Is the next great Heavyweight destined to be overrated?

it's a really interesting point and the only change i would make is that the next good heavyweight is destined to be overrated.

if we had someone of louis' talent, people would be shouting from the rafters and someone very good(with all due respect) like jerry quarry would still be heralded as an ATG

 

IF he is great, I dont think so.


Right now I belive the guy we have NOW, (Wlad) is pretty under rated.

 

He will get his respect when he retired. Same **** happened to Holmes. After some time haters will forget but fans will remember. Same **** with Holmes, Liston and many others.

 

I think fighters are best evaluated after some time has elapsed since their permanent retirement.
As to the next great heavyweight? I wonder if he might be African?

 

The best modern heavies that are active are more under rated than over rated. After they retire, they tend to be more highly thought of. At least that's how it worked for Lennox Lewis.

I do not see a better heavyweight than the Klitschko's for the next TEN years. However, I do think the division will be very competitive with some solid match ups once the K-bros retire.

 

Not Chinese for sure.

 

Agree with this point

 

Luckily,

Vitali in 50 years will not be viewed the same way he is today by klitlickers. People will look at his record and think "Who did this guy ever beat that was a very good fighter?"

I will be there, old and senile, barking "Vitali is overrated. He is nowhere near a great fighter."

 

I don't think anyone has any doubts about that.

 

Peeps still peeing their pants when they hear the name of Joe Louis, wtf? Joe Louis never had the agility of a David Haye. Stop nuthugging on Louis.

 

It's funny because the division's been torn down to being extremely lousy in the eyes of many (I'd go so far as to say the current level of heavyweights is actually underrated given the lulls it typically has historically, but that's another post for another day).

What I'm getting at is this: We have a guy fighting right now who makes every fight with a top contender look like a mismatch. If the next guy is also great, and wins his fights just as easily, won't people say the exact same thing they're knocking Wlad for when they punish him for fighting in a weak era? Is it getting to the point where, crazily enough, the next great heavyweight would be better served having closer fights instead of blowouts from a resume standpoint because it could give the appearance of a tougher era?

 

Ill do you the honor of giving you attention you crave :good

 

i think the next great one will be underated. So underated, in fact, that we might not even be certain that he was the best in the world, must less an all time great. That is what has happened with the Klitchsko's. And if they both retire, who does the next guy beat to establish superiority. As soon as one fighter loses a belt, the organisations find a new guy to put in his place and the public seems to buy it (Look what happened to Chagaev and Haye for the perfect example). I think it will be near impossible to be great, unless of course the next fighter beats both Klitchskos, and soon.