most overrated "legendary" boxer in the last 20 years

[MOTHER DUCKER]

Hopkins because i hate him and feel most of his significant wins came over guys from smaller weight classes.. Tito (3-2 at MW off the top of my head), Oscar, Wnky Wright.

I think Tyson is vastly overhyped aswell and lost to the two really good fighters he faced.. then you get the same old he was out of prime excuse.. was he out of it when Buster Douglas spanked him?

[SCtrojansbaby]

Hopkins because i hate him and feel most of his significant wins came over guys from smaller weight classes.. Tito (3-2 at MW off the top of my head), Oscar, Wnky Wright.

I think Tyson is vastly overhyped aswell and lost to the two really good fighters he faced.. then you get the same old he was out of prime excuse.. was he out of it when Buster Douglas spanked him?

Michael Spinks wasn't really good?

[Weebler I]

Roy Jones Junior, Floyd Mayweather Junior and Mike Tyson all over-hyped and overrated.

[DET. IRONSIDE]

Joey, for cherrypicking.

[John Barron]

Anybody who think Roy Jones is overrated doesn't know shyt about boxing

this. or simply hating.

[Great Afrikan]

i would say the following are overrated;

Pacman - he cherry picks opponents and always looks at a weakness beforehand. Even his trainer always tells you why they are going to fight an opponent. Also, he hasnt really dominated any division. PBF already beat Hatton and DLH, only Cotto and Clottey are great wins of his past 4 fights.

Floyd Mayweather - Simply because he refuses to fight the best fighter in his prime. i.e. Pacman. And i do agree with his OST stance, but he should still find a way to make the fight.

Joe Calzaghe - Fought past his prime Jones and Hopkins. He should've fought them earlier.

Hamed - Was good but he's not legendary.

everyone else on that list is legendary to me.

[Great Afrikan]

Roy Jones Junior, Floyd Mayweather Junior and Mike Tyson all over-hyped and overrated.

RJJ is the best fighter on that list.

[OptimusWolf]

A few on there aren't legends - hamed in particular. He achieved very little (although he had some amazing natural talent it is true).

Tyson as other have said never really beat an elite HW, althought he had plenty of wins over good heavies.

Calzaghe didn't really beat any elites until he faced hopkins, and that was a v close fight. Still gotta credit him with the win though, and I thought he deserved it just about.

floyd isn't overrated, he's a tremendous fighter but needs to fight more often to cement his place in the ATG top 20. He's way behind pacquiao in my list currently in achievement.

[JDezi4]

Calzaghe by far. He literally has nothing to brag about. His best win is Kessler. The biggest name on his record (for quality), Hopkins. He barely beat Hopkins (some would even say he robbed him), and instead of a rematch (immediate or otherwise) he retires. Other than that, he's got Old Eubank, old Jones, Green, Lacey, and nobody else. The fact he's even considered a legend is disgusting.

At least Floyd will have an out of prime, but not Shot De La Hoya, undefeated (and seemingly undefeatable) Diego Corrales, Castillo, Judah, undefeated Hatton, and he totally destroyed Arturo Gatti. And he beat a possibly shot Mosley in a way no one else could.

Lewis is pretty bad too. He has a solid record, but like Calzaghe, he barely squeaks by a challenge in Vitali Klitchko, and instead of an anticipated rematch, he retires.

Tyson, Jones, and Hamed were only overrated becuz of what they weren't able to prove at their best. (Well Hamed certainly could have proved it, but he went out like a bytch)

[John Barron]

calzaghe, like any great brit hype-job, knew that once they left the UK they'd get outclassed. he was smart and waited for the division to get old.