Post by TonyI would say without a shadow of a doubt Joe Calzaghe
was the most overrated champ probably of all time.
Undefeated but fought mostly no one and had he
fought Roy Jones Junior when he was in his prime
would have not seen the fourth round.
As always, let's stick to reality.
But obviously Roy Jones Jr. was amazing in every
way...
Post by TonyHopkins was also aged at the time. He basically
fought no one except Roy Jones whose reflexes were
shot and should have retired and an aged Hopkins.
Hopkins wasn't aged in "Hopkins years" and fought
a good, ugly fight what I remember. Calzaghe landed
virtually nothing to Hopkins' unmarked head, something
Hopkins did not fail to mention. Also, Calzaghe was
down in one of the early rounds.
I think beating (defeating) those guys is pretty
damn impressive.
But I don't know - what does it mean to be
"overrated"? Is that in the eyes of Joe Six Pack or in
terms of boxing? Or both?
In terms of boxing I think everyone mentioned deserve
his reputation.
Also, remember that there are many "champs", some of
which not even boxing fans have heard of - does that
mean they are overrated (as champs) or underrated (as
unknown fighters)?
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