Who were some very marketable but fairly average boxers?

Dereck Chisora

 

I wouldn't object due to the actual W column.

 

Yes he was certainly built up before Hagler, to be fair he had a few good kos prior to his shot. He reminded me of a middle weight version of Cooney lol.

 

Yeah both ko'd a couple of fringe contenders in impressive fashion. Mugabi did put in a better show in his big title shot but Hagler was also fading.

 

Mike Tyson.

 

He was, one fight away of course from the Ray fight. A younger Hagler would probably have bombed him out before the 8th.

 

Extremely overrated but definitely far from average

 

The thing is, any fighter we mention here as "average" is actually more than that. An average fighter is the journeyman who's probably never had a televised bout, or a tank-town opponent type who wins as many as he loses and no one's ever heard his name. The Gattis of the world, mindlessly chastised here for being "average" was far more than that. You don't beat a reigning champion with defenses under his belt (Patterson) or frankly any version of Gabe Ruelas or really even Mickey Ward by being "average." Doesn't work that way.

 

it was a joke.

 

how the hell would I know lol

 

Who is dumb enough to think that Mike Tyson was an average boxer.

 

People who really dislike him and think he’s overrated tend to rank him a little too low at times

 

Yeah, I understand that some people really dislike him but to underrate him to a poínt where he is average is just dumb.

 

Average?!

 

No average fighter could go 11 rounds toe to toe with Hagler.