Fighters you consider "controversial" greats

Roy Jones a controversial great? LOL.

 

Ya but that's what they all say when they get caught... not saying you are wrong or it was same for Ben ,, but look what it did for the baseball and football players ,, bigger , faster, stronger

 

Jeff Chandler was simply better than Eubank!

 

Hell yes, Bad Bennie!! He would have been middleweight champion had he fought anybody other than Monzon.

 

Chris Eubank ain't no great.

 

Antonio Tarver

 

Kostya Tzyu

 

Marlon Starling
Esteban DeJesus.

 

Some people have called Joe Calzaghe a great.
That's got to be controversial.

 

It is not controversial to call a great boxer great! It is only controversial if you declare that Calzaghe was NOT great. Unfortunately I did not appreciate his skills or accomplishments until he retired. I now try to avoid missing out on greatness when it lies right in front of us

 

Would have been fab 5 i reckon if he fought Hagler. I was going to say he'd be pretty unsuccessful in there with one win but Duran's the same.

 

I totally agree... However I did appreciate Joe C when he was active. Many people criticize him for his lack of power or his body of work .. but you can say that about Floyd as well.. And I'm not saying Joe is in the same class as Floyd. But simply making a comparison why they are both criticized by some... Joe was an aggressive fighter who threw more punches with both hands than his opponent and outpointed them .. How is it that Joe is criticized when all of his opponents did not have the right strategy to beat him ever.. They all knew what was coming..

 

yeah he didn't fight Hagler. But I think he could have given Hagler a good fight.

 

I am glad you mentioned this. People forget now he he did not fight the best when he could have..

 

Starling is an interesting call. I'm not sure many would consider him great but if Curry wasn't there he may well have forced the issue thru domination. He's very impressive career wise as it is.