Who is the most under rated heavyweight?

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  1. Unforgiven

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    Yes, and I don't believe that would be the case.
     
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  2. Fergy

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    I
    remember the hide bentt brawl in the street lol
     
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  3. Fergy

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    He would probably always lose big time to foreman but I wouldn't write him off against any heavy with a punch.
     
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  4. McGrain

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    Harry Wills, Sam Langford, maybe Elmer Ray. Non-champions. All the champs have a pack of insane cheerleaders.
     
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  5. Unforgiven

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    Yeah. A 1990s classic.
     
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    No harm in that, as long as the wife doesn't find out.
     
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  7. mr. magoo

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    Robert E. pastornak.
     
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  8. Fergy

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    You've lost Me there mr M..
     
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  9. Fergy

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    Chances would be a fine thing.. Jammy sods
     
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  10. janitor

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    Bob Fitzsimmons often gets overlooked, because he was a small heavyweight, even by the standards of his era.

    Look at his record; he basically cleaned out the era, apart from Jeffries.

    He not only beat all the contenders, he brutally knocked them out.

    Results are results at the end of the day!
     
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  11. mr. magoo

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    Look up bob Pastor
     
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  12. Fergy

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    I shall indeed. The name does sound strangely familiar in a who the heck s that way..
     
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  13. heerko koois

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    Tony Tubbs
     
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  14. Fergy

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    It was the Robert E that threw me. But yes underrated no doubt
     
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  15. janitor

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    Good choice.

    Patterson sometimes gets sold short, because there were people who could flatten him head to head, but a closer look at his record shows something interesting.

    He was ranked in the top ten over a longer period than any other heavyweight champion in history, and he was beating ranked opposition over this period.

    That is no small feat, even for a great heavyweight, and he didn't have the best style to be doing this.

    He was a consummate professional, and one of the most consistent champions in history.
     
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