While I don't necessarily agree that Edgar boasts anywhere near the number of world-class wins of a Georges St-Pierre, for example, there can be little doubt that fight fans in 2012 would rather watch New Jersey's Balboa than the delightfully gifted, but safety first French-Canadian.
The years passed and Nelson became a world class athlete, winning a silver medal in the Sydney Olympics in 2000, competing the night Cathy Freeman captured the heart of Australia.
Saturday's World Cup class, won last year by Maher, is the feature event.
"On a positive note, we still have £200 million in the bank!! "We were top & Wenger had £200m to spend on world class players to win us the League.
Only a world class player can win it".
His technique is world class and he has won nearly all there is to win in the game.
Both are outstanding candidates and truly world class, both capable of winning medals in London.
RH: You have to think about whether it's a world class founder, and if you win, is the market place big.
"From junior to senior she's had little break and is continuing to win events against world class fields, which shows she's still improving," said Hall.
And, most importantly, to build a world class company where the best ideas win and where the best people in the world want to work.
Farah, who also won world 10,000m silver in Daegu last year, said: "The Birmingham field will be world class.
