Boxers Overrated due to style.

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  1. Homericlegend03

    Homericlegend03 Active Member Full Member

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    I was just thinking about this what are/were some boxers that are overrated due to excitement or being perceived as being more technical than they really are/were.
     
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  2. MarkusFlorez99

    MarkusFlorez99 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali, Vitali Klitschko, Rubin Carter, Anthony Joshua, Tyson Fury, Zab Judah, Naseem Hamed (obviously), Vasiliy Lomachenko, George Foreman, Wilfred Benitez, Devin Haney (Keyshawn Davis is better than him and Shakur)

    Sugar Ray Robinson almost made the list
     
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  3. Homericlegend03

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    I dont quite know if Keyshaw is better than Shakur I think they around the same level with Shakur actually being slightly better
     
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    You would think Loma was some supergenius the way some people cared on about him in his prime, he was damn near elite to be fair but he could be an outrageously slow starter and he could at times not have enough heart, both of his losses against Lopez and Haney saw him essentially not fighting the final round.
     
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  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Locche
    Tszyu
    Benitez
    Augustus
    Toney
    Nunn
    Kalambay
    Foreman
    Lomachenko
     
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  6. Mandela2039

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    Vasiliy Lomachenko, according to his fans, would beat Broly.
     
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  7. Roughhouse

    Roughhouse Active Member Full Member

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    Holmes, Larry.
    Got out jabbed by Lorenzo Zanon, had to turn slugger to kayo a guy that looked like Fred Sanford's neighbor.
     
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  8. Seamus

    Seamus Proud Kulak Full Member

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    Whitaker, Money May, James Toney on one hand

    Vinny Paz, Marciano, Gatti on the other.
     
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  9. Ice8Cold

    Ice8Cold The Hype Job Spotter. Full Member

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    Emmanuel Augustus had a very ugly looking record even in his prime.

    Right now? Ben Whittaker.
     
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  10. Xplosive

    Xplosive Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lomachenko

    And agreed with the above. In recent years a lot of casuals have watched YouTube clips of Augustus and some of them have labeled him "the best fighter to never win a title."

    Augustus was a bum. The very definition of a journeyman.
     
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  11. Flo_Raiden

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    Arturo Gatti
    Ray Mancini
    Sung Kil Moon
    Naseem Hamed
    Gervonta Davis
    Herol Graham
    Erislandy Lara
    Guillermo Rigondeaux
     
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  12. Bigcheese

    Bigcheese Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pretty much any heavyweight puncher.

    Shavers, Tua, Wilder, and lesser ones like Price, Mahmoudov, etc. before they were completely exposed.
     
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  13. Yorbals

    Yorbals Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Lomachenko is the poster boy for this
     
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  14. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Corbett by far for me. I've never seen another boxer of any era who is / was so hyped both H2H and achievement wise who I don't really consider that impressive.
     
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  15. HistoryZero26

    HistoryZero26 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Its weird because on one hand fans acknowledge power guys generally are less skilled. On the other hand they want the sport to actively discriminate on their behalf against the cyclists.
     
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