Most underrated and overrated boxers of all time

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  1. Gazelle Punch

    Gazelle Punch Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Underrated
    Oscar Bonavena
    Rex Layne
    Frank Bruno
    Sonny Liston
    Harold Johnson

    Overrated
    Michael Spinks
    Larry Holmes
    Evander Holyfield (love him though)
    Bob Foster
    Ken Norton
     
    Gazelle Punch, Dec 27, 2021
    Gazelle Punch, Dec 27, 2021
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  2. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    We're about to fight over Michael Spinks haha
     
    HolDat, Dec 28, 2021
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  3. JackSilver

    JackSilver Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Going by what the people here post

    Underrated- Jersey Joe Walcott
    Overrated- Ezzard Charles
     
    JackSilver, Dec 28, 2021
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  4. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    On these boards, Joe Calzage's detractors don't give him credit for anything. In fact, most of those claim Hopkins beat Joe, which is ridiculous. On the other hand, some of his hard core supporters on these boards claim Joe would have beaten anyone at 175, which is also ridiculous.
     
    Clinton, Dec 28, 2021
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  5. ivancho

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    underrated: Bivins, john henry lewis(only footage is getting knocked out in his last fight against a bigger joe louis)
    overrated: there are many
     
    ivancho, Dec 28, 2021
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  6. djanders

    djanders Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Over Rated: Gene Tunney! Under Rated: Max Baer.
     
    djanders, Dec 28, 2021
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  7. Flash24

    Flash24 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Don't think anyone that has a just a casual interest on boxing underrates Hearns much less fans that actually love the sport.
    Maybe some born after 1990 and think boxing started with May Jr. Might. But anyone else? Nah.
     
    Flash24, Dec 28, 2021
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  8. ChrisJS

    ChrisJS Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Calzaghe gets both. I’d say he’s dismissed more than credited though. I’d lump him in the underrated category overall but his fans who say he’d beat Jones prime, best Brit ever, well they go too far the other way.
     
    ChrisJS, Dec 28, 2021
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  9. Drew101

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    Underrated: Lou Broullaird, Jackie Fields, Ricardo Lopez, Hozumi Hasegawa, Tommy Burns, Baby Arizmendi, Gilberto Roman, Ernesto Marcel, Johnny Saxton, Jimmy Carter.

    Overrated: Manny Pacquiao, Antonio Margarito, Riddick Bowe, Sonny Liston.
     
    Drew101, Dec 28, 2021
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  10. White Bomber

    White Bomber Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Underrated: Tyson, Hagler, Roy Jones, Mayweather, Lewis, Bowe, Liston

    Overrated: Ali, Louis, Marciano, Fitzsimmons, Langford, Frazier, Foreman, Gene Tunney
     
    White Bomber, Dec 28, 2021
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