Most Overhyped Boxer you can think of...

[charles167]

Michael Grant.....Had all the tools; height, jab, good trainer and manager. Complete glass jaw.

[Yosemite Dan]

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The other Klitschko(sp?) brother (Vladamir) for pretty much the same reasons as above. He was touted as the next champion and better than his brother until he fought that South African guy and got his clock cleaned.

[BigTigLSU]

Re: Most Overhyped Boxer you can think of...

Prince Nahseem

[fistofrage]

Re: Most Overhyped Boxer you can think of...

The other Klitschko(sp?) brother (Vladamir) for pretty much the same reasons as above. He was touted as the next champion and better than his brother until he fought that South African guy and got his clock cleaned.

I could understand losing to Sanders, that guy can bring the pain for 3 rounds until he's winded, but when Wlad lost to Brewster, he had some serious explainin to do. I still think he looked like he was diabetic during the Brewster fight. Unless his jaw is just that weak. I'm going to watch him Saturday on HBO.

Sugar Shane Mosely was the most overhyped until Winky exposed him.

Baby Joe Mesi had a great record and probably would have got his clock cleaned by the Big Boys, but I doubt he'll ever fight again. The Nevada commission has put a permanant ban on letting him fight due to his head injuries during the Jirov fight.

[CWood2]

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Sugar Shane Mosely was the most overhyped until Winky exposed him.

I loved watching Sugar Shane in his prime, but those fights against Vernon Forrest really messed with him. He's got all the skills in the world, but I question his heart and his intensity. The kid's been dragged around by his father his whole life...needs a pair IMO to go along with those crazy skills. I'm a big fan of him too so it hurts me to say it, but I think that's why he's considered overrated right now.

[Yosemite Dan]

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I could understand losing to Sanders, that guy can bring the pain for 3 rounds until he's winded, but when Wlad lost to Brewster, he had some serious explainin to do. I still think he looked like he was diabetic during the Brewster fight. Unless his jaw is just that weak. I'm going to watch him Saturday on HBO.

Didn't he make some excuse that a cream they rubbed on him before the fight weakened him and he lost all his stamina against Brewster.

Either way although he has good mechanics his defense and jaw are terrible and he was woefully exposed against the southpaw Sanders. At least his brother knew enough to stay out of the way until Sanders punched himself out.

Another guy I think is overrated is Antonio Tarver, He twice fought a disinterested Jones and showed nothing against a journeyman like Glen Johnson.

[trinity18]

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The Prince was overrated but he had the potential to be great, if he had the proper training, he had a smoothe slip game, not sweet pea smoothe but pretty smoothe none the less.

[BigTigLSU]

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The Prince was overrated but he had the potential to be great, if he had the proper training, he had a smoothe slip game, not sweet pea smoothe but pretty smoothe none the less.

I agree with you but he was way overhyped. He never really took a punch and when he finally did his career was never the same. He would come out and have these long intros and HBO was in love with him but he never really met the potential or the hype.

[gritzblitz56]

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The Prince was overrated but he had the potential to be great, if he had the proper training, he had a smoothe slip game, not sweet pea smoothe but pretty smoothe none the less.

The mediocre opposition that Naz routinely faced in Europe made him look alot better than he really was. He was nowhere near the level of fighters like Barrera, Morales, or Pacquiao.

[pk500]

Re: Most Overhyped Boxer you can think of...

Tommy Morrison.

If he was any color other than white, he never would have even gotten a fight against a top heavyweight. But the boxing world wanted a Great White Hope in the marquee heavyweight category so badly that Morrison climbed the ranks quickly.

What a stiff ...

Take care,
PK

[Mowork]

Re: Most Overhyped Boxer you can think of...

Tommy Morrison.

If he was any color other than white, he never would have even gotten a fight against a top heavyweight. But the boxing world wanted a Great White Hope in the marquee heavyweight category so badly that Morrison climbed the ranks quickly.

What a stiff ...

Take care,
PK

Well said.... Also, let's not forget "Gentleman" Gerry Cooney. I mention him because one could argue that he falls in that same category --- though I think Cooney was considerably better than Morrison.

[fistofrage]

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Well said.... Also, let's not forget "Gentleman" Gerry Cooney. I mention him because one could argue that he falls in that same category --- though I think Cooney was considerably better than Morrison.

Don't you dare put Jerry Cooney in the same tomatoe can as Morrison. Cooney was 6'7" and was 25-0-0 coming into the Holmes fight. Cooney had TKO'd an aging Ken Norton in round 1 to earn the fight. Cooney was behind 111-109 on 2 cards and 115-109 on the 3rd when the fight was stopped in the 13th round against a very good and prime 33 year old Larry Holmes.

[sabotai]

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The mediocre opposition that Naz routinely faced in Europe made him look alot better than he really was. He was nowhere near the level of fighters like Barrera, Morales, or Pacquiao.

And now Ricky Hatton has been pretty much brought up the same way. We'll see how he turns out against Tszyu.

I'm going to have to agree with the original poster. Micheal Grant was way overhyped, and when he fell, he fell HARD.

[pk500]

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Well said.... Also, let's not forget "Gentleman" Gerry Cooney. I mention him because one could argue that he falls in that same category --- though I think Cooney was considerably better than Morrison.

I might have put Cooney into the same category as Morrison if not for his title fight against Holmes. That was a classic bout in which both guys just nailed the hell out of each other, with Holmes finally prevailing in the 13th round. (Yeah, back when fights went 15 rounds!)

Cooney showed a ton of heart and a lot of skill in that fight, as he had Holmes -- one of the most underrated and best heavyweights ever -- reeling for quite awhile.

Take care,
PK

[gritzblitz56]

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And now Ricky Hatton has been pretty much brought up the same way. We'll see how he turns out against Tszyu.

I am really looking forward to that fight. I have not seen Hatton fight yet, but many of the trainers that I have talked to seem to think that Hatton is the real deal. The fact that they are fighting in Hatton's back yard will help him too.

I still like Tsyzu in that one.