Most overated careers?

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  1. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Everyday I come to ESB and I see some posts that doesn't make any sense to me about fighter A fought nobodies and fighter B fought all great opponents but their resume looks almost identical.

    So I am curious to see people pov's other than the normal haters.

    Who are some of the fighters that you think is overated at one point or another or their entire career?

    Top 9? And please provide examples and friendly debates if possible.
     
    tliang1000, Apr 24, 2012
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  2. floyd_g.o.a.t

    floyd_g.o.a.t Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pacquiao?
     
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  3. JoeAverage

    JoeAverage Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Bowe and McLellan

    Non else comes close.

    Michelewski and the white nobody that Toney beat are also overrated by a few.
     
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  4. JMP

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    Muhammad Ali
    Joe Louis
    George Foreman
    Joe Frazier
    Rocky Marciano
    Lennox Lewis
    Larry Holmes
    Sonny Liston
    Evander Holyfield
    Jack Johnson
    Jack Dempsey
    James J. Jeffries
    Evander Holyfield
    Jersey Joe Walcott
    Ezzard Charles
    Max Schmeling
    Riddick Bowe
     
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  5. DrMo

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    :good
     
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  6. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You forgot wlad :hey
     
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  7. JMP

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    You guys are too funny. A 6-6 heavyweight with concussive power, a GOAT jab, incredible versatility, and an ATG P4P resume can't be overrated.
     
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  8. o_money

    o_money Boxing Junkie banned

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    Somebody has to say it => Antonio Tarver

    - Faded Roy Jones
    - 2-1 vs Johnson (the only titlest with a pulse Johnson actually managed to beat).
    - A blown up, old, SMW fighting at crusier
    - Montell Griffin
    - 1-1 vs Eric Harding

    And this guy will garanteed end up in the HOF. Mark my words. Now thats overated.
     
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  9. iceman71

    iceman71 WBC SILVER Champion Full Member

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    floyd in the user name
    and the 2nd one to chime in and say it about the one guy (former light flyweight) who floyd apparently has nightmares about getting knocked out by him
     
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  10. DrMo

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    :rofl
     
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  11. kopejh

    kopejh Guest

    best lefthook ever as well. don't forget he's also the only fighter ever to be able to hook off the jab
     
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  12. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Aaron Pryor
    Willie Pep
    Benny Leonard
    Sonny Liston
    Muhammad Ali
    Roy Jones Jr.
    Ray Leonard
    Bernard Hopkins
    Joe Louis
    Max Schmelling
    Jack Dempsey
    Gene Tunney
    Joe Calzaghe
    Rocco Markegiano

    not :
    Ezzard Charles
    (a true great , sometimes he gets overrated , but never most overrated)

    George Foreman (h2h monster that could only b beat by few and was robbed of a strategic win over Ali by Angelo Dundee's and probably others' as well criminal acts )
     
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  13. Arranmcl

    Arranmcl Arran Full Member

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    :lol::lol::rofl:rofl:patsch
     
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  14. dmaq

    dmaq Member Full Member

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    Tyson
     
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  15. KO Boxing

    KO Boxing Boxing Addict Full Member

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    :patsch

    Either trolling, or should change sport.
     
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