Underrated (non-great) Light-Heavyweights?

Freddie Mills, Prince Charles Williams, George Gardiner

 

Leaslie Stewart was very good.
Richie Kates was world class
Dennis Andries had some fine moments.
Prince Charles Williams

 

Frankie De Paula
Jimmy Dupree
Mate Parlov
Jack Delaney
Charlie " Devil" Green
Eddie " boss man " Jones

 

Delaney is head and shoulders above the rest listed. There’s a strong argument for him being a genuine great.

 

Prince Charles Williams. Lovely smooth style with good power. Very underrated fighter

 

Fair correction, got carried away. keep well.

 

Young Stribling
James Scott
Eddie Cotton
Andy Kendall
Eddie Davis
Jorge Ahumada

 

I think a lot of Foster's opponents could fall in the underrated catagory. Most people (younger people anyway) hear that he never fought anyone and so don't look into his opponents. Sure, they weren't great, but they were pretty good.

 

Ahumada, Fourie, Chris Finnegan

I'd add Finnegan and Fourie to that lot, scar.

 

Eric Harding.

 

I think Tarver is being put on hof ballots already.

 

Mike Quarry, Doug Jones and the Peralta brothers too.

 

George, Bob Foster was a bit of a conundrum to me. So I will say I agree and disagree with you on this. I agree that there was some decent opposition on his title reign, but what it took to get around to that was something one could put under a microscope. First, he waited quite a while to get that shot at the title. And one would think he would make up for lost time by making some money with lucrative title defenses. But he goes on a run of non-title fights, defends his title 6 months later against a club-fighter, then another run of non-titles before defending his title against his first decent opponent 1 year after winning the title against Andy Kendall. More non-titles then a title defense against Roger Rouse who he had KO'd in a non-title a year and a half earlier. How was that allowed? Hal Carroll and Ray Anderson were...'OK', but it was around this time the WBA stripped him for failure to defend. I may not agree with being quick on the trigger with stripping a fighter, but when one looks at Rondon competing in 5 title fights in '71, one can see that he was doing what Foster was supposed to do. Foster continued with opposition that had no chance such as Tessman, Kelly and Hicks before re-unifying with Rondon in '72. It was here one can see an uptick in Foster's opposition. Quarry, Finnegan, Fourie and Ahumada along with the Rondon fight was far better than what he had been fighting the previous 4 years. Maybe it was the kick in the arse he needed. So, as I said, I agree and disagree to a degree on both, if that makes sense.

 

I would consider Norfolk a great light heavyweight ..

 

Tommy Gibbons
Doug Jones ( agreed)