Hasim Rahman is not a journeyman!

I agree, that the word is not appropriate to describe him.

I wasn't aware that anybody claimed otherwise.

 

Who called him the "J'' word?

 

They also call Buster Douglas a journeyman yet he beat 3 former world champions in McCall, Page, Berbick.

Rahman if anything gets a tad underrated he beat the highly dangerous Corrie Sanders in a war.

Was robbed vs Tua getting hit after the bell and then having a dubious stoppage go against him whilst being a mile ahead on points. The 2nd fight was scored a draw but most felt Rahman deserved the win.

KO'ed Lennox Lewis.

All in all I'd say he was a very solid contender throughout the 2000s definitely a top 10 Heavyweight of that decade anyway.

 

Rahmen, Douglas and Sanders were solid fringe contenders when they hit the jackpot. The big wins forever elevated their status. Rahmen had a decent second-run in the post-Lewis era. Pretty well-respected guy, and his Youtube spots are money!

 

Well them they are wrong in every single case.

All those men held a version of the world title at some point.

Even if they hadn't, you would have to call them highly successful contenders, based on the rest of their resumes.

No case there.

 

The moment that referee raised his hand in the air …he stopped being a Journeyman….he earned that right

 

Bingo.

Even without the Lewis win and his title winning efforts, Rahman would still have "solid contender" status similar to boxers like Quarry, Povetkin, etc. He was no journeyman. I don't think some people even know what that words means.

Win, lose, or draw, Rahman gave the best fighters of his era all they could handle and was a good, all around boxer in terms of skills and strength.