What's most important for a fighter? From a fan's point of view.

hopefully, if you are big named prime fighter, then you have a belt, which would mean you're fighting someone for a championship which would be the same as trying to unify.

if you are a big name in your prime, but do not have a belt, then chances are, you really arent that big a name. hope that makes sense.

 

Weigh-in on the day of the fight.

But...draining is a two-way road; you have an advantage over a smaller guy but you have less power than you would at your natural division and it's easier for your opponent to KD/KO you, because you are dehydrated.

So...take Diaconu, for example. 5 foot 9 and fighting at 175 - probably comes in on the night at 185 tops! Bute - 6 foot 2 fighting at 168, comes in on the night at 182+. Diaconu probably could make 168, but what would be the point? He has much more power at 175. Bute should really fight at 175, where he would have more power, but doesn't, for some reason...good idea?:think

 

:good

 

I'm suprised so many picked "Unifying the Division". Most of the time when belts are brought uo, you hear the same rhetoric about how the ABC orgs. are corrupt and their belts are meaningless; that only the ring belt and the lineal title really matter.

 

understand 100% and also agree. But also agree with CJlightweight, i think the first three are the most important, at least to me.

 

Yes, thats why i think unifying helps clear out the confusion.

 

But think about it...how many fighters in recent memory have TRUELY unified a division (in other words holding all of the major ABC belts)??? If you look it up, the list is a hell of alot shorter than you might think.

 

I'm all for unification. I'm just surprised other people are as well. Everytime I get into a discussion about the ABC belts, I get told that they're worthless and that only the ring or lineal champ matters. Hell, many don't even consider Campbell a legit champ and he has 3 belts. Oh yeah, I have looked up the list.

 

Winning.

 

I picked fighting the Big names. Unifying some titles are not necessary. Pac fighting Fana??? You know what I mean!!!

If I give a Freehand in promoting:

I'll lined up Diaz, Casa, Hatton, DLH & PBF for Pac.

For PBF - Cotto, Mosley, Margarito/Cintron, Pac.

For Calzaghe- Bhop, Pavlik, Tarver

Just look.. Mosley, Margo, DLH, Tarver are not even title holders but it's a better opposition than most Title holders. It also depends on How many fights left for a Certain fighters coz it's a waste of time fighting an unknown Paper title holders.

 

I think deep down inside every pro boxer wants to be challenged and wants to beat really good opposition for their own self pride. A boxer could unify a weak division and in the end it doesn't mean anything. What matters is that they fought some mean ass boxers and beat them.