The Unpopular Opinion Thread

George Foreman was a supeior fight to Ali.

Legends from before the 60s wouldn't be world class fighters today.

Joe Calzaghe and Roy Jones Junior are the best two fighters in the history of the sport P4P.

 

The entire history of boxing is distorted and innacurate, as politics have influenced so many outcomes in great fights. We will never know the truth about certain scenarios because the playing field wasn't level to begin with.

 

Bernard Hopkins isn't the cagey master boxer people make him out to be, and I suspect he would get learned in some of the better middleweight eras.

 

It would be easier to list my popular opinions.

 

couldn't agree more.

 

this is the unpopular opinion thread, not the completely insane thread.

 

1. Muhammad Ali does not belong in the top three ATG, P4P. Anyone who places him there doesn't know boxing history and I don't give a damn how old they are. It's embarassing how many establishment figures place him at #1 -Hauser, Pacheco, Dundee, and Steward- to name just a few.

2. The heavyweight division is, in all likelihood, the weakest in terms of skill and ring generalship of the major divisions. Therefore, Ali's common ranking as "The Greatest Heavyweight of all Times" still does not necessarily earn him a place in the top 10, ATG, P4P. Other divisions are just too deep.

3. Roy Jones was juiced to the max, beginning in the mid-90s -his prime. When he fought Paz, they both were. He was juiced when he fought Ruiz. Jones was juiced for the same reason that he avoided so many dangerous fighters during his prime -fear of getting hurt permanently. McClellan haunted him. And now, the man who some called "Reluctant Roy" looks back on his career and has regrets. He looks at the Hopkins legacy pulling ahead of his and is suddenly taking great risks. Some think that I'm wrong about his fear factor becuase of this late development. I ain't. Roy's ego is greater even than his fear. It is an irony, a tragedy, and damn near a foregone conclusion that he's gonna be walking on his heels.

 

bernard hopkins is one of the greatest fighters this decade n so

 

Mike Tyson would demolish a lot of ATGs from the past including lennox lewis prime larry holmes jack johnson joe frazier a lot of guys

 

Hearns outboxes from distance anyone from 160 downwards.....
Chavez-Whitaker peak v peak at 135 is a toss-up....
Morales won the first 2 Barrera fights & earned a draw in fight 3....
Salvador Sanchez was as close to perfect as we`ve seen in the coloured tv era & would have been a top 10 p4per if he had lived longer....
Leonard beats Hagler peak v peak....
Mayweather will beat Pacquiao decisively....

 

Mine-

Mike Tyson is the most overrated heavyweight of all time, and it seems to me it would be hands down

 

I know this is the unpopular opinion thread but there is no need to make **** up, your taking the **** here.

 

You haven't been in on some of the conversations I've been on here, then.

 

Hater:yep

 

Benny Leonard, Pernell Whitaker, Ike Williams, Joe Gans and Shane Mosley would beat Roberto Duran at lightweight.