Who do you think is the most overrated boxer ever?

[triggerhappy]

cotto and tito

[elveiel]

overrated today: roy jones.

overrated history: sugar ray leonard.

I think leonard was overated, too many people thinking dancing around the ring is real fighting.

[JT1]

Lets see most overrated of all time...hmmmm

No one has mentioned Tommy Hearns, Tommy was kind of like the Minnoesota Vikings or the Buffalo Bills, sure he was a very good fighter but he is made out to be a legend when the guy could never win the big one.

I love Tommy dont get me wrong but the guy simply put could not close the show, he had it all-every god damn tool in the book....except a chin-Tommy Hearns was Vikings and Bills...very good but looking back he gets a little to much crdit for coming up short.

Tommy is certainly not the most overrated fighter of all time but he never gets mentioned so I thought I would throw it in.

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For some reason people mainly remember Tommy's big two losses to Hagler and Ray. His fight against Benitez was huge at the time, Hearns was a 7/5 underdog and Benitez was considered in his prime at a weight most claimed was his best ever. Many were saying he was the man with the style to end Hagler's reign. This was a crossroads bout for Tommy as he was not long coming of his heartbreaking loss to Ray. Hearns broke his hand early but still beat Benitez solidy, pretty much with one hand truth be told.

Let's not forget his excellent performance in the second SRL fight, he won it truth be told.

Let's also go back to his amazing KO of Cuevas, a fighter barely anyone wanted to fight, big names included. His first title fight ever. A big fight? Surely.

Then we have a Duran coming off what most considered a great performance against Hagler. The two JM champs. A HUGE fight. Hearns killed him.

Another was a near washed up Tommy vs the supposedly great to be Hill. Hearns a 4/1 underdog before easing into 2 1/2 to 1 underdog by fight time. This is at light heavyweight. Supposed to be his Terry Norris. Hearns beat him. It was a big fight.

All the fights above are BIG fights but many seem to sweep them away and just want to talk of his losses.

Peace out

IwatchBoxing

Give me a break. Benitez was all downhill after the Hearns fight but was considered pretty much prime or still on the up at fight time with Tommy! After this bout his dedication was terrible. Gave Hearns all he could handle? Hearns WHUPPED him, with a broken hand to boot! ALSO, Benitez was awarded a knockdown that was a slip. ALSO, Hearns had a point deducted that was ridiculed by the experts. He still beat him, even after all that. How anyone could say Benitez won that fight is beyond me, jeez. Have you seen the fight??

[Ali_is_the_greatest17]

The most overrated I think today is Roy Jones Jr.

But the most overrated used to be Mike Tyson.

[Parodius]

Oscar De La Hoya is #1 in my list. This guy is the richest boxer in history. Nuff said!

Roberto Duran, is way overrated. Many Duran fans thinks that Duran would've beaten guys like PBF or Whitaker. This guy also beat many C+ & B- level boxers, he lost his first big fight & also lost to many of the greats. Sugar Ray, Hearns & Hagler when he moved up.

Julio Cesar Chavez, is another overrated guy, he got gift wins against Laporte & Medrick Taylor. Also his draw against Whitaker was a joke, Whitaker won like 10 rounds in that fight. Most of his early wins was against bunch of bums look at his great record. Just like Duran lost to the great fighters, but he also beat many C+ & B- level fighters.

Lennox Lewis is the most overrated Heavyweight boxer of all time. Beat a washed up Tyson & a washed up Holyfield, the way he boxed Holyfield was a joke. He didn't want brawl with Evander. Got knocked out twice with one punch. Fought many bums. Also got a gift win against a guy like Ray Mercer & he retired after he looked like **** against Vitali. This guy is considered one of the top 5 heavyweights of all time by the media.

Ali is considered by many to be the greatest boxer of all time, Ali was one of the top 2 heavyweights of all time, but noway he was the greatest boxer of all time. Sugar Ray Robinson was the greatest boxer of all time.

I can name many more, but that's enough for now.

[moochi]

****ing Yawn.

Holds wins over,

Currently "highly regarded" Vitali Klitschko

Mike Tyson-- And dont give me this "Mike was washed up..." ****...because they were the same age basically.

Evander Holyfield--1 legitimate win + the draw that should have been a win....but was robbed.

David Tua

Michael Grant-, who was considered the future of the heavyweight division because of his impressive undefeated record at the time.

Shannon Briggs
Andrew Golota
Henry Akiwande
Oliver McCall
Frank Bruno
Razor Ruddock


Overrated my ass. Hush up. Easily top five heavyweight of all time no matter how you look at it. Im sorry;

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let's not forget hasim rahman too....he also whipped bowe's ass in the amateurs.....

[neils7147933]

neils. Please tell Nick Stahl in your avatar to stop looking at the parrott on my shoulder. He seems to think he's "Repeating him" and stuff.

I've got a new avatar

OH MY GAWD!!!!!!!

[AintGottaClue]

the only reason i think lennox lewis is overrated is because peopel rank him waaaay to high, even at number 1, imo he can get 10 mayube 9 at best, he is in not way shape or form top 5, he is not better then Ali, Louis, Holms, Foreman, mike tyson should also be rated above lewis, he beat the people that lewis did to build his career before well lennox did and people still rate lewis above tyson.

[Ali_is_the_greatest17]

the only reason i think lennox lewis is overrated is because peopel rank him waaaay to high, even at number 1, imo he can get 10 mayube 9 at best, he is in not way shape or form top 5, he is not better then Ali, Louis, Holms, Foreman, mike tyson should also be rated above lewis, he beat the people that lewis did to build his career before well lennox did and people still rate lewis above tyson.

Well, the reason people ranked Lewis higher than Tyson is because Lewis defeated tyson...but i bet if it was tyson in his prime, tyson would have smoked through lewis.

[Ali_is_the_greatest17]

I think leonard was overated, too many people thinking dancing around the ring is real fighting.

Well, the dancing in the ring worked for Ali....it also worked for Leonard in many fights as well.