Top 3 most overrated boxers of all time

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  1. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    my 3 are

    Ali
    Dempsey
    Bowe
     
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  2. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Can't really think of anybody. Most fighters seem to get rated fairly, imo. Now and then some fans will overrate their favourites but that's natural and then you get others who will deliberately underrate said fighters as a reactionary counterbalance.
     
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  3. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ray leonard
    Wlad
    De la Hoya
     
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  4. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Duran deserves a mention
     
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  5. Foxy 01

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    Marciano
    Tyson
    Leonard
     
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  6. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Roy Jones Jr is UNDERRATED. He's the best of all time and don't buy into anyones overly speculative drivel when they see person x, y or z will beat him. GTFO.
     
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  7. Foxy 01

    Foxy 01 Boxing Junkie banned

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    The best of all time don't end up as punchbags for journeymen, no matter how old they are. Jones did. End of claim, the T.B.E.:yep
     
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  8. Gannicus

    Gannicus 2014 Poster of the Year Full Member

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    Because I don't know you as a poster, I'm not sure if you're trolling or not lol
     
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  9. Boxing125

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    Sam Langford
    Luis Firpo
    Jake Lamotta
     
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  10. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol:
     
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  11. Legend X

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    Carpentier
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    Tyson
     
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  12. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Never said they werent amongst the greatest heavies of all time. But I think the guys I listed are overrated on two levels: head to head against later heavyweights and especially on "all time greatest" lists compared to non-heavyweights.


     
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  13. mrkoolkevin

    mrkoolkevin Never wrestle with pigs or argue with fools Full Member

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    Aaron Pryor...
     
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  14. Pachilles

    Pachilles Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Oh shut up Kevin for christ sake man
     
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  15. frankenfrank

    frankenfrank Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Cautious Play
    Roid Jones Jr.
    Ray Leonard



    also overrated:

    Aaron Pryor as was mentioned b4 me.
    Floyd Mayweather Jr.
    William Dempsey
    Wolodimir Klitschko
    Sohla Saenghom
    Bob Foster
    Ricardo Lopez
    Carlos Zarate
     
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