Most Over Hyped Heavyweight? Poll

None of them are over hyped and believe me, I've seen over hyped.

Joshua is actually very good. It's true he hasn't fought anyone but he is better than Parker and i do not consider him a hype job. Joshua might well be very good, but until he fights someone worth a damn he has to be considered overhyped relative to the level of attention he's getting. Parker might be hyped down under, but he's relatively low key on the international scene. He doesn't come close to Joshua in terms of current popularity/media buzz.

So Parker, who's just beaten Takam, is more hyped than Joshua who's fought a bunch of unknown quantities and has whole legions of casuals drooling at his feet? Joshua is actually very good. It's true he hasn't fought anyone but he is better than Parker and i do not consider him a hype job.

I don't think there is any, maybe Parker. So Parker, who's just beaten Takam, is more hyped than Joshua who's fought a bunch of unknown quantities and has whole legions of casuals drooling at his feet?

I don't think there is any, maybe Parker.

who has Takam beat tho? That's not the question. The question is how is he overhyped. Takam's never been an easy night's work for anyone, and that's why people were predicting Parker to have trouble with him.

How was Takam overhyped? Everyone knew he was a tough opponent who'd likely give Parker his first real test. He was also, in many people's eyes, a bonafide top ten guy, whatever the boxrec rankings might have said at the time. The win actually helped legitimize Parker's standing in the division. That's why people aren't voting for him. who has Takam beat tho?

Toss up between Joshua and Wilder... went with Wilder because he simply can't box. Joshua has the most hype but he looks the part a lot more than Wilder does. What hype does Wilder have? None that I can see

Joseph parker, he arguably lost his last fight. Nah, it was a close, hard fought contest which the right man won. They sometimes happen.

Joshua quite easily. He might very well live up to it, but the hype at the moment is ridiculous.

Anthony Joshua followed by Wilder.

Joseph parker, he arguably lost his last fight.

Toss up between Joshua and Wilder... went with Wilder because he simply can't box. Joshua has the most hype but he looks the part a lot more than Wilder does.

Joshua is by far the clear winner here. You have people hailing him as the best fighter in the division, a future ATG, the most skilled heavyweight in the last thirty years. He has multi-million pound endorsement deals, huge media support, and a rabid casual following. And based on what? Certainly from nothing he's done in the ring, unless knocking out a string of no-hopers counts as some incredible achievement these days. He might well turn out to be a great fighter, but there's no doubt that he's being insanely overhyped at this present moment in time. Ortiz might be a little overhyped by more hardcore fans, but he's hardly known by the casuals. That eliminated him from the poll.

Nah he lost all the hype after Takam fight. Struggled against an over hyped opponent who wasn't even in the top 15 How was Takam overhyped? Everyone knew he was a tough opponent who'd likely give Parker his first real test. He was also, in many people's eyes, a bonafide top ten guy, whatever the boxrec rankings might have said at the time. The win actually helped legitimize Parker's standing in the division. That's why people aren't voting for him.

I meant in the voting lol. I would have thought he would have been the most voted for. Nah he lost all the hype after Takam fight. Struggled against an over hyped opponent who wasn't even in the top 15

it wasn't in order I meant in the voting lol. I would have thought he would have been the most voted for.

How is Joseph Parker in LAST PLACE??? it wasn't in order

I voted Ortiz, simply because he has done less than a much younger AJ and just barely more than an even younger Parker yet is being built on this forum as some sort of monster. He is not. I like to watch him fight when he hurts opponents but that's about it. I agree.....

How is Joseph Parker in LAST PLACE???