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i don't know how people can say trinidad is overated ..he won titles in 3 different divisons and fought everybody that he could fight never ducked anyone ......he was one of the most exciting fighters to come around in along time and he was a devastating fighter reid,vargas,joppy were never the same after fighting tito he ended careers .....i know he got dominated by hopkins and winky but they have made alot of guys look bad in my eyes it still does not take away from what he accomplished .
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Tyson - Never beat anybody, people loved him cause nobody could kill bums like he did.
Tito - somewaht cause he was the worse boxer ever, but his power made him a world class fighterComment
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people put tito's name on this list, but only idiots think trinidad was a great boxer. he was a mediocre boxer with pretty darn good power that made up for his lack of boxing skillz/defense. i think tito was pretty good, but nothing legendaryComment
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Yes, people base their opinions over three fights, I dont see anybody calling DLH overrated, when he got many gifts, and lost to Sturm. Just having this conversation, over and over, proves he isnt overrated. It is just that his downfall is fresh on peoples minds, and they forget that he didnt start boxing yesterday.Originally posted by shemmueLast edited by IwatchBoxing; 07-28-2005, 11:03 PM.Comment
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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.Comment
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i still say trinidad, and recently mike tyson.
and to be honest, mayb not the most overrated, but IMO barrera has received to much hype. hey all u MAB fans dont go crazy on me. im jus giving my honest opinion. he takes on all these crappy guys like fana, and now peden.... comon...Comment
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Yes, and even when Benitez was on the verge of going downhill, he still gave Hearns all he could handle, some even say he should had won that fight. On the Trinidad issuse I just checked boxrec, and Trinidad has been boxing for 15 years allready, since 1990, proffessionaly, 14 if you count his first retirement.Originally posted by scapLast edited by IwatchBoxing; 07-28-2005, 11:38 PM.Comment
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Tommy Hearns was an awesome fighter, definately one of the best 147-154 fighters ever, and one of the best 160 too because he was Hagler's toughest fight. But I think Tommy was beatable at 160, Doug DeWitt went the distance with a prime Hearns and caused him problems, I think Gerald McClellan would of beaten Hearns due to his much stronger chin (by the way, Gerald was beating Tommy in sparring sessions in 1988.. he was getting the better of the WBC champion and he hadn't even turned pro yet!). Yes I think Tommy Hearns is a little over-rated, he was obviously very good but I just feel that people regard the 'Fab Four' (Hagler, Leonard, Duran, Hearns) as if they were invincible which gets silly and ****** and over-the-top, they are regarded too highly in my opinion even though they were great fighters.. and Hearns was probably the fourth best out of those in all honesty.Comment
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Dunno, but I'll tell you who was the most underrated:
ARCHIE MOORE
People like RJJ and Floyd owe a lot to him as far as the freestyle stance goes.Comment
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Lmao, there is someone who threw Chaves in the mix and we got a person making a case for trinidad.
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