Fighters who you like that aren't/weren't very good?

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  1. JoffJoff

    JoffJoff Regular Junkie Full Member

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    Present day James Toney and Shannon Briggs

    Ricky Burns
     
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  2. dan4579

    dan4579 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I honestly feel he had the talent to be a legit champion. Not like a Floyd Mayweather, but at least like an Ike Quartey kinda belt holder guy.
     
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    sean pale peice of pig`s ear Full Member

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    i used to love watching augustus

    it was like something out of a comedy chop suey movie from the 80s like drunken master only with gloves

    never seen anything like it before or since in my 50 years or so.

    he was pure entertainment .
     
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    big moose Active Member Full Member

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    +1 for Augustus, David Price, and David Allen. I find Amir Khan irritating out of the ring but love him as a fighter - instincts of a berserker warrior, chin of china. I used to always like to see Gavin Rees on a bill - never a dull fight. Had a soft spot for Tommy Coyle, Katsisdis, and Dirty Derry Matthews.
     
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  5. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    Audley Fraudley Harrison
     
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    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    Great post.
     
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  7. Russell

    Russell Loyal Member Full Member

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    I've been a big Antonio DeMarco fan for years now.
     
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    Angler Andrew Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Lol I darent even go there
     
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  9. Reinhardt

    Reinhardt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    There was a short little heavyweight years ago who could hit like a truck,,Jeff Shellburg I think was his name. Entertaining to watch
     
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  10. C.J.

    C.J. Boxings Living Legend revered & respected by all Full Member

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    The drunken master could have been a champion. If he'd had a manager and a trainer from day one Take away the blatant robberies, home town decisions he'd still have had a respectable record today. he would fight anyone any where any time just give him time to get there.. I saw him fight many times .and I greatly admired him.
    In my mind he should b enshrined in the HOF way before the cossetted and protected prima donnas who had to have boxing commissions and blatant corruption to keep there 0's intact
     
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  11. Ukansodoff

    Ukansodoff Deontay plz stop ducking Joshua. Thank you. Full Member

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    Couldnt help it, he seemed a proper good guy and he certainly carried some skill. I fell for his bull **** twice when he convinced me hed had a brain valet and was ready to come back and challenge the top guys again. What a massive sucker i was. I guess im just a fan.
     
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    BlueBottle Well-Known Member Full Member

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    For me guys like Paulie m. And andrIan granados
     
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    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Undoubtedly. I don't think I can come up with another fighter where almost every fight of theirs I've watched (and I've seen a ton of Augustus fights) they got screwed over on the cards. Rare exceptions being Kelson Pinto & Omar Weis are the couple that come to mind, where he should've been beaten on the cards.
     
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    rorschach51 A Legend & A Gentleman Full Member

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    Aren't you Antonio DeMarco?
     
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    JacK Rauber Unbourboned by what has been Full Member

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    Greg Haugen, Ruslan Provodnikov, Jimmy Young. I actually think Young was much better than given credit. I thought he beat Ali. He beat Foreman and Ron Lyle twice.
     
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