Dlh Most Overrated Boxer In History Of The Sport

[Run]

Come on come on come on...

You know nobody considers him a great heavyweight.

Run you can't disagree that Ibeabuchi looked ****ing spectacular against Byrd and Tua. He gets so much credit for those fights because of the method he used to win both fights. Ike stood man up with Tua, when he could have taken a bit of a safer route, and slugged with that monster. He boxed with Byrd, figured him out, and nearly decapitated him with that sick uppercut/hook hybrid thing. Wlad, Vitali, Tua, McCline...none of those big monsters were able to do that to Byrd...not even close.

You gotta say that Ike had a lot of promise because of the ability he showed in the ring, but you can't call him great because he didn't do enough.

Yeah I never called him great, others do. That's what I have a problem with...........because I just don't see it. Promising? perhaps.....but nowhere near being considered great even at his short stint as a "marvel".

And the fight with Tua was highly controversial. I've scored it 115-113 in favor of Tua, and there's just no possible way I could ever agree with a 117-111 score for Ibeabuchi which was totally absurd. I saw Ike plod forward with the jab and eat consistent leather just like Rahman did against Tua in the second fight: Whaddaya know? That was a draw.

I don't see what the judges see when they're watching Tua fight these guys....and I suppose that's a bit off topic but anywho:

The Byrd victory was the staple, yes. But that's 1 single victory over a mismatched smaller opponent who was instantly figured out from the getgo. That single win coupled with the shaky win over Tua isn't enough for people to start the talk about how GREAT he would have been. Once that started..........it became a fantasy island where people are picking him to knock out greats like Holy, Tyson, Lewis, hell even Foreman.

Tomorrow when I wake up, I'll find links to some of the posts I'm referring to........that make me so adamant about stating he's so overrated.

I'm tired, and just drove back from the beach right now.



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[We want Floyd]

I didn't say elite, I said good. And to say they are overrated cab drivers is absurd. Hernandez, Molina, Gonzales, Ruelas, and even an old Chavez were good pro fighters, and he beat every single one in impressive fashion. That has to count for something.

I liked Genaro, but really, DLH was expected to beat those 4 fighters you mentioned in the manner that he did(atleast I did).

I can't give credit to a fighter who was expected to put a whuppin' on an opponent(that was supposed to happen/it was expected). The true test comes when one's opponent is either the favorite or considered to be on an even skill/talent level. And guess what, the biggest name on DLH's list of victories was against Whitaker, and he looked like **** doing it.

I remember, in the lead up to the Whitaker fight that I had Whitaker as a slight favorite, since he was a southpaw, vast experience, but showing age, I would've even favored Whitaker heavier if the fight would've taken a few years earlier. An over-the-hill Whitaker managed to make DLH look ordinary and sloppy.

[MamaDuck]

Just read the thread going on about him losing all the big fights and i have always thought what has this ****er done..... he just has a good fan base and is someone "you can like" lol but in reality he did lose all his big fights, beat an onld chavez and camacho, got beat up by strum, and got two decisions handed and to him in a gift box with a bow on top againts quartey and pernell. Also beat a very weak no skill having mayorga, a smaller vargas. Delahoya in my opinion is the most overrated boxer in boxing history! His biggest success is bringing in money not being one of the best fighters of all time.

Look DLH is a great fighter but whenever it came to the big fights he always came up short. He was robbed against Mosley and against Trinidad. He had enough balls to get in the ring with Nard (who was much bigger and stronger) and he took a dive. And well against Floyd he was just beat by a better fighter. Now I think DLH is going to be an all time great because he never backed down from a fight and never hand picked his opponents unlike certain fighterss.. cough* Floyd... When DLH goes down to 147 i could see him beating everyone and cleaning out the division.

[kayjay]

DLH lost 5 fights, 2 to guys who were p4p #1, and 2 others who moved into that spot after beating him.

[The Troll]

I dont think he's overrated very much by people who follow boxing but he's one of the more hyped and promoted fighters ever I think without question.