Quote Originally Posted by danchar123
Don't get me wrong im not saying all American fighters are overrated but IMO the America media (and also the American public) can often hype up American fighters (past and present fighters) far too much. A few examples being.......

M.Tyson (IMO a very good fighter but not a top 5/10 Heavy of all time as many seem to belive)
thats very debatable. Tyson in his prime beats any heavyweight in his era or after his era.

M.Ali (a very very talented boxer but not top 1 or 2 p4p great as i have seen written on this forum many a time)
Your outta your fwockin gord.

Jermaine Taylor (has been in the p4p rankings for sometime now and i think he still is isn't he? IMO he has the skills but just doesn't use them and he wouldnt be in the top 10 p4p rankings if he wasnt American)
Being american has nothing to do with his status, yes i believe he is due for a beating. But he has beaten some of the best the division has to offer.

Jeff Lacy (Was predicted to do great things in the 168lb division by the Americans but came completely unstuck when he faced Calzaghe)
jeff lacy was dominated by joe calzaghe, one can say he was hyped up, depending on what he does after the loss to joe C, when he is fully recovered, we will see what type of fighter jeff lacy really is.

Anyways.... Im not trying to be anti American here im just stating my opinion and wanted to know if anyone else agrees/disagrees and the reasons why. Cheers
So ya, i disagree with you.