Yea they arent anything like the old school. But compared to gentle guys like Spence, GGG, Canelo, Jacobs, they are pretty rough.
ha ha, thats a good one. yes, ward is unbearable but seems a bit too thick to really be considered a villan. hearn / warren i would say fit the bill of boxing villans quite well
Nobody. There isnt any boxer today who as hated as pretty boy floyd, or a young brash cassius clay, "thug" iron mike tyson, ricardo mayorga, cheating margarito, scary sonny liston, etc. Orherwise, boxing would be the most talked about sport again. The well behaved, quiet, serious fighters like ggg, spence, joshua, or ward will never have the gigantic paydays even if they break all the records, ko everyone, conquer 4 weight classes or become undisputed. You have to either captivate the masses with your mouth, have crazy out of the ring antics, or have a rival who does all of the above. You have to transcend the sport and have everyone from the bus driver to the cashier talking about you to be a true "villain". Also many promoters arent that good or dont promote like they used to. Hearn, oscar, and arum do pretty good sometimes but its also hard to get them to work with each other and that kills some of the big fights. Don king was one corrupt greedy sob but you never had to worry about the best not fighting the best, he put on HUGE events. Demetrius andrade for example, could have been the future of boxing with all his talent. Power, speed, defense, ring iq, and he talks a lot of trash but few people know who he is, even some hardcore fans! He desperately needs a better promoter.
For me... the Furys - too many lies Eubank Jr & Sr - enough said Joe Cortez - smh...incompetent Deontay Wilders technique Al Haymon - so many great matchups he could have made. Andre Direll - last fight was embarrassing. Andre Dirells uncle - I hope he gets banned for life. Conor McGregor - he thinks he's the face of boxing smh. The judges of Kov v Ward - what were they smoking? Oscar De La Hoya - perpetual liar.
Danny Garcia's dad. Fury's. Ward. What's his names uncle. Can't really think of real villains. Floyd and Connor if they count. Bob because he trolls boxing as well making a Pacquiao/Horn fight. Amir Khan being a duck. Jim Lampley because of his biased agenda almost makes fights unwatchable. Povetkin. Keller man. Steven A Smith because he doesn't know **** about boxing. I cringe when he talks. Fat Dan doesn't help the sport.