Top 5 Most Underated Fighters Of All time

One of the best chins of all time.

 

Terry Mcgovern
Gustavo Ballas
Jimmy McClarnin
Bones Adams
Victor Callejas
Bob Montgomery

 

McLarnin places top 20 for most.

 

Monzon (incredibly enough, and by know-nothing fans who think boxing didn't begin until the late 80s')
Galindez
O'Grady
Haugen
Harold Johnson

 

I don't think Monzon is underrated. Most knowledgable fans and historians have him as a top 3 MW. The only way to move him up would be to rate him higher than Robinson or Greb. Not Carlos' fault that 2 of the top p4p fighters of all time are in his division.

O'Grady I think is overrated if anything. Look at his record and you'll see mostly opponents with losing records and /or no experience. His record against top opponents is pretty abysmal.

Johnson though, is a good inclusion. A very good fighter who held his own against the best of his day.

 

I would also add in Jack Sharkey, Owen Moran, Pedro Montanez, Ralph Dupas, Kenny Lane, Alfredo Urbina and Chango Carmona. I think this list could go on for awhile.

Scartissue

 

Ralph Dupas atsch How did I forget him?!

 

Between the fighters I forgot about that people keep bringing up, and the ones I know nothing about, It seems that a top 100 might be difficult.

 

...but I'll say this. What a fu*king excellent forum. I can't believe it took this long to find it. The knowledge of the posters here is more than impressive. Hell, I've only been here a week, and already I'm up to 14 fighters I never even heard of that I gotta go dig info on.
Gonna take a couple months...
Holy ****.
At this rate, I'm gonna need a staff...

 

Valuev, really? The guy should have lost to Donal, Ruiz and 107 year old Holyfield.

 

Shozo Saijo, underrated IMO.

 

HW Holmes

 

Larry Holmes is no longer underrated IMO. I rarely see him outside the top 5 in people's lists, let alone the top 10.

 

That Saijo fight on McGrain's thread is one crazy fight.

 

Which one is that? I've got all his (available) fights. Uploading his fight with Godfrey Stevens as we speak :good

EDIT: Flash Besande :yep Saijo is one of those guys most dangerous when hurt. Wouldn't work against everyone though.

Here's an underrated one then: Antonio Gomez. Sparked Saijo, beat Hawkins, De Jesus and Cervantes. Clearly a highly skilled operator and versatile. Brilliant counter puncher. Marcel shut him down but that's more testament to the Panamanian's class.