Who's the most over-rated fighter you have ever seen?

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by SJS19, Nov 2, 2012.


  1. Brownies

    Brownies Well-Known Member Full Member

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    How about Zab Judah ? I like the guy but whoever he loses to, he finds a way to get guys on his bandwagon over and over.

    Still, his victory over Vernon Paris has been one of my favorite moment in boxing, this past year. He really seemed to enjoy boxing, that night... Like a younger Pacquiao.
     
  2. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Explain that one please?
     
  3. Garrus

    Garrus Big Boss 1935-2014 Full Member

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    His father was Mexican-American.
     
  4. D_Andrade

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    Calzaghe - for obvious reasons
     
  5. DeadLikeMe

    DeadLikeMe Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He is probably the most overrated fighter on online boxing forums. If you only learned about boxing from places like this someone would think James Toney, Sweet Pea, and Eder Jofre were co-GOATs. He was brilliant at 160 and 168 but really he developed poor work ethic. I just feel like h2h fantasy fights and whatnot he gets too much credit.
     
  6. Thread Stealer

    Thread Stealer Loyal Member Full Member

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    I don't know if I'd call him brilliant at 160 actually, he was inconsistent.

    Looked brilliant in the first fight with McCallum, then got a gift against Tiberi. He was fortunate to receive the decision in the rematch with McCallum, IMO.
     
  7. JoeCamelTow

    JoeCamelTow Boxing Addict Full Member

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  8. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe, if yer gonna' go for it, then go for it:

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    (I luciened her bute.) :tong
     
  9. ROG

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    That big booty on that girl!!! I'll sniff suck lick all day and all night lol. Who is that on ur avatar?
     
  10. gdm

    gdm Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Joe calslappy, amir khan
     
  11. DeadLikeMe

    DeadLikeMe Well-Known Member Full Member

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    tbh I haven't watched his entire career, I'm 29 so when my interest in boxing really picked up those days were behind him. I was making my assessment based on what fights at those weights I have seen and a brief glance at his boxrec.
     
  12. Momus

    Momus Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Corrie Sanders (RIP) springs to mind, but that is mainly driven by certain fans with a particular agenda (sure anyone can work out who this is referring to).

    He was a fast, dangerous southpaw and something of an underachiever, but there is a reason he lost to Rahman in his prime and was bombed out in a couple of rounds by Nate Tubbs.


    He rarely gets a mention these days, but I could never fathom the hype surrounding Danny Romero. Apart from a strong punch there was nothing particularly special about him, and he looked vulnerable in nearly every fight, often against limited opposition. Betting on Tapia to beat him was one of the safest "pick'em" fights I ever won money on. Romero to me was the classic case of the Emperor's new clothes - the hype machine tried to explain away losses to the likes of Willy Salazar and bizarrely people kept on buying it all the way through to the Carbajal fight.
     
  13. PityTheFool

    PityTheFool Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Has to be Bute.Just watching his comedy special on my Sky+ right now.
     
  14. FloydFan1988

    FloydFan1988 New Member Full Member

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    hate to say it but Roberto Duran!!!!! Got smoked by Tommy Hearns and the Sugar Man. Also lost to Benitez and Marvelous Marvin!! Quit his most important ft.
     
  15. PetethePrince

    PetethePrince Slick & Redheaded Full Member

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    You're talking about arguably the greatest pure boxer ever. Even if you think his record doesn't merit it you shouldn't laugh at something perfectly justifiable.