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Originally Posted by dig420
Well Monte Cox is wrong, George gets plenty of respect. The most underrated HW champ is probably Sonny Liston, who in his prime just might be the 2nd greatest HW fighter in history. His bad luck was to get shut out of the championship picture until he was past his prime, then he ran smack dab into a young Ali.
Foreman sparred with Liston when he was on the way up, and said that Sonny was the only man who ever made him turn into a boxer - trying to get away from Sonny's shots.
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Hmmmmmmmmm??
But still Holmes held the title all that time with almost zero respect in the media.
I think that gives him the underated title.