Most over- and underrated non-heavyweights on this forum?

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  1. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Question is in the title. Are there any fighters who you regularly see discussed on this forum in terms that are substantially different than your own assessments of them?
     
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  2. LittleRed

    LittleRed Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Packey McFarland
     
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  3. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Underrated:
    Frazier
    Liston
    Foreman(by some)

    Overrated:
    Lennox Lewis (severely)
    Foreman (by some)
    Tyson (most overrated on this forum)
     
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  4. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Thanks for commenting but the question was: Most over- and underrated non-heavyweights on this forum
     
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  5. Mendoza

    Mendoza Hrgovic = Next Heavyweight champion of the world. banned Full Member

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    Most overrated on the forum? Maybe Duran.

    Underrated is harder to quantify, as they are not often mentioned, so I'll list mine. Cerdan, but you have to watch the films to best appreciate him.
     
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  6. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Harry Greb is the most overrated
     
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  7. doug.ie

    doug.ie 'Classic Boxing Society' Full Member

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    ok. cant let this one go. explain why you think people overrate him.
     
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  8. emallini

    emallini Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    You cant be anywhere near the GOAT with such a primitive style and under developed skill set. His record may be impressive but stick him in the 80s and 90s at 160 and he doesn't achieve greatness.
     
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  9. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    It is cyclical. Someone will make a good series of posts about a fighter, or a good thread or series of threads and that fighter's standing will be enhanced by that. Overstatement leads to backlash though; as does his being underexposed.

    In an "overall" sense, it is very difficult, but i'd mention:

    Overrated: Marcel Cerdan, Roy Jones, Mickey Walker (Divisionally but not p4p), Jimmy Wilde (at fly), Ricardo Lopez.

    Underrated: Lloyd Marshall, Glen Johnson, Panama Al Brown, Teddy Yarosz, Jackie Fields, Jack Britton, Pete Herman.
     
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  10. N_ N___

    N_ N___ Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "Old Foreman" and Duran above 135 are the poster boys for overrated around here.
     
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  11. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  12. Vanboxingfan

    Vanboxingfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Not only are you wrong but you can't even comprehend the question. "Most over - and underrated NON-heavyweights on this forum."
     
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  13. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    Um no, I'm not wrong about these. You overrate Lennox way to much. ****py_Hands acts like Foreman was the G.O.A.T.
     
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  14. Saad54

    Saad54 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Overrated:

    Mancini, Tsyu, Calzaghe

    Underrated:

    Rocky Lockridge, Azumah Nelson, Hopkins
     
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  15. swagdelfadeel

    swagdelfadeel Obsessed with Boxing

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    :lol::lol: I'm sorry. Misread
     
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