Who is the most OVERRATED fighter of all time?

[Unstable89]

Duran lost to all the greats in his era, only one win against Leonard
Calzaghe undefeated in a weak division and is fighting old men now
Tunney is a cheat and overrated

[Darkstar]

A lot of people think LaMotta is an all time great, but from watching the old videos he doesn't seem to me to be anything special. He struggled against and even lost to several mediocre opponents. SRR boxed his ears off several times.

He was very good. Top 20 all time good? No. Ive seen many boxing historians put him in the top 75 ever.

[El Dominicano]

Duran lost to all the greats in his era, only one win against Leonard
Calzaghe undefeated in a weak division and is fighting old men now
Tunney is a cheat and overrated

Duran was a natural 135 pounder who can **** with the big boyz. Duran lost to Hagler by 3 rounds...can you believe he went the whole 15? Duran K.O'd Iran Barkley, The same Iran who beat Thomas Hearns twice. I consider Duran the best out of the Fab 4...Reason being because he was the smaller guy out of the 4 and kicked ass.

[The Hammer]

Duran lost to all the greats in his era, only one win against Leonard
Calzaghe undefeated in a weak division and is fighting old men now
Tunney is a cheat and overrated

Why is that only white fighters?

[Pullcounter]

Who do you think is the most overrated fighter of all time?

Someone who really wasn't as good as he was made out to be? Someone who was badly overhyped?

joe calzaghe

[Unstable89]

Why is that only white fighters?

Duran is Hispanic isn't he?

[Chunk..]

'Iron Mike' stands out like a sore thumb on that list.

Mike Tyson was a devastating fighter with great power and speed at his very best. The problem I have with him is that he really never beat a great fighter. Lost to Holyfield twice, Lennox Lewis, Buster Douglas and some guys he should have never lost to. He did beat Larry Holmes who was 38 years old, almost 2 years older than Joe Louis when he fought Marciano and that was a title fight! He beat Trevor Berbick, Michael Tucker, and Razor Ruddock but none of these guys were what you would call great by any means. I believe most of Mike's problems were in his head more than anything and he was just not mentally tough enough to overcome them. A lot of folks put Mike on a pedestal and even think he was the best ever but the record proves otherwise.

He was a classic case of crash & burn.

[El Dominicano]

Duran is Hispanic isn't he?

Yep he is. From Panama

[TheGreatA]

LaMotta isn't overrated, he is just rated wrongly. He was never a big puncher who ate punches for lunch like the Raging Bull movie portrays but rather a skilled pressure fighter with above average defense, handspeed and an incredible chin.

He was too much of a crowd pleaser though which cost him some decisions.

Here's a video compilation I made of his past prime fights:

Jake LaMotta
Uploaded by TheGreatA

I'm a bit biased since he is one of my all time favorites.

[The Hammer]

Why is that only black fighters?

Morrison and LaMotta are white aren't they?