To me, the elite is the top of the top at a given time, so the elite from an era to the other can vary in term of quality. Is Zab in the elite actually? I'd tend to say he's close to it but that he's 1-2 significant victories to be considered in it. However, I also think that at some point, he used to be part of it, he slightly drifted but he's not far at all to be back in the club again.... would he win these 1-2 significant fights.