Most overrated boxing matches of all time

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  1. devon

    devon Guest

    What martches do you guys think aren't as good as people saying they were.
    Personally I think the showdown is overrated it was a ok fight but not close to top 10 of all time.
     
    devon, Jul 16, 2012
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  2. KOTF

    KOTF Bingooo Full Member

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    Leonard-Hagler since it won FOTY
     
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  3. Vic-JofreBRASIL

    Vic-JofreBRASIL Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, I agree with this.....

    Jackson vs Castro also is a tad overrated IMO...
     
    Vic-JofreBRASIL, Jul 16, 2012
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  4. Bill1234

    Bill1234 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Benvenuti-Griffith I. Got fight of the year and outside of a few highlights I found the fight pretty boring filled with a lot of clinching.
     
    Bill1234, Jul 16, 2012
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  5. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I agree with this. Very tedious fight, and The Ring had it as their fight of the year.......slow year, it would seem.
     
    salsanchezfan, Jul 16, 2012
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  6. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ortiz-Berto. Fun fight through six, but a bit of a clinch fest in the second half of the fight.
     
    Drew101, Jul 16, 2012
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  7. young griffo

    young griffo Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Frazier-Quarry 1.

    I think it was fight of the year in 1969 but aside from a great give and take first round Smokin' Joe completely dominated the fight.

    I was surprised at how one sided it was when I first saw it to be honest.
     
    young griffo, Jul 16, 2012
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  8. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Didn't Ring magazine rate Foreman-Frazier I as their fight of the year? A riduiculous one-sided 2 round pounding and fight of the year. Come on.
     
    scartissue, Jul 16, 2012
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  9. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The Ring, like most fans here, have (or had) their heads so far up heavyweight asses it's crazy. I mean, wasn't Taylor-Anaya fought that same year?
     
    salsanchezfan, Jul 16, 2012
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  10. Asterion

    Asterion Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Leonard-Hagler.

    Mayweather-Hatton.
     
    Asterion, Jul 16, 2012
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  11. scartissue

    scartissue Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    A perfect example. Also, although I didn't see it, the 2nd Herrera-Martinez fight sounded like pure mayhem. Nothing but an evenly contested barn-burner should be considered for that prize.
     
    scartissue, Jul 17, 2012
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  12. Shotty73195

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    Gatti vs Ward 1
     
    Shotty73195, Jul 17, 2012
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  13. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Frazier Ali 3
     
    PhillyPhan69, Jul 17, 2012
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  14. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Obviously not of all time but Hagler/Hearns. GREAT first round, but pretty one-sided after that. The last 2 rounds are definitely slightly overrated.
     
    slip&counter, Jul 17, 2012
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  15. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I've always been baffled by this too. Can't see their logic. It was the SENSATION of the year,but a FIGHT.....???????????
     
    Stevie G, Jul 17, 2012
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