Overrated Great Fighters......

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  1. El Hans

    El Hans Member banned Full Member

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    I heard he ducked Floyd by moving up to fight Leonard.
     
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  2. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think some people really overrate Battling Nelson.

    I don't rate Jack McAuliffe that high either.

    I think Kid Lavigne was better than the two of them, but gets a bit overlooked
     
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  3. roughdiamond

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    Carlos Zarate. Never understood the people who rank him around the top of Bantam. Still a great fighter though.

    IMO, Jim Jefferies and Jim Corbett definitely fit this criteria, Corbett both H2H and legacy wise, whilst I think John L Sullivan is the opposite, and very underrated in regards to his greatness.
     
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  4. roughdiamond

    roughdiamond Ridin' the rails... Full Member

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    Yes. He's almost unbeatable at lightweight. I always thought Ike could take a win from him. Same with Benny, and Gans depends on the rule-set.
     
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  5. BitPlayerVesti

    BitPlayerVesti Boxing Drunkie Full Member

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    I think some people really overrate Old Chocolate George Godfrey.

    I think he was just another fighter in a pretty weak pool of contenders, but he gets an almost mythical status by some because of association with Peter Jackson.
     
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  6. Fergy

    Fergy Walking Dead Full Member

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    No waaay ,Lewis is an ATG ,in fact in some way s he's underrated .Yep he was kod by inferior guys and he could be wobbled , but when he had his mind on the job he'd be capable of Beating any heavyweight ,I'm 100 penct confident on that .
     
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  7. salsanchezfan

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    Any heavyweight.
     
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  8. salsanchezfan

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    And any modern fighter.
     
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  9. The Senator

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    I'd say it's more because it was perceived that Sullivan ducked him than anything else.
     
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  10. Golden_Feather99

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    Jack Johnson, Charley Burley, and Gene Tunney. Tunney and Burley slightly overrated.
     
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  11. GlaukosTheHammer

    GlaukosTheHammer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I can second Ali
     
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  12. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Not in the least.
     
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  13. ChrisJS

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    I like Zarate a lot but I have to agree there. I rank him higher head to head than I do based on body of work.
     
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  14. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Oldest fighter to ever win the middleweight title at almost 38,,,,,and he was a lightweight.
     
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  15. The Malibu Mauler

    The Malibu Mauler Lakers in 5 Full Member

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    This. I've heard people call him the GOAT seriously. Phenomenal fighter, I rank him 13th pound-for-pound, but a lot of people overrate him vastly
     
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