Is Gervonta Davis the most overrated boxer of the current decade?

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Has Gervonta Davis been overrated?

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  1. Yes

    55.6%
  2. No

    27.8%
  3. I'm not sure

    16.7%
  1. JusABoxinFan

    JusABoxinFan Active Member Full Member

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    I voted 'Not Sure' only because Wilder had 40+ fights and the only world title holder he faced was Stiverne before his bout vs Fury. And every world champion he fought after he lost to.
     
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  2. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    No, Devin Haney is
     
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  3. Perkin Warbeck

    Perkin Warbeck Boxing aficionado Full Member

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    Wilder has a 1-4 record in this decade. He is no longer overrated.

    In the LAST decade, 2010 to 2019, he was the most overrated, but not in this decade.
     
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  4. LenHarvey

    LenHarvey Active Member Full Member

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    Your definition of life & death is laughable pal.. Chenko WIDE UDd Campbell.. so wtf you even on about? As for Usyk Chisora LMAO.. Delboy basically got schooled too.. neither of those fighters dropped or got close to beating the two Ukrainian fellas.. keep tryna make out they did all u want but only a petty hater or butthurt fanboy in a pathetic attempt to rewrite history cos his little homosexual PBC pumpkin got exposed would try push that BS .. stop deflecting, Davis is a joke. Took a knee, then went & asked his team for a cope cuddle.. don't compare that **** to those two legends ever again.
     
  5. The one

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    Then Haney it is.
     
  6. JusABoxinFan

    JusABoxinFan Active Member Full Member

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    Semantics will always keep a conversation going.....lol.

    I'm pretty sure you know most people are simply looking at over the last 10 years. But okay....You got it...lol.
     
  7. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    Are you sure you want to do this when you already know how badly it will end for you?

    You mean the same Gvozdyk who has beaten a grand total of 1 world champion in 22 fights?

    So both he and Beterbiev combined have beaten 7 world champions in 42 fights, 2 of whom were shot, 1 of whom was well past their prime, and another was a robbery and all at one weight against opponents their size or smaller


    The same Gvozdyk who was the 3rd best member on the Ukrainian team, there being a huge gap both amateur and pro between 2 and 3?

    The same Gvozdyk who got dropped heavily and rose on jelly legs by bum Tom Karpency?

    Who like Beterbiev is a one-weight champ and is fighting opponents his size or smaller at that weight, not way bigger, heavier and longer ones and KO artists who are way bigger, heavier and longer than him?

    The same Gvozdyk Captain Caveman Beterbiev rabbit punched into defeat?

    What are Gvozdyk's top 5 wins?
     
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  8. theanatolian

    theanatolian Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He’s definetly the #1 cherrypicker of the last 10 years. As far as being the most overrated, I’d say It’s between him and Josh Taylor.

    Wilder name mentioned in this thread but diehard fans always knew him for what he was, a modern day version of Ernie Shavers with better management.
     
  9. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    Unfair to mention Spence IMO - he actually beat some good fighters but Crawford was his kryptonite.

    Wilder had his fair share of detractors, so did Devin Haney. A lot of people didn't rate them at their best.

    Gervonta takes the number 1 spot for me. Also, Anthony Joshua was super overrated at one point, but he was more of a marketable guy.

    With Loma, there was no doubt he was very talented but I'd use the word 'underachiever'.
     
  10. MetalLicker

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    I forgot about Josh Taylor. He was definitely overrated, but it's hard to not give credit to a guy who becomes undisputed in the division by beating the best guys.
     
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  11. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold Hype Jobs will be hype jobs until proven so. Full Member

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    Underrated shout.
     
  12. MetalLicker

    MetalLicker I Am Full Member

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    Spence was severely overrated. Even after his brutal defeat, some publications still had him in the top 10 P4P list. He was as high as #7 post Crawford beating and then he dropped off for good.
     
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  13. tarrant45

    tarrant45 Active Member Full Member

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    Modern Boxing is full of overrated fighters. Only very few genuinely stand out and deserve the acclaim they get. That is why I don't believe in a top 10 p4p. There ain't enough elite fighters to fill it.
     
  14. tragedy

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    Jamel Herring won a CLEAR UD over Lamont Roach while Tank struggled to get a MD that many believe was a gift
     
  15. kriszhao

    kriszhao Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    being a p4p great does not mean that you can beat fighters a lot bigger then you naturally it means all things being equal you are better, Lomachenko was fighting and beating champions a lot bigger then him and that is a negative? lol.
     
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