most underrated underapreciated champion of all time

[Lance Uppercut]

I completely agree on Larry Holmes but come on guys, how could nobody mention Evander Holyfield?? There has never been a champ with as many harsh critics. Throughout his career all the biggest wins he has under his belt he was predicted to lose! I've never seen anything like it.

[slicksouthpaw16]

larry holmes is a good pick but jersey joe walcott is the most underated. He was
got robbed when he fought joe luis the first time. and he gave rocky marcianno a pure boxing lesson until he was caught with that lucky punch in the 13th round when he and marcianno thew power shots at the same but he was the victim because rockys landed first. but Just imagin the respect he would have had if he got the descision over luis and ducked from that power shot from rocky and got the win. If it wasent for jersey joe walcott, hopkins, mayweather, and alot of todays fighters would not be as good beacuse walcott evented that "roll the shoulders" deffence that most of the fighters use.

[Wiley Hyena]

James J. "The Boilermaker" Jeffries is definitely the most unappreciated great heavyweight champion, today. Very surprising considering that up until the early 1960s, Jeffries was consistently ranked as the greatest heavy of all time.

[StarshipTrooper]

larry holmes is a good pick but jersey joe walcott is the most underated. He was
got robbed when he fought joe luis the first time. and he gave rocky marcianno a pure boxing lesson until he was caught with that lucky punch in the 13th round when he and marcianno thew power shots at the same but he was the victim because rockys landed first. but Just imagin the respect he would have had if he got the descision over luis and ducked from that power shot from rocky and got the win. If it wasent for jersey joe walcott, hopkins, mayweather, and alot of todays fighters would not be as good beacuse walcott evented that "roll the shoulders" deffence that most of the fighters use.

Walcott is an old favorite of mine. I LOVED his turn away!

Poet

[Boxing Coach OG]

Damn my secret's out! lol, yawl no bout JERSEY JOE WALCOTT. I boxed for 13 years and I studied Walcott to death! He's really my fave fighter. Period. The man was just alien with the moves, slick (and sick) defense. He just didnt' get his shot til it was too late. But he was still so good. He made the most of it at 40 (they say 37) when that ill left hook put dropped Ezzard Charles like a crumbling oil derrick! That walk-a-way move, the shoulder roll, the shuffle (before Ali and Robinson), the sucker punch (meaning not dirty but he knew how to suck you in to getting hit); the feints. Hell, I could go on and on. Nobody does this shiznit anymore in the ring! If you're a boxer/puncher type and you're not studying WALCOTT, ROBINSON (esp Jersey Joe for learning how to create openings) you are F-----g up! The greatest fighters are like music when they box, ya heard. You can almost hear it. I make all my fighters watch the OLD SCHOOLERS of the game...One more underrated fighter: ARCHIE MOORE. Hella defense. One of the best at FIGHTING INSIDE. Rolling and throwing short combos 6-8 inches to bust ya up. Beautiful stuff.
(Damn I just busted a nut talking about these beautiful moves!)