Who In Your Opinion Is The Most Overrated ATG?

Muhammad ali - how can anyone universally picked as the best ever not be over rated (especially when he lost to 2 of his biggest rivals, initially made his fame off the back of two fixed/dodgy fights, lost but got gifted three decisions to 3 of his other best opponents, embarrassed the title at times with sloppy fights against glorified club fighters etc etc etc) - i could go on but i won't haha - no he was an amazing fighter really but he is seriously over rated too

 

Lennox Lewis

Rocky Marciano

Joe Calzaghe

Oscar Delahoya

Vitali and Wladmir Klitschko

 

YES! Oscar is so overated.

 

There are a few...

This is going to sound crazy but Joe Louis is often overrated in h2h matchups. His style is far too era specific for him to be as unstoppable as many claim in classic matchups...especially against Superheavies and really mobile ATGs. P4P he's still a top3 atg HW though.

JCC is also way overrated by many who claim he's unbeatable in his prime.

Duran is actually underrated at 135 but occasionally overrated in h2h matchups at 147 and 160.

 

Fair enough on JCC n Duran

But How would a Prime Louis lose to your personal fav Holmes

 

""iron" mike Tyson

Beat not a single prime ATG heavywieght.
Was destroyed by 3 best boxers he fought. (Buster, Holyfield, Lewis)
Never got up to win a fight.
Had terrible longetivity.
Lacked heart and stamina.
Possible PED user, far to much muscle for his height + roid rage (biting Lewis and Holyfeild, wife-beating, ****) problems.
BIG HYPE JOB.

 

How do you think Mike would go with Ken Norton? or Smokin' Joe?

 

Larry would use his length, jab and superior movement to maintain a safe distance and outpoint him. Even if Holmes dazed off while dominating(which he was quite prone to doing) and Louis got a flash knockdown, Holmes would get up and go back to work. The Brown Bomber bases his whole style around controlling distance and angles to set up those sick combinations...this would prove to be exceedingly difficult against a boxer who is longer and who is Joe Louis' equal in both of the aforementioned departments.

 

Easier said than done against Joe Louis

 

If you asking me who is one of the weakest members of the hall of fame, I would say Bobo Olsen.

 

Tyson might ctach Norton in teh first 5 rounds with a haymaker, if he does not then Ken gets a wide decision or late KO 10/11 over tyson.

Frazier loses most of the first 5 rounds, but he survives to roughely wear down Tyson on teh inside with body punching and KO'S him in round 8/9.

 

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Overrated: Bernard Hopkins.

 

eder jofre

 

Oh, so I wasn't dreaming back when these comments were made. They were actually made. How about that? :!: