Quote Originally Posted by columbo
Whi are your most overrated but popular British boxers of recent years?

I'll start by saying Nasheem Hamed (only fought one world class boxer and was destroyed, Lloyd Hoenyghan (1 good fight does not make a good career), Paul Ryan (please), Audley Harrison (again erm), Herbie Hide (Herbie who), Pele Reid (hahah), Paul Hodgkinson, Kirkland Lang, Crawford Ashley (oh not the body), Johnny Armour, Takaloo, Adrian Dodson and who could forget Gary Jacobs!
I'd say the two to be picked out from that list has to be Audley Harrison and Naseem Hamed. British fans only tolerate a big ego when the achievements back them up. Naseem looked to be pretty good, verging on world class as he developed into his career, but when he came up against Barrera his lack of heart and a chin were exposed. As for Harrison, his ego seemed to grow out of a misconceived notion that his career was going well, and seeing him humiliated by Sprott was very good. Also his first fight against Danny Williams was good to watch, as everything of note was coming from Williams.