Overrated Fighters past and present

[nathanmania]

present;
Pantera

[KostyaTszyu44]

nowadays: Wlad Klitschko is extremely overrated...oh wait no one really rates him lol
calzaghe is massively overrated

as is sam peter

past: ray mancini is pretty overrated, ali was a great fighter but his standing all time is seriously blown out of proportion by some,

[warp1432]

Nate Campbell

[Silencers]

Note that I was claiming he was among the most overrated because the public (ie mostly non-boxing fans) overrate him to the point that he is the best fighter of all time, untouchable, and lacking any weaknesses. Among hardcore boxing fans I think he is rated properly, but he is more often than not judged and rated as a boxer for things unrelated to boxing by those outside of the boxing circle (and he is known among this group more than any other boxer in the living memory of most).

I think that's somewhat true, casual fans probably do overrate him somewhat because of his mystique.

[Me La Pelan]

A fighter being able to KO someone is not justification for calling them overrated. Saying they have no power? Fine. But calling them an overrated fighter? Bull****. Hell I could say it made him an even better fighter, that with the handicap of weak power he still managed to become an ATG fighter.

That is the ******est **** I've heard. He got a lot of close UD's over the same people others have SLAUGHTERED.... His resume is made of barely getting by the good fighters and outclassing some alright guys. And this is for the kids commenting about SweetPea being great because Journalist claim it, cuz I know some of these mf'ers aren't old enough to have seen his ass fight.... AND YOU KNOW "SWEETPEA's" old fight are NEVER-EVER reshown today. If he "OUTCLASSED" mf'ers all the time and he is this great boxer that all these kids think he was, then WHY OH WHY is his ass never on them fights being shown, EVER?

[Dynamite Kid]

Calzaghe is the most overrated fighter today by a country mile

[dfwtx]

I would say

calzaghe
hatton
haye
khan
haye again
maccarenelli
rees
woods

thats all

[Me La Pelan]

I was REALLY hoping someone would want to make an actual point and get me going with this Whitaker thing!!!

[Sir Tom Jones]

I would say

calzaghe
hatton
haye
khan
haye again
maccarenelli
rees
woods

thats all

does anyone actually over rate rees?

[IMDAZED]

That is the ******est **** I've heard. He got a lot of close UD's over the same people others have SLAUGHTERED.... His resume is made of barely getting by the good fighters and outclassing some alright guys. And this is for the kids commenting about SweetPea being great because Journalist claim it, cuz I know some of these mf'ers aren't old enough to have seen his ass fight.... AND YOU KNOW "SWEETPEA's" old fight are NEVER-EVER reshown today. If he "OUTCLASSED" mf'ers all the time and he is this great boxer that all these kids think he was, then WHY OH WHY is his ass never on them fights being shown, EVER?

Are you serious with this bull****?