I dont waste my time on people like you who bend over for media creations and have time on their hands to come up with a top 200 list
David Tua was a good shout out. Cooney,Delahoya are underrated. Toney is rated about right so is Norris most people know that he had great skills but a weak chin.
I actually felt like stopping at 3. I don't have a huge axe to grind with De La Hoya. I think he's a borderline great and fought with honor (whether I agree with some of the decisions or not). Cooney was coddled and definitely got his shot against Holmes because of skin color. Toney was a good middleweight/Super Middleweight who was legitimately beaten by Dave Tiberi (I'm sure you're aware of this). I can't fathom Tiberi lasting more than 6 or 7 rounds at best with Monzon, Hagler or other greats. Toney beat a shot Holyfield and feasted on fat, slow, bigger fighters. He was way too inconsistent in my book. He also is a proven cheater. Overrated. Norris had lots of skill. He also was a head case, lacked ring intelligence, and had a poor chin. It's difficult to find credible big wins on his resume. A case could be made that most of the big names on his record (Leonard, Mugabi, M. Taylor) were shot.
My boy? My boy is 36 and into UFC ,around 218lbs ,he would eat Norris. You have me confused with a fan boy like yourself.
I agree with his main point. Most of the classic posters in here are all bandwagon boys. They pick apart modern day fighters, but they put these old school fighters on a pedestal to seem knowledgeable. Even though as you say, there is a very limited amount of footage. Oh well, the internets full of dueche bags.
There is not a very limited amount of footage. The problem is that most people don't make the effort to acquire the footage, understandably so. I do what I can to make this footage available so that people like you can see it and decide for yourself. But you shouldn't count out these great fighters just because you haven't seen them. That's ignorance.
Nooris is ridiculously underrated, no one even mentions him anymore let alone to say hes one of the most overrated.
Maybe if you spent a bit more time on this forum you'd know what was meant by that remark. We have a little Norris/Camacho/Ayala trio that posts here and seem to think each of the fighters were untouchable. A lot of debate is sparked on their account. RedRooster would be the main culprit.