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  • talip bin osman
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    #1

    the most underrated "great" fighters

    for some reason... those fighters who has not been mentioned much in any ATG debates but definitely you feel that a case can be made for them...

    or those who are not yet in the HOF for some weird reason...

    who are they?
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    Larry Holmes is underrated

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    • Deja_Vous
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      #3
      Originally posted by talip bin osman
      for some reason... those fighters who has not been mentioned much in any ATG debates but definitely you feel that a case can be made for them...

      or those who are not yet in the HOF for some weird reason...

      who are they?
      Archie Moore and Sandy Sadler are underrated.

      Sadler is the best featherweight EVER..but he is seldom mentioned.

      The guy had 104 KO's..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

      He was stopped only ONCE in his second fight.

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      • talip bin osman
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        #4
        Originally posted by Deja_Vous
        Archie Moore and Sandy Sadler are underrated.

        Sadler is the best featherweight EVER..but he is seldom mentioned.

        The guy had 104 KO's..!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

        He was stopped only ONCE in his second fight.
        yeah sadler is pretty underrated indeed...

        but not as underrated as myung woo yuh... one of the greatest light flyweight champs ever...

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        • bunce101
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          Larry Holmes is severely underrated, as is Lennox Lewis

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          • Deja_Vous
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            #6
            Originally posted by talip bin osman
            yeah sadler is pretty underrated indeed...

            but not as underrated as myung woo yuh... one of the greatest light flyweight champs ever...
            I'll check myung out.

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              Lloyd Marshall and Eddie Booker definitely have resumes worthy of the HOF, but aren't in.

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              • hookoutofhell
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                alot of fighters at lower weights are underrated - even today.

                just look at ivan calderon a quality fighter who has everything, ring smarts, speed, sharp punching, accuracy the only thing he lacks is power.

                from the fighters of yesteryear there are plenty of examples like myung, sadler and jimmy wilde

                moving higher up the weight classes i always felt as though monzon never really got the exposure that he deserved, pryor was always overshadowed as well.

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                • #1Assassin
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                  sandy saddler indeed. aaron pryor, although he seems to get some props. eder jofre and kid gavilan doesnt get mentioned as much as they should. azumah nelson, wilfred benitez, bob foster, **** tiger, emile griffith etc.

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                  • TheGreatA
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                    #10
                    Joe Brown.

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