Heavyweight Overrated: Jack Dempsey Iconic puncher, but avoided Harry Wills and benefited from selective matchmaking. Underrated: Ezzard Charles Beat a ridiculous list of Hall of Famers; overshadowed by Louis & Marciano. --- Cruiserweight Overrated: David Haye Great talent, weak résumé at cruiser, myth grows because of small division era. Underrated: Carlos De León 4-time champion, beat multiple top-level guys, ignored due to division’s youth. --- Light Heavyweight Overrated: Adonis Stevenson Big power, terrible title defenses; avoided Kovalev era’s smoke. Underrated: Charles “Kid” McCoy Innovator, beat elite names in late 1800s, often erased from LHW history. --- Super Middleweight Overrated: Caleb Plant Talented, but short résumé; hype exceeded accomplishments. Underrated: Andre Dirrell Skills on par with elite, robbed vs. Froch, plagued by injuries and politics. --- Middleweight Overrated: Canelo Álvarez at Middleweight Great fighter overall, but avoided prime GGG rematch until years later, benefited from scoring. Underrated: Bernard Hopkins Longevity hides how insane his résumé was between 160–175. His MW run is absurd. --- Junior Middleweight (154) Overrated: Jaime Munguia (as champion) Won title super young, defended vs weak opponents; reputation outgrew résumé. Underrated: Raúl Márquez Forgotten warrior who fought absolute killers and beat elite talents. --- Welterweight Overrated: Adrien Broner (at 147) Marketed like a superstar, reality: overrated at this weight, no elite wins here. Underrated: Curtis Cokes Brilliant technician, unified, defensively slick, rarely discussed. --- Junior Welterweight Overrated: Ricky Hatton Good crowd favorite, but résumé inflated by marketing; struggled with elites. Underrated: Antonio Cervantes (Kid Pambelé) Sergeants of the division; one of the most underrated champions ever. --- Lightweight Overrated: Hector Camacho (at 135) Flashy, very good but not great at lightweight; reputation grew from personality. Underrated: Ismael Laguna Beat prime Ortiz, clean skill set, forgotten by casual fans. --- Junior Lightweight Overrated: Gervonta Davis at 130 Great power, but résumé at 130 is weak compared to legends. Underrated: Ben Villaflor Hall-level fighter, defended against killers, erased from memory. --- Featherweight Overrated: Prince Naseem Hamed Amazing highlight reel, but one elite opponent (Barrera) shut him down. Underrated: Sandy Saddler Crushed Willie Pep, insane puncher, rarely mentioned among top 10 ever. --- Junior Featherweight Overrated: Guillermo Rigondeaux (at 122 résumé hype) Amazing talent, but résumé is thin; inactivity inflated mythical status. Underrated: Israel Vázquez Warriors’ warrior; trilogy legend; beat brutal competition. --- Bantamweight Overrated: Khaosai Galaxy (quality of opposition) Insane KO stats but thin résumé; fought mostly weak contenders. Underrated: Éder Jofre The “Brazilian Sugar Ray,” all-time great, lost only past prime. --- Flyweight Overrated: Daigo Higa Powerful and hyped early, but résumé didn’t justify legend talk. Underrated: Miguel Canto Defensive genius, one of the best pure out-boxers ever, ignored due to division. --- Minimumweight / Strawweight Overrated: Knockout CP Freshmart Title defenses with extremely soft matchmaking. Underrated: Ricardo López Maybe the greatest technician pound-for-pound ever, undefeated, perfect.
Ezzard Charles, universally recognised as one of the greatest fighters of all time, is underrated, apparently. That's the first thing in the list. Can't be arsed to go through the rest of this slop. MTF
Not sure if I'm reading it right but Stevenson did not duck Kovalev this is absolute bullshit (and coming from someone who liked Kovalev better and who would have favored him to win). The WBC had mandated Kovalev as the mandatory contender and agreed to a 50/50 split even though Stevenson was their champ and an much bigger draw but Main Event backed out using some ridiculous excuses such as the location (it was heading to Montreal) and the exchange rate .
No need to state the facts. Everyone here is convinced it was a duck and the truth wont get in the way of their opinion. Hell, when it was kovalev team that rejected the fight, the plebians here were all saying that it doesnt matters cause anyway, Stevenson would have found a way out even if kovy had accepted ::
