Currently Most Overrated Fighter?

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  1. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    Who is the most overrated fighter in the sport currently in your view? This may be a boxer you consider capable and/or talented, yet still overrated by the majority of observers.
     
  2. natas206

    natas206 Crazy Tiger Kim Full Member

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    ahh, I dunno. Calzaghe maybe, klitschko, Margarito. Depends on the fans I guess.
     
  3. Barber-ian

    Barber-ian Active Member Full Member

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    SAS2 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    haye or khan
     
  5. pauliemayweathe

    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    overrated is a bad term...used way to often on here...everybody rates fighters different..is KP overrated or his he now UNDERRATED??? who knows??? I feel the guy that gets the most unwarranted credit for how lacking he is in skill and absolutely boring he is is ricky hatton
     
  6. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Probably Berto
     
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    BadJuju83 Bolivian Full Member

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    Chad Dawson. 2 fights against 40 yr olds, One demolition, one disputed/close win, should not get you anywhere near P4P lists or the amount of hype he gets. He is talented tho.
     
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    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    exactly it depends on the fans...how is calzaghe overrated..he beat BHOP lacy and kessler and he has never lost a fight...klitschko has dominated his division...AM just pounded on cotto...if u say AM is better than PBF than u are overrating him...If u just say he ia a great fighter than that is where he should be rated
     
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    pauliemayweathe Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    adamek too...dominated him as well...he is on p4p list not because of who he beat but because of the eye test...watch him fight and you see unreal skills...u just said so
     
  10. rluevano

    rluevano El Gato De Culiacan Full Member

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    It used to be Pavlik but he was brought down a few notches after Hops predictably schooled him. Haye is the new king of unwarranted hype as he only had 1 fight at HW and is already being anoninted the future of that division.
     
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    rluevano El Gato De Culiacan Full Member

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    I completely agree with you. All three fighters have really good resumes but get way too little credit for their accomplishments.
     
  12. natas206

    natas206 Crazy Tiger Kim Full Member

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    Well like I said it depends on the fans. SOME (or maybe a lot) of his fans tend to build him up like he's some type of god, while certain people might believe he's very undeserving of that.

    A division that sucks ass. Again, see above. His fans make it seem like he's up there with ATG heavies.

    Again man it's all perspective and who you're talking too. I don't realy like using the term overrated either. There are a few examples where it's fitting: I do think Amir Khan was overrated, same with Jeff Lacy. Maybe Edison Miranda. etc
     
  13. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Agreed
     
  14. san rafael

    san rafael 0.00% lemming Full Member

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    Take that internet chat forum political correctness **** somewhere else. :!:
     
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    Wlad Klitschko