what is better dominating one division or winning belts in many??

[-Swizzy-]

what i dont like about getting titles in many divisions is that the quality of competition may not be up to par. each division could have a weak champion ready for the taking. when you dominate a division, you basically clean out everyone worth a damn in there. unless of course, you are in a weak division.

....calzaghe

[NeXt In Line]

If Cotto beats Margarito in July, that will be a perfect example of someone dominating a division's best guys. He beat Quintana, who was undefeated and touted as the next great Puerto Rican boxer after beating Julio. beat Judah who was always a dangerous gy, albeit a bit overrated and given many opportunities. Then he beats Mosley by outboxing him, something nobody saw coming. If he beats Marg and Williams, he'll be P4P #1.

[DIOS DOMINICANO]

i think it is more impressive to be the best in one division and clean it out. most of the guys who move up alot of divisions do to much ducking and dodging.

Ricky hatton can dominate that division. He can't move up seven pounds.

It is MUCH harder to move up through the weight classes. Ask Walker Smith, Jr.

[journeyman2000]

winning belts in many....

going up weight gives you challenges...like Floyd did..like Oscar did...like Hopkins did...like Pacman is doing....


Why sit in a weight class your whole life and beat people you can easliy beat.

Like Calzaghe did???

Like Paul Williams is doing?

He is about 12 feet tall and he is fighting midgets in comparison.
Paul should be fighting in the Middle Weight Division. I can't wait for Cotto to chase this tall goofy looking bean stick into another division. As soon as he moves up, he is going to get sparked over and over again.

lol took him 13 rounds to finish Quintana and Cotto did it in 5.

BURN!

[MANGLER]

It makes a fighter look good to have a bunch of titles at different weights, but longevity is respectable as long as there are dangerous fighters in the division. And a lot of fighters can't help movin up cuz they outgrow a division after a while.

[MWMerlino]

This question could go either way as a fighter (calzaghe) could stay in the comfort of their weight class and dominate mandatory challengers. Another advantage of staying in the same weight class would be the physical benefit of keeping your body a consistent weight.

In my opinion it is more impressive to earn titles in many different weight classes.

[!! $iN]

Moving up in weight and beating bigger guys is a much tougher challenge than staying in one division fighting mandatory after mandatory. All of the truly great fighters in history were dominant in multiple divisions. The guys who were successful sitting in one division generally fought nothing but weak fighters and made names for themselves racking up wins against bums. Please see Calzaghe and Hopkins for good examples...

[Silencers]

Depends on level of opposition.

[!! $iN]

Depends on level of opposition.

How many fighters had great resumes while sitting in one division their entire career?

[Left2body]

Depends on the division. Generally speaking in the past a fighter dominating the traditionally very strong weight classes of LW and WW would be more highly regarded than someone who has won belts from flyweight to bantam weight or LHW to curiser.

One of the big knocks against a guy like Kosta Tzu was the relatively weak competition available in jrWW during his time as compared to the WW which was oozing with talent, yet he never attempted to make the jump.