Most likeable and unsympathetic fighters outside the ring?

What about Ike Ibeabuchi? Did he seem like a normal person BEFORE all those things that happened to him or he was a "loose cannon" like James Ali Bashir said about him?

 

For those people who bring here Lomachenko as one the most likeble guys: he might seem to be one of them, but he isn't your typical good guy. His bad English probably makes him look more laid-back guy than he really is.

Just one small example: few years ago Loma has an online chat with his fans. Most of them were "kissing his ass", but one guy asked him does Vasyl consider his lack of punching power to be a problem for him when he moves up? Loma replied to him this way: "Well, you can come to my gym to get your ass kicked and you will feel on yourself are my punches as weak as you think"

 

Prince Naseem. I know a lot of people hated his attitude and personality when he was fighting. But he has calmed down a lot and outside of the showboating and self praise, he is actually a respectable person. I'm sure the guy he ran over won't agree with any of that but still.

 

Berbick.Total nutter ****** and religious headcase. Came to a sticky end .reap what you sow.

 

Weren’t that all after he finished boxing though? Maybe all those big shots he took to the head made him crazily unstable after his career was coming to an end?

 

Met Anthony Crolla and Paul Malignaggi last friday both nice guys. Dislike the loudmouth Tyson Fury

 

He was always deeply religious, but had a quick temper.
He wasnt the evil monster some claim him to be though.
He was like Mike Tyson where his arrest was concerned I think both were conned by Gold diggers. He wasnt an angel by any means but the time he was kept under heavy sedation didnt do him any good.
Who is James Ali Bashir ??

 

https://boxrec.com/media/index.php/James_Ali_Bashir

Former longtime assistant trainer of Emamuel Steward, former head trainer of Maurice Harris, Monte Barrett, Eddie Chambers and Oleksandr Usyk. Currently works with Vladyslav Sirenko.

He had his fighter Maurice Harris sparring with Ike.

 

its surprising that from the fighters of the 80s and 90s, Tyson is up there as one of the most likable fighters from that era, he is chilled, humble and seems at peace with himself, and always entertaining. He doesn't seem bothered by it all now and happy to say he wasn't the best, whereas some other greats from that era seem a bit bitter or resentful. you would think going by the 90s that Mike would be a complete headcase by now.

 

Serge you live in UK , not pakistan , so it’s ok to be different.

 

Agree, James Butler was the one who came to mind as the worst boxer of all time, based on what he did to Kellerman's brother. Adonis is a pretty despicable guy as well with what he did to those young girls. Pazienza and Durrell also have acted pretty badly at times.
Some of the nicest guys I can think of in boxing are; GGG, Spence, Loma, Porter, Bradley, Pac, AJ, Santa Cruz, Roman Gonzalez. Leo Santa Cruz may be the most genuinely nice guy in boxing.

I know some have said some of these guys are fakes, and that may be, I don't know, but they come off as genuine people.

 

Linares & Sergio Martinez seem like nice guys. Tito Trinidad also.

 

I agree 100%.

 

I agree with your assessment of Hurd. He was very gracious with my son. I hate that he moved on from his trainer, Ernesto Rodriguez. Rodriguez really impressed me in person. He carried himself like a true professional and seemed genuinely proud of Hurd’s accomplishments. He stayed in the background and let Hurd have all the shine. He will be be back with another champion soon enough.

 

Likeable: Michael Grant, Ray Mercer, Kevin Cunningham, Sergio Martinez, Terry Norris, James Toney, Roy Jones

Not likeable: Derrick Gainer, Freddie Norwood