Which fighter in world boxing history has the most over inflated legacy?

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  1. tdf1974

    tdf1974 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    you have only gone and nailed it in 1............
     
    tdf1974, Oct 27, 2013
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  2. rossco666

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    thats a lot of overrated champs. Name them?
     
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  3. Westy78

    Westy78 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Joe C by a mile
     
    Westy78, Oct 27, 2013
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  4. Bulldog24

    Bulldog24 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thomas, Tucker, Bonecrusher, Biggs, Tillman, Green, Bruno (1), Larry and Razor weren't scared of him.

    Holyfield and Lennox looked scared pre-fight.
     
    Bulldog24, Oct 27, 2013
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  5. JohnH

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  6. glue glove

    glue glove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Marciano

    Best wins were all against old opponents.
     
    glue glove, Oct 27, 2013
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  7. HerolGee

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    calzaghe, domestic champion in reality, euro at best.
     
    HerolGee, Oct 28, 2013
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  8. mcguirpa

    mcguirpa Well-Known Member Full Member

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    lol at the Calzaghe trolls.

    Beat an absolutely tip-top Kessler and made a now seemingly peak Hopkins look old and slow. Those two fights alone make him elite in his era.
     
    mcguirpa, Oct 28, 2013
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  9. Ray Dollars

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    BHop and his 20 lineal defences. Against weak opposition. Never faced prime RJJ or Toney, or Mclellan or Benn or Eubank and so on.
     
    Ray Dollars, Oct 28, 2013
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  10. Westy78

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    No doubting he had a great career, but to me a he falls short of ATG status.
     
    Westy78, Oct 29, 2013
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  11. BUSTER

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    Ali? Over inflated legacy? He may not be the greatest but he surley was great but to me a legacy is what you leave behind Ali changed the sport forever he turned it into a entertainment industry in terms of leaving a legacy not many come close to Ali
     
    BUSTER, Oct 29, 2013
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  12. jc

    jc Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jack Dempsey.
     
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  13. mcguirpa

    mcguirpa Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Who mentioned ATG status? Question is who has the most over-inflated legacy. If anything Joe's is under-rated.

    Elite and top 10 P4P in his era. ATG is questionable, but he's clearly a British ATG.
     
    mcguirpa, Oct 29, 2013
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  14. AlFrancis

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    He did fight a prime RJJ and Roy beat him comfortably.
     
    AlFrancis, Oct 29, 2013
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  15. kevinreid001

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    hatton castillo past it lost to only 2 gd fighters he faced (not includin senchenko as hatton shudnt have been near a ring at tht point)
     
    kevinreid001, Oct 29, 2013
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