Most overrated fighter in history?

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  1. Brixton Bomber

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    On here it's Greb.
     
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    Considering his supporters claim him to be one of the greatest feathers ever, then make a long, long list of excuses why he lost to MAB, it would be Naseem Hamed.
     
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    Errol Spence.
     
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    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bob Fitzsimmons
    Jim Jeffries
    Stanley Ketchel
    Jake LaMotta
    Bernard Hopkins
    Pernell Whitaker (above 140)
     
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    I’m not one of those Pacquiao is the GOAT guys - but honestly he can’t really be overrated… his achievements are so incredible it’s kind of silly when you sit back and look at them.

    Even if we add the * of PEDs, a bunch of other fighters who have been caught with PEDs have nowhere near Pacs achievements.

    The rest of your mentions I think you could make a case for.
     
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    Larry Holmes, without a doubt. Barely beat a 190 lb Tom Prater who was a half hearted fighter at this point (He was my coach at Indy PAL in 77-78, so I saw this first hand), barely beat Norton, Weaver and got a ref assist against Snipes and judging assists with Witherspoon and Williams (both of whom I thought beat him clean and neither was in his supposed class) and then got slapped around by a blown up Spinks.

    Loved his professionalism and discipline and thought he maxed out his talents and like him personally, but rating him Top Three all time is dizzingly out of place.
     
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    Who beats her ? …in your opinion
     
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    I agree …but if he beats Crawford I will have no choice but to call him great
     
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    Ali. People think he’s up there with Nelson Mandela.
     
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    Not if he beats Spence
     
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    I think he played a huge role in ending the Vietnam war …for what it’s worth
     
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    I sure as hell don’t.
     
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    Agreed. Tyson would have always blitzed Holmes due to styles and physicality.
     
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    Without a doubt Golovkin.
     
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