Most impressive fighters on film with mediocre resumes

Guillermo Rigondeaux

 

Vitali Klitschko

 

Elmer Ray. Has over 100 wins and 70 knockouts. Once you get past Charles, Walcott, Savold, Leroy Haynes and Obie Walkerx6 the other 90 wins are a barren wasteland. While at times he was ranked much higher in totality I don't think Savold was one of the top 20 HWs of this era. And thats the only knockout he had of the 10 good wins.

And among his losses the only additional names he fought were Turkey Thompson and in his last fight John Holman so its not like he challenged himself often and failed.

Its only part of a career but Glen Johnsons 32-0 before losing to Hopkins was truly and utterly abysmal for an ATG level fighter. And I don't mean not beating anyone notable I mean 18 guys sub .500, 6 guys less than 3 wins over .500 and a debutant.

Sullivan didn't neccessarily look good on film but he impressed people and his resume is horrid. He beat 5 fighters with multiple professional wins, 6 including Kilrain in bareknuckle.

 

Corrie Sanders

 

Floyd Mayweather

 

Whyte was the number 1 contender I believe when post prime Povetkin iced him. He also took out Perez, undefeated Chambers, in addition to Huck and Chagaev. Povetkin’s resume is solid for someone that never held a major belt. He doesn’t deserve to be listed with names like Tucker and Sanders. Both of which had immense skills but thin resumes.

 

You forgot Douglas and Tyson...

 

Emmanuel Augustus Burton - some good skill wrapped up in an unserious approach to having a great career (I don't know enough about him to know if there were extenuating circumstances).

Some might argue Jersey Joe Walcott.

 

Samart Payakroon. GOAT in Muay Thai but was late coming into boxing. His resume is pretty scant in boxing but he was still a tremendous talent who had the misfortune of meeting a relentless Jeff Fenech in the ascendancy.

 

Whilst Joe Calzaghe and Terence Crawford's respective resumes are better than mediocre, they're not enough to be considered ATG's imho, but both were brilliant fighters.

 

Yuri Arbachakov,I'd argue he could have a longer career tho

 

I'd like to know what film you have seen of Elmer Ray.