how do you define a all time great fighter?

[Bolo Punch]

This is a very general answer, but I'd say it's someone who has: a - dominated a division for a prolonged period of time, or b - climbed weight classes and continued to beat top fighters during their rise in weight.

To expand a bit on that, just to give you a better idea of the way I think; there are of course so many other variables come into the equation too, such as...

- Quality of opponents defeated
- Defeats that they've suffered
- The manner in which they've won and lost fights
- The time in which a fight takes place in perspective to each fighter's career
- Their skill level
- The manner in which they fight
- How they would fare against other great champions from different eras.

It's quite a strange subject, actually, as one person's perception of a certain fighter's 'ranking' or what an ATG actually is could be a whole lot different to the next guy's opinion.

[Anthony342]

That's a good way of looking at it. You could also go by if someone became an undisputed and/or lineal/Ring champion in a weight class with some exceptions (Charles still a great, said by many to be the best at light heavy, despite not getting a title shot unfairly).

[SCtrojansbaby]

Interesting only because it's Delahoya. A one handed fighter is not beating a fighter on the level of Duran and Delahoya is no exception.

I used DLH because he's on the edge. DLH vs Duran is interesting. Duran would rightfully be favored but its a competitive fight.