Top 10 Most OVERRATED Fighters

[StarshipTrooper]

Pep was a legendary fighter, but with a rating undeserving of a power-deficient fighter.

Holyfield (is/was) good but not as good as many would have you believe. In his prime, Tyson would chewed him up and spat him out. (Bad metaphor, given what Mike did to his ear)

Sweet Pea was a bore with only defensive and no offensive skills to speak of. He was strictly a counter-puncher. If the other guy didn't initiate hostilities, they would stare at each other all night long...

One could also say that a prime Holyfield would have dished out an even worse beating then the past-prime Holyfield gave Tyson.

Poet

[mhager91490]

Ricardo Lopez- I think people rate him way to highly historically for someone who accomplished so little. I think it is somewhat hypocritical to rate him higher than Calzaghe because he didn't accomplish anymore if even as much. I believe the reason why people rate him so highly is due to his tidy offensive style. The only a few really good fighters on his resume most notably Rosendo Alvarez, who fought Lopez closely two times albeit with controversey about the weight and Saman Sorjaturong who went on to kind of justify himself as a good opponent by beating a faded Humberto Gonzalez. Also he never moved up and took on Carbajal, Johnson or Gonzalez. I am not saying he is a good fighter but he is remembered better than he actually was.

[JAB5239]

Pep was a legendary fighter, but with a rating undeserving of a power-deficient fighter.

Holyfield (is/was) good but not as good as many would have you believe. In his prime, Tyson would chewed him up and spat him out. (Bad metaphor, given what Mike did to his ear)

Sweet Pea was a bore with only defensive and no offensive skills to speak of. He was strictly a counter-puncher. If the other guy didn't initiate hostilities, they would stare at each other all night long...

with all due respect, I see these as personal opinions that have little to do with their accomplishments.

[BEEHOP]

Vitali Klitschko

[sonnyboyx2]

In the order they came to mind:

• Floyd Mayweather, Jr.
• Wladimir Klitschko
• Cory Spinks
• Wilfred Benitez
• Benny Leonard
• Willie Pep
• Sugar Ray Leonard
• Pernell Whitaker
• Evander Holyfield
• Roy Jones, Jr.

The subject says `over-rated` this is a list of ATGs

[Pretty Boy Flaw]

Wladimir Klitschko
Roberto "No Mas" Duran
JCC
Leonard
Joe Louis
Maricano
Wilfred Benitez
Hagler
Pacman
MAB

[1SILVA]

I would argue both Cooney and Camacho are underrated and Paz and "Boom boom" get rated pretty much where they belong.

The Camacho that fought up until the Rosario fight was an exciting, charismatic, excellent boxer. After that fight he became a runner. I was so disappointed by this, as he was on his way to greatness before that war with Rosario. It really upset me that Cooney was introduced as though he was the champion in his fight with Holmes. How could the heavyweight champ be introduced first? Cooney fought a valiant fight, but he was never a championship fighter

[sonnyboyx2]

1/. David Tua
2/. Steve Collins
3/. Ricky Hatton
4/. David Haye
5/. Kelly Pavlik
6/. Marco Antonio Berrera
7/. Jeff Fenech
8/. Mikkel Kessler
9/. Lennox Lewis
10/.Kostya Tszyu

10 `Vastly Underated fighters`

1/. Floyd Patterson
2/. Buster Douglas
3/. Gene Tunney
4/. Michael Spinks
5/. John Conteh
6/. Muhammad Ali
7/. Evander Holyfield
8/. James Toney
9/. Emile Griffith
10/. Tony Zale

[Panamaniac]

One could also say that a prime Holyfield would have dished out an even worse beating then the past-prime Holyfield gave Tyson.

Poet

Not only could one say it, you just did. And quite well, I might add.

[Clyde Barrow]

Wladimir Klitschko
Roberto "No Mas" Duran
JCC
Leonard
Joe Louis
Maricano
Wilfred Benitez
Hagler
Pacman
MAB

The unbolded I can see a mild complaint for. Wladimir is not overrated at all. In fact, he gets a lot of undue criticism simply due to his division being somewhat stale. And the bolded? Wow. This is nonsense. Please stop rubbishing this forum mate. It's better to keep your mouth shut and let others think you're a fool than to open your mouth and remove all doubt.