Who was the most overshadowed boxer ever???

Question

I am a big Michael Jordan fan and during the years that he was playing there were all time greats such as Barkley, Ewing, Karl Malone, John Stockton that were completely overshadowed due to the level of play that Jordan played at..........who are the equivalents to this in the boxing world.........any year.

Answer 1

Luis Castillo,.......

Answer 2

I have to say that james toney was VERY underrated

Answer 3

juan mnauel marquez he was always overshadowed by marco antonio barrera, erik morales, and manny pacquiao.

he eventually beat barrera and i thought he beat manny pacquiao twice.

Answer 4

Larry Holmes following in the footsteps of Ali.

Answer 5

underated to me would be whitaker, never had a glove on him til the late stages.

overshadowed is definately Holmes

Answer 6

Overshadowed has to mean overshadowed by someone else, not just overlooked.  Lots of fighters are overlooked, usually because of size.

Larry Holmes has to be the most overshadowed, by Ali, of any fighter.  I think that a heavyweight champion who knocked out almost everyone and went 48-0, THAT DIDN'T follow the most popular athlete (nevermind just fighter) of all time would have garnered more attention and respect.

Answer 7

During the early 1980s, I would have to say that pound for pound guys like Eddie Mustafa Muhammad, Eusebio Pedroza, and Jeff Chandler were overshadowed by bigger name guys like Thomas Hearns, Sugar Ray Leonard, Roberto Duran, and Marvin Hagler and as a result, they don't get the credit they deserve.  Aaron Pryor was also overshadowed by Leonard and he tried to get a fight with him, but it never happened.

During the late 1980s and early 1990s, I think that pound for pound guys like Terry Norris, Azumah Nelson, Marlon Starling, Michael Nunn, and Mike McCallum were overshadowed by bigger name guys like Mike Tyson, Julio Cesar Chavez, and Pernell Whitaker.

During the mid 1990s up to the present, I think that pound for pound guys like Ricardo Lopez, Mark Johnson, Ike Quartey, Junior Jones, Israel Vazquez, Joel Casamayor, Kostya Tszyu, and Vernon Forrest were overshadowed by guys like Roy Jones, Jr., Oscar De La Hoya, Felix Trinidad, Shane Mosley, Bernard Hopkins, James Toney, and Floyd Mayweather, Jr.

All of the overshadowed guys that I listed got credit because they were good fighters, but I don't think that they got enough credit because the other fighters that were at the top of the pound for pound rankings were bigger names and were so dominant in their primes, that they got all of the attention- kind of like what you said about Michael Jordan.

Answer 8

smokin joe frazier

Answer 9

Roberto Duran, Aaron Pryor, David Tua, and Alexis Arguello

Answer 10

I'd have to say Sam Langford. He beat 9 different World Champions but none of them would ever give him a title fight.

Answer 11

To me it will always be Larry Holmes.  I mean who could possibly follow Muhammad Ali?  Holmes always had a chip on his shoulder as he never felt appreciated.  Of course a lot of his problems were caused by his abrasive attitude which did not win him many adoring fans either.  Ali had the charisma and had that charm that people were drawn to.  He also had that gift of gab and a way to make people laugh.  Holmes had more or less kind of a sour disposition and some of his remarks particularly about Rocky Marciano not being able to carry his jockstrap hurt his image greatly.  So despite the fact that he was a great fighter and champion and easily in anyones top 10 of all time greats, he is to me the most overshadowed boxer ever.  Good question.

Answer 12

It has to Larry Holmes he came behind The best Heavy weight ever and a guy who had so much charisma. Larry Holmes was a great fighter but came after a world great. There was a Cuban armature heavy weight in the 70sand early 80s named Theafelo Stevenson he won two or three Olympics Gold Medals he was unbelievable his right hand was one punch lights out for any one who got hit by it.He was a stand up boxer who came straight at at you he would set you up for the right hand everyone knew what he was doing to do but no one could stop it.

Answer 13

Azumah Nelson, Ricardo Lopez, Orlando Canizales, Terry Norris and Mike McCallum.

Answer 14

juan martin coggi, former two time WBA jr welterweight champ was always in the shadow of j c chavez

brian mitchell the former WBA jr lightweight champ was always in the shadow of azumah nelson and tony lopez (even after he beat lopez).

virgil hill, the former WBA light heavyweight champ, who made 20 defences of the title over two reigns, and who was also briefly a cruiserweight titleholder.

iran barkley, former three division champ, beat tommy hearns twice, michael olajide and darren van horn & gerrie coetzee at heavyweight.

Answer 15

before the movie Cinderella man came out.I would have to say James j Braddock.He beat Max Bear for the heavyweight championship and would go on to lose to Joe Louis.Joe Louis would go on to say that he was one of the toughest guys he ever fought.he had alot of heart.even up to winning the championship he was barely making ends meet.This is a man who literally went from liveing on the street one day to being world champ the next day.He was the original rocky.