Whom you think are great fighters, but who everybody hates?

"Prince" Naseem Hamed. Great style, hard puncher, iron chin, entertaining and a great finisher. Fantastic record but people treat him like a side show act in boxing. He was and is still the biggest fighter out of the UK ever.

Joe Smith. Solid white American fighter. Stands in there for the battle became a champion and fought the toughest guys at 175 but gets zero love. We watch GGG get mad praise forbthe bum fest at 160 but Joe Smith, a construction worker by trade, the real Rocky can't get love even from the beer swigging, knuckle draggers of America and this lounge.

 

Agree with both, I can understand why a lot of people don't like Naz but people like to pretend he was at his absolute peak when Barrera beat him, and that he never would have had a chance against Barrera, only takes a couple of minutes of that fight to see it wasn't peak Naz. Do I think he could have beaten Barrera at some point? Maybe, maybe not, but he was a hell of a fighter and definitely gets underrated

And I love Joe Smith Jr's approach, it reminded me of David Lemieux the way he got his hands on a belt and immediately went into a unification with the toughest guy in the division

 

Eusebio Pedroza alot of people dislike him for his well.....questionable tactics that are not in the queensbury rules.

But I find him to be a very clever/smart fighter who was one of the best 15 round fighters ever.

 

Mayweather
Canelo
Joshua
Teofimo

3 / 4 are or were A-$ide guys so I get why they hate. But doesn’t change the fact they are great.

 

Mayweather & Canelo could both have been truly great BUT!! How good would either have been with the blatantly obvious extra "help", both legal & illegal, they received.eg given winning decisions they really did not deserve, have obvious discretions overlooked etc. I do not understand why some of you guys call anyone that doesn't worship Mayweather, Canelo etc HATERS!! ? Speaking for myself I have to respect a fighter before I'd follow him. Sorry but I personally do not respect either.... Just my personal opinion

 

underrated alltime great : chris byrd
underrated current great : shakur
most overrated current : canelo
most overrated alltime : canelo

 

Floyd Mayweather Jr
Andre Ward
Bernard Hopkins
Eusebio Pedroza
Hector Camacho
Naseem Hamed

Today's fighters get so much more hate now but you can't deny their skills and talents. Fighters like Canelo, Tyson Fury, Tank, Haney, Lopez, Shakur.

 

Floyd Mayweather was definitely one at the peak and towards the end of his career.

 

ward and BHOP underrated def

 

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Whooped Cotto good.

 

The cigar boys of boxing have all got old and died. So Joe Smith doesn't really have those guys backing him anymore. A few generations ago he'd have a cult following from DC, Baltimore, Philly, New York and Boston. Would be huge. He's a real tough American guy. Has huge power and never quits. Went 10 rounds with a broken jaw. Joe Smith is a humble and unassuming man. He is not here to trash talk and talk down on others. Dude has MASSIVE power. Wish he would have gotten a real trainer to teach him boxing fundamentals.

 

Hopkins is a POS. Arrogant *******. And was soundly beaten, even embarrassed by RJJ. And knocked out of the ring by Joe Smith. I enjoyed Smith blasting him out.

 

Shakur will end up getting his dues. He will be remembered as one of the best ever by the end of it.