most overrated "legendary" boxer in the last 20 years

[Toe Injury]

Lewis is funny because he's both overrated and underrated. He's considered one of the best HW champions ever until you bring up how Vitali beat him on the cards before the cut stoppage and how many shared opponents the Klitschkos have put down.

Since a lot of brothas & british would rather take a cactus up the butt than give the Klitschkos any credit, Lewis will drop from an ATG heavyweight to an untalented slow giant in literally 5 seconds of conversation. Personally I think all 3 were/are great. If Tysons opponents had absolutely nothing then the Lewis/Klitschko batch of HWs can at least claim to be the largest and most powerful across the board ever if not the slickest.

[SBleeder]

Tyson for sure. For whatever reason, people still view him as close to invincible in his prime, and actually give him a chance against the likes of Ali, Louis, etc. He's not even a top 10 heavyweight all time.

[Nuurzhaelan]

who you got and why?

1) hopkins
2) rjj
3) wifebeater
4) calzaghe
5) hamed
6) lewis
7) tyson
8) pacquiao
9) morales
10) mab

hopkins. He fights dirty, always picks smaller marquee opponents and has not had a KO victory (some 'executioner') since fighting the smaller De La Hoya.

[SirTomJones]

I'm surprised how few people are voting Tyson and how many are voting Calz/May

Overrated doesn't mean who you hate the most

It means highest rated, most popular etc, relative to actual skill and accomplishments

You have to go to war to get most Americans to even admit Joe was a legitimate champion, how is that overrated? Generally speaking he's not even on the map.

Floyd's only a legend in his own mind and not really that well known. Most people I talk to seem to know him best as the faceless guy opposite of Pacquaio.

He's extremely unlikable but his overratedness doesn't even approach the stratospheric levels of Tyson, who simply looked good because of his compact physique, fought mostly clowns, and is still to this day one of the most, if not the most, famous faces in boxing, because of how he talked and biting someones ear off.

A very good post.

At last some sense on this forum

[ELHURACAN58]

Tyson no doubt.

I think hes the only one in that list who lost to a journeyman in his prime.

The only thing that should make him legendary are his interviews.

[Chups]

If you think really hard....it's Calzaghe.

[swizz]

mayweather is not overrated dont let your hate blind you people

[WladIsTheChamp]

who you got and why?

1) hopkins
2) rjj
3) wifebeater
4) calzaghe
5) hamed
6) lewis
7) tyson
8) pacquiao
9) morales
10) mab

Def Tyson, because no one overrates RJJ anymore, they know he is shot, but people still speak of Tyson as some kind of beast. In retrospect, he was dominating a very poor division (worse than it is today) for a very short time. His claim to fame was a shot LHW and an another old champ.

Tyson was beaten by a bum in his prime, "Buster" Douglas, and then afterwards stopped or lost many times every time he stepped up. He ended his career to less than mediocre losses and quittages. I don't care how shot you are, if you are a legend, you should still be beating guys like McBride. So his entire career was marked by losses and upsets. I understand that he had mental problems but to me that is not an excuse, if anything, that's the reason he was overrate, because that mythical intimidation factor would fade away every time he stepped in with someone who would not be intimidated by his aura.

[frankenfrank]

who you got and why?

1) hopkins
2) rjj
3) wifebeater
4) calzaghe
5) hamed
6) lewis
7) tyson
8) pacquiao
9) morales
10) mab

voted Hopkins as he is the most overrated , a mere cheater who beat a drained tarver just in order to defend his 175 championshi.t against a mw at 170 , and then lost it to a smw @ 170 ..
what a chump .
avoided Dawson and will continue to do so , now has an excuse.
the #2 is probably either hamed , Barrera or Calzaghe , the other 2 will be #3 and #4 .
then comes Lewis @ #5 and then RJJ @ #6 .

[Toney616]

If you think really hard....it's Calzaghe.

I cant see how. Most people dismiss him as a euro fighter, Ive never come across anyone who claims his legendary

Tyson has been getting crapped on a lot over the last couple of years so again i cant see how people here would consider him to be overrated either.

Its has to be Hopkins. "I'm legendary, because I beat Winky, Tito and Oscar" lol
You even have guys here claiming his a top 50 ATG