Funny overhyped fighters in retrospect.

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  1. LeftRightDownThePipe

    LeftRightDownThePipe Well-Known Member banned Full Member

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    Kevin Mitchell
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  2. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    by morons. no power, no chin, no heart.
     
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  3. greenhornet

    greenhornet Boxing Addict Full Member

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    only one complexion gets overrated in your estimation?
     
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  4. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    While pavlik wasn't great he handled adversity quite well vs miranda and Taylor
     
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  5. NoNeck

    NoNeck Pugilist Specialist

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    Gamboa was the truth. Management problems screwed up a chunk of his prime. He never should've signed with 50 Cent.
     
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  6. Oakland Billy Smith

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    That is true and I should have included that in my post..

    However once Hopkins took his soul, he never got it back
     
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  7. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    If he were a Brit, he would still be trying.
    Your heavyweight flops never give up. Just look at how far Audley and Price made it. ****, Allen made a name for himself.
    Chisora keeps loosing but won´t budge at all.
     
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  8. Tramell

    Tramell Hypocrites Love to Pray & Be Seen. Mathew 6:5 Full Member

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    I followed most of these fighters, not sure I'd say Pavlik was overhyped, rather saw him as a fighter whose style is fan friendly. He'll get outboxed when he meets a Jermaine Taylor styled boxer with a gas tank.
    There was hype on Bute who proved to be less than what was hyped, I agree.

    Kessler is another where I don't think he was over rate rather he proved any losses would be to greater boxers. Calzaghe, Ward & Froch didn't expose him, rather they proved to be better. And both Froch-Kessler fights were great with tremendous round 12.


    Hatton, I agrree.
    Katsidis, I saw him as an HBO hype job. I knew he was limited first time I saw him vs Amonsot. Came across as an inside fighter that would look blind if he had to win with an outside game. Providing he doesn't bust up. So his losses to me didn't expose him as much as show his limitations as a boxer.

    Cleverly, didn't see too much of him, will take your position.
    Good picks & rationale!
     
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  9. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    :lol: Holy ****! You are truly obsessed with the man. Wtf is going on?
     
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  10. KO KIDD

    KO KIDD Loyal Member Full Member

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    That's true that and the booze

    Ring had a good article earlier this year about the rise and fall of Taylor and pavlik that was pretty good. Discussed Kelly's drinking and a drug problem Jermaine had that I was not aware of
     
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  11. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Reading through comments about Browne is pretty funny
     
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  12. 305th

    305th Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Damn there's a name I haven't heard in a while.
     
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  13. Starched Him

    Starched Him Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    broners not overrated. just not made for 140-147
     
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  14. PunchersChance.

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    GGG.
     
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  15. RacingBeat

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    I think somebody already mentioned but Michael Grant, Lampley was in love with that dude
     
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