Overrated "Great" Fights

disagree with gatii ward i enjoyed every round it was a brutal war but thats my opinion

i think foreman ali is overrated its a bit of a maul


the valentine massacre with srr and jake lamotaa more of a one sided drubbing

 

Yeah...I think Gatti-Ward 1 had several excellent rounds, one all-time keeper, and a final round recovery from Gatti that made it a hell of a fight in general.

Agreed about Duran-Leonard 1.

Never quite got the love for Bruce Curry-Monroe Brooks. That fight, while fun, seemed a bit too one sided to really be considered a cult classic.

 

Duran Vs Leonard 1 is my favourite fight noway at all is it overated, that title goes to Ali vs Foreman.

Ali Vs Norton are probably the most overated trilogy - it is however a great way to get to sleep for all you insomniacs.

Hagler vs Leonard is also a dull fight.

 

You just need to watch the first 5 rounds, and that viewing alone doesn't put it anywhere near Pryor-Arguello I, Corrales-Castillo I, Barrera-Morales I, Ali-Frazier III, Bowe-Holyfield I, etc.

It's a very good fight. You could say "great" but certainly nowhere near the all-time classics in the history of the sport.

 

The first 5 rounds, it was Ward coming forward, seldom getting off with many punches, far less landing any. Gatti was boxing very well behind the jab and doing all the scoring during those rounds. It wasn't a brutal war all the way through the fight. Thats a fact. Not unless a brutal war in your estimation is one fighter outclassing the other, and the fighter being outclassed doesn't get off with any punches.

It had one round that was was truely amazing. Other great fights in history maybe only have one or two as well. But that fight isn't in the same league or stratosphere as Pryor-Arguello I or Corrales-Castillo I. In those fights it was meaty punches landing from the opening bell by both fighters and edge of your seat viewing. Gatt-Ward I never had that until around the 6th or 7th round.

 

I see Barrera vs Mrales II as being overrated altough it was a good fight.
Gatti vs Ward I was absolutely great.

 

Barrera-Morales II isn't even rated by any boxing fans as a great fight. Never heard anyone before say it was a great fight.

 

Yeah for only 50% of the fight.

 

i admit half the figth was ordiary but the other half was special

 

Hagler - Hearns. 1 great round and that was pretty much that.

The thing that makes Ward - Gatti I special was that 9th round, nothing in the Morales-Barrera trilogy come close to that round for shear drama

 

Agreed.

Also: Leonard-Hearns I.

Very important fight, very dramatic watching it at the time, but it really wasn't a great fight in terms of pure excitement. It was rather modestly-paced and tactical for most of it. The 2nd fight was the better by far IMO, even if it wasn't as significant.

 

Ali/Liston I and II.