Who was the most overrated heavyweight boxer of all time?

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  1. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    My picks are Bowe, Bruno, Valuev or Grant.
     
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  2. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    How the **** is Grant mixed with Bowe?

    The correct answers are Vitali Klitschko, Ike Ibeabuci, David Tua, Deontay Wilder and Jack Dempsey
     
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  3. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Heathens would say Saint Primo.
     
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  4. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    In the Carn Era those people would be shot
     
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  5. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Carnie code.
     
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  6. Tonto62

    Tonto62 Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    In general or on here?
    Corbett,Marciano,Schmeling,Carnera.
    To some extent;
    Wills
     
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  7. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Bruno, Valuev and Grant overrated? News to me.
     
    Cecil, Aug 21, 2019
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  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    A lot of fans compare Bruno to AJ but he never reached that level and was knocked out too many times, Grant was considered a prospect but I don`t know why, he ws a vey limited fighter, Valuev was very easy to beat but some seem to think his size made him dangerous.
     
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    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    Ike Ibeabuchi. The man, the myth, the superhero...
     
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    louis54 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Liston, foreman, and others mentioned above
     
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    The Undefeated Lachbuster On the Italian agenda Full Member

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    Lewis, Tua, Fury, Vitali, Liston are all overrated here H2H.

    Mike Tyson is the most overrated boxer ever. Period, end of paragraph. Luckily not here though.
     
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  12. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I have literally never heard anyone say that Valuev’s size made him dangerous. I have heard people say that his size and style made him hard or awkward to beat but dangerous? No.

    Also how did you come to the conclusion that Valuev was very easy to beat? He was never highly rated as a title holder and I’m not sure what his final career record was but I don’t think anyone he fought found him very easy to beat.
     
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    AwardedSteak863 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    If anything I think Bowe is underrated. I had the good fortune to see him fight live as both a top amateur and as a pro. The guy was a great inside fighter especially for his size and was tough as nails. If he had a flaw it was he became a lazy fighter later in his career which contributed to him having a short prime. In his prime he would be a tough out for anyone.
     
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  14. Ken Ashcroft

    Ken Ashcroft Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As for the most overrated here on this board.

    Max Baer, Sonny Liston, George Foreman and more recently, Andy Ruiz.
     
    Ken Ashcroft, Aug 21, 2019
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  15. Skins

    Skins Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I think Fury is on his way
     
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