Fighters who never got the respect they deserved

[Willow The Wisp]

Schenectady's welterweight world champion Marty Servo!
Not a huge hitter but one hell of a boxer who even gave a prime S.R. Robinson fits.
(Robbed in the rematch, it's been often said).
In his time he got a Ring cover; but largely forgotten today by those who "know boxing".

[Nash out]

Haroon Khan, 7 fights, 7 wins, not fought since 2017, nothing left to prove. He did not need a belt to prove his greatness. Simply the best of them all. Nash out - His Majesty

[Marchegiano]

New angle: if a bot posts more bot BS but it's boxing related like this bot post here...

I'm too old to play with Teddy Ruxpin too

[QueensburyRules]

Harry Wills. Didn't get the title shot he deserved. One of the best HW resumes. Did great head to head vs. greats like Langford, McVea, Jeannette.

- - Wills came around at the end of their careers much like Marciano vs Ez, Archie, and Walcott.

Ducked by JJohnson first.

[billeau2]

He did get robbed a time or two, but in the 70s he was a superstar of the highest order. Everybody knew him. Movie star, magazine covers, millionaire; the whole enchilada.

Besides that "gift" he got when he fought Jimmy Young!

[Willie Pep 229]

Packey McFarland 70-0 with 50 KOs (1904-1915)

Got squeezed out of a title shot by circumstance and avoidance.

Joe Gans became ill and Battling Nelson refused to fight him.

If he could have defeated either he would be higher on everyone's important list.

P.S. In his last fight, two years after he quit fighting, he jumped from LW to MW and fought Mike Gibbons to a NWS Draw.

The same Gibbons who went 1-1 with Harry Greb.

[travestyny]

- - Wills came around at the end of their careers much like Marciano vs Ez, Archie, and Walcott.

Ducked by JJohnson first.

Not true. JJohnson and Wills had an agreement to fight but the (New Jersey, I believe it was) commission wouldn't allow it.

[Willow The Wisp]

Not true. JJohnson and Wills had an agreement to fight but the (New Jersey, I believe it was) commission wouldn't allow it.

Another example of "Unforgivable Blackness".

[Mr Mitts]

Evolved into another color line thread already?

[Willie Pep 229]

Evolved into another color line thread already?

An inevitability it seems.