List of Boxers whose skills were severely underrated...

Outside of Pacquaio's right hand none of those are underrated.

 

The 2 above are talked about, still to this day. If you're meaning the fighter skills that aren't talked about in a good manner.

Have to think about this a little deeper and further. Oh ok, Joshua's offensive skills as a whole are diminished fairly poorly on here when it's true no one had ever seen that kind of power coming through the amateur ranks.

Best hw skills I've ever seen, to me, AJ is the most skilled and usefulness powerful dude to come out of any Olympics. This dude is scary great with a very solid chin.

I can see him dominating the hw division for a looooonnnngggg time, with multiple great opponents, ko machine, the hw ggg or hw kovalev

 

Chin = skill?

 

Well Pacquaio developed the right hand later after the tutelage of Roach. His left was such a weapon that the right was overlooked. But Pacquaio was the total package and at his peak his right was as good as many top fighters best punch.

Julio Cesar Chavez had underrated defense. He was much more than a great chin.

 

Dude had amazing hip/waist movement. He just got lazy later in his career where he didn't have to win to win.

 

Sugar Ray Leonard's left hook. It's talked about here and there but personally I think if it's not up there with the great pleft hooks in history, it isn't far behind them.

Pressure fighters often gets overlooked skill-wise. J.C. Chavez was very good at slipping shots and rolling with them. He also outboxed Rocky Lockridge, a solid boxer and very good fighter in his own right, who unfortunately seems to be remembered now for being a homeless drug addict because of that documentary. Chavez hurt his hand, so he spent most of the fight boxing on the backfoot and soundly defeated Rocky.

Muhammad Ali's jab to the body, particularly in his first reign as champion from 1964-67, is underrated.

 

Paul Spadafora

 

Charlie Zelenoff's mind games on the HW division.
Mike Tyson's defense.
Old George Foreman's stamina.

 

Haglers defense and outside game

 

Pernell Whitaker's inside game.

You see posters who dksab call Sweet Pea boring, especially in the Chavez fight. Whitaker brought the fight to Chavez, stood toe to toe, and hit him with chunky shots to the body making the Mexican ATG gas and look amateurish.

 

Bradley's power. He did the impossible and actually knocked out a punch bag.

I guess you could say the bag was worn out and couldn't take it anymore though...the body can only take so much punishment.

 

I don't think anybody ever said Sweet Pea had no inside game. He was an excellent boxer.
Now as far as power... he had none.