oct 2, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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  2. NewChallenger

    NewChallenger Member Full Member

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    The one and only thing that matters is who you beat.

    If you dominated, who did you dominate?
    If you jumped up in weight, did you just fight a bunch of nobodies?

    These are the things you have to keep in mind.

    At the end of the day it is; Who did you beat, And when did you beat them?
     
    NewChallenger, Oct 2, 2025 at 1:36 PM
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  3. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Of these its title defenses depending on the quality of the matchups. Weight jump matters but I prefer using height. People make too much out of 10-20 pounds.

    Number of HOFers is a bad metric because its not a solid statistic. Its subject to change and for modern fighters its likely to change. If we know whose a HOFer its only going to be the top fighters of an era theres not much data there.
     
    HistoryZero26, Oct 2, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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