Overrated HW Fights?

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  1. OP_TheJawBreaker

    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Lewis vs Vitali is the most overrated fight of the 2000s imo. Lots of hugging, mauling and the punch exchange were awkward.

    Brewster-Liakhovich
    Vitali-Sanders
    Etienne-Clay Bey
    Peter-Toney l

    Were all better fights imo.

    Patterson-Johansonn lll is another overrated fight till today I still can't enjoy watching.

    Multiple knockdowns yes but that's just it. Then both boxers to proceed to miss their punches a lot and the whole fight looks weird. Literally Doug Jones fights were mostly more entertaining, Foster, Ali, Machen and The Folley fight is the best.

    Lewis-Mercer, Morrison-Williams & Jefferson- Harris are overrated af no need to elaborate
     
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    Rubber Glove Sandwich 'Iranian flag green' reflecting pool Full Member

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    I would say Dempsey-Firpo but it gets brought up everytime this thread is made so maybe it isn't overrated anymore.
     
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    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Agreed, Satterfield-Brothers and Coetzer-DuPlooy were better 2 rounders
     
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    I'm with ya all the way, although with the exception of Lewis-Mercer, which I always found super fun. Reminds me of a very overrated match of Holyfield-Mercer.
     
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    OP_TheJawBreaker NOBODY hit like that guy! Full Member

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    Try watch Mercer-Lewis again, nothing was entertaining except round four
     
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    I thought it was excellent. High quality and very close so absorbing from a scoring standpoint too.
     
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    What I liked about that fight was that it displayed how tough Lennox was. He proved beyond doubt that he could suck it up and fire back.
     
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    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Agreed I watched it recently aswell a few months ago I found it highly entertaining.
     
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    Ali vs Frazier 2
     
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    Dynamicpuncher Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Overrated by whom ? I think most people consider it a bit of a stinker and by far the worst fight in the trilogy.
     
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    Joeywill Boxing Addict Full Member

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    People bring up best trilogies and have the Ali vs Frazier trilogy as the best in Heavyweight boxing history. The 2nd fight eliminates that for me
     
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    Fury vs Wilder 1.
     
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    Fair comment.
     
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    Damn. I was too slow.
     
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