Who are the most underrated fighters in the history of this sport past or present?

No.

Off the top of my head, Lennox Lewis, Jimmy Wilde, Ken Buchanan, Bob Fitzsimmons, Ted Lewis, and Joe Calzaghe all rank higher.

I like Benn a lot better than Joe though.

 

Sanchez wasn't too interested in fighting Pedroza.

That would've been a good fight. Not sure who would win.

 

Koki Kameda

 

Cheers heaps Mantequilla..That clears a lot up.

 

he's not really underrated, but i think mccallum for a cemented ATG, often gets overlooked.

 

Something is wrong with your TV-screen.
I admit I have´nt seen the fight. It was not shown on TV here in Denmark. But Kalule was the winner by a split decision (113-114, 118-115, 117-114). He was floored in the 5th but he sent Kalambay down in the 6th and the 12th.
Kalule was a very strong and ackward southpaw. He lacked the big punch but had a high punch-rate making him a very exciting performer.
I don´t think he was over the hill when he fought Kalambay. Kalambay - being a fellow african - gave Kalule the motivation for a great performance. The defeat against Ray Leonard a couple of years before had a demoralising effect on Kalule and he was going tru the motions, not giving his best when losing to Davey Moore and Mike McCallum before he retired and came back surpricing everybody by knocking out Jimmy Price in the first round.
Kalule mys be underrated in US. But he is respected in Europe. And there´s no doubt that he belongs in the LMW top 10 og all times.

 

:huh

I dont disagree he was a very capable fighter but I remember Kalumbay appearing better so I thought it was an interesting result at that stage.
Thanks for the input..