Fights That You Think Were Overrated ?

The most overrated fight I hear talked about is “The War” it was great but it was over after the first very good round round. All Hagler after and one sided at that. Plenty of Jung Koo Chang rounds could’ve surpassed it for action, Sung Kil Moon definitely brought more excitement in the Konandu fights every round just about. Mm.

 

I haven’t had a pulse for years then. Guess it’s my fault for starting off with the superior boxers below 175lbs.

*adjusts spectacles*

 

I applaud the methodology behind this. I do.

 

A heavyweight watchers enjoyment commits suicide in the face of practically any world class fight below 135lbs. Anyone who says otherwise is a liar or enjoys a lower vintage of boxing! These people would also be similar to those who enjoy goon.

 

Or monster truck rallies and bad beer.

Heavyweights are like that. Cheap entertainment.

 

On the mark. I prefer to sit at home and read the classic novel named Ricardo Lopez.

 

Always found Lyle vs Foreman a bit overrated. It's often described as a non-stop toe to toe brawl, but large sections of it were quite slow and cagey. The last few rounds are genuinely nuts though.

 

You were doing very well until this. Duran put on a masterclass of effective aggression along with slippery defense. It wasn't that close of a fight nor was there any controversy regarding the decision.
The official scorecards are actually an embarrassment but remember the bout was in Leonard's defacto hometown and at that time an emerging Superstar. Duran even took the 15th round off to celebrate.
Oh and that mauling you mentioned, was Ray Leonard hanging on for dear life as Duran worked him over. Even the most loyal Leonard fan would have to acknowledge Ray missed more punches from point blank range than he usually did in 3 fights.
With that said I agree it wasn't a great fight in a classical sense as Duran was in control throughout but a great event at the time.

Il go with Red Smith's quote "The boy became a man and the man became a legend.".

 

Holyfield-Tyson I, great fight don't get me wrong but vastly overrated by some.

 

Upon rewatching Lucas Matthysse vs Ruslan Provodnikov it was a less enjoyable fight than I remembered. Matthysse pretty much controlled the entire fight while Provodnikov was eating punches while occasionally landing a big punch that didn't effect Matthysse. Not sure how anyone had that fight close.

Victor Ortiz vs Andre Berto wasn't that great of a fight other than the KDs traded and Emanuel Steward screaming "Ohhh maaaa Gawd". For the most part it was one sided with Ortiz showing a bit more courage than Berto who can't seem to be able to cope with Ortiz's pressure. Also lots of clinches as well.

 

Megafight? as Hagler said later it's the only fight I ever had where I didn't get a scratch.

 

Mayweather-Pacquiao. No matter how bad you think it was, it was worse.

 

Ali vs Frazier II - Ali’s consistent holding constantly derailed the action. Ali is a bore in my opinion.

Ali vs Frazier III
I don’t think it was that close. I don’t like Ali, but this was his night.

 

Lol …I mean as far the event itself…I wasn’t alive for the FOTC …but I was around for that