Most hyped boxer of all time

[Sharkey]

In my time as a fan it was probably Mark Breland, if how their measured against expectation is taken into consideration.

[The Best]

No way is Lewis overated.

Imo he's up there among the top 5 heavyeweights of all time.

Hamed had great talent and his reflexes were second to none until he changed trainers and tried a more defencesive style. He still over hyped himself though with all the crap that came out of his mouth.

Mayweather is the most over rated fighter.

[the330ballers]

after reading all the ricky and floyd posts, it got me thinking who is the most hyped up boxer of all time?
imo its gotta be Prince naseem hamed, he had no bottle when it came to it :-(

yeah i wasnt into boxing when naseem was around but i dont see any good fighters that he beat

[Violent Demise]

In my time as a fan it was probably Mark Breland, if how their measured against expectation is taken into consideration.

I second this one. The hype around Mark Breland was unbelievable. He won 2 titles, but I don't think it would of matter how many he would of won. He would of never lived up to the hype. He was hyped that much.

[Cletus Funk]

Hamed was out of love with the game by the time he faced MAB. That fight was him at 60% of what he was capable of. Watch the documentary of his training camp for the fight.

Hamed was in reality the 1st fighter to unify all 4 belts (Vazquez vacated the WBA title just prior their fight).

[MaceTheAce]

Hamed was out of love with the game by the time he faced MAB. That fight was him at 60% of what he was capable of. Watch the documentary of his training camp for the fight.

Hamed was in reality the 1st fighter to unify all 4 belts (Vazquez vacated the WBA title just prior their fight).

Ye Hamed lost one fight in his career to a total bum, you ****wits, badly advised and too much money ruined Hameds legacy, dont get me wrong I am not a fan of his arrogance and his morals.

[Cletus Funk]

Ye Hamed lost one fight in his career to a total bum, you ****wits, badly advised and too much money ruined Hameds legacy, dont get me wrong I am not a fan of his arrogance and his morals.

In the documentary Manny Steward was walking out of the training sessions shaking his head in disgust because Hamed just wouldn't work properly.

[Cletus Funk]

yeah i wasnt into boxing when naseem was around but i dont see any good fighters that he beat

5 current world champs if you include Vazquez and Bungu and another 5 former or future world champs.

Undefeated in 16 World title fights.

1st to unify all 4 belts.

Doesn't sound like he was over-hyped to me.

[robjr]

roy is overhyped?? the dominance spoke for itself.

[MickyHatton]

Yeah, hamed had some natural talent, but he was one unschooled fighter. I know this will cause a rukus but here it goes.

most hyped of all time:
1. RJJ
2. Hamed
3. Mayweather
4. Lennox Lewis (how many greats had two one punch ko losses on their records)
5. Gerry Cooney

RJJ for me was over hyped but I can understand why, he always seemed to fight within himself therefore we were constantly expecting more.
He was an awesome fighter but the whole drug saga left a sour taste in the mouth for me.

Hamed over hyped himself, he was different and mouthy so he sold tickets and claimed fame, no-one can honestly say he didn't have talent and great power after all his only defeat came against one of the all time greats IMO.
What ruined his legacy was the way he just couldn't really get over the fact he was beaten unlike a true great who would attempt to avenge their defeats.

Mayweather isn't over hyped IMO, across the water here he's not really known off which is a shame as he is undoubtedly the most talented fighter of recent years.

As for Lennox Lewis, cannot agree, OK he lost to two one punch KO's but he came back and avenged those defeats. Other greats have lost yet have not avenged defeats, Foreman lost to Ali (KO) then Jimmy Young (Pts) then retired for 10 years.
Patterson, Louis, Tyson, Holyfield, Ali and even Dempsey etc all lost fights against lesser fighters so....

Gerry Cooney, wins against Lyle, Young and Norton propelled his hype. He was a decent heavyweight in a good era so....