The Single Most Overrated Fighter...

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  1. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Of all time. Who is it in your opinion?

    Lets try to avoid the obvious answers.
     
  2. My dinner with Conteh

    My dinner with Conteh Tending Bepi Ros' grave again Full Member

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  3. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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  4. Pat_Lowe

    Pat_Lowe Active Member Full Member

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    How so? I agree but what is your reasoning? For example I believe he showed very little ability to adapt. Oh and to answer the question I nominate Shane Mosley, he is touted in the general forum as an ATG but his resume is very thin, he used steroids albeit unknowingly and I don't know if he even belongs in the hall of fame. Credit to the sport though and he is a very nice guy.
     
  5. Sonny's jab

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    Muhammad Ali

    (Sorry, I know it's one of the "obvious answers")
     
  6. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Beat everybody. He's not overrated.

    Floyd Mayweather, Felix Trinidad, Wlad are safer bets.
     
  7. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    I reckon Zab Judah.
     
  8. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Zab is not overrrated at all. Nobody is calling him #1 p4p, they acknowledge his talent and appreciate what he brings to the table.

    Overrated: Vitaly Klitschko
     
  9. PhillyPhan69

    PhillyPhan69 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Obvious Answer: Tyson (Crazy enough to call him top 10 but some go crazier and place him top 5???)

    Current: Zab Judah (just who is he a threat to???)
     
  10. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I'm happy with Trinidad for an anwer.

    But George Foreman is certianly worth a mention in the h2h sense.
     
  11. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    Agree. He's not quite the head-to-head nearly invinsible monster that some make him out to be.
     
  12. ironchamp

    ironchamp Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson is not overrated. Top 10 ATG, abosolutely. Top 5 no, maybe head to head but not in terms of achievements.

    Judah is not overrated, I don't see anyone talking about him as the best welter around, I dont see anyone including as the top 5 in the 147 pound division.
     
  13. dmt

    dmt Hardest hitting hw ever Full Member

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    he is. Name me one other fighter who could have beaten the 1973 Frazier as convincingly as Foreman did. Foreman is top 5 head to head
     
  14. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Foreman's just extremely easy to outbox, which hurts him in a H2H sense.
     
  15. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    His mid-late 80's title reign alone warrants a place in the bottom half of the Top 10, any lower is a tad harsh I feel (he's not Top 5, though). Tyson also faced and defeated better opposition and top ranked fighters overall than 70's Foreman did (with the exception of Frazier and maybe Lyle).