Who is a boxer you lost all respect for?

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  1. thejudochop

    thejudochop Active Member Full Member

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    Kovalev for sure. I feel like he's on the payroll for Russian bookies after his last few showings. Not to mention his beating up of women
    GGG- not loss of respect, but way less interest in him now (which is sad to say)
    Broner/Floyd/Wilder/Bob Arum/Chavez Jr.- never had respect for
    Anyone that has been caught repeatedly juicing (Povetkin, Miller, Ortiz)
    Loma- just kinda getting sick of all of his injuries. Not his fault, but it makes my eyes roll.

    Gaining respect for Canelo- hate how he ducked GGG but he really seems to be trying to build a legacy
     
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  2. Lazar

    Lazar Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I don’t think I ever lost respect for any boxer. Despite some of their character flaws, I think it takes courage to step into a ring and risk being damaged, humiliated and dominated by another man, and there for the world to see.
     
  3. fistfighter

    fistfighter 44-3-1 (42KO's) Full Member

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    Margarito.
     
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  4. ipitythefool

    ipitythefool Prediction ? Pain Full Member

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    Laurence Okolie - after seeing him fight.
     
  5. Safin

    Safin Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    That's a noobish way to look at things, when you know how anti-doping policy and governance operates.

    Lance Armstrong was the most tested athlete in history, yet never failed a drugs test, despite utilising a plethora of the finest pharmaceuticals.

    By your logic, this was the first time that the 37 year old Sergey Kovalev has utilised test.

    Have you ever wondered why so many boxers retain respect for those who are outed for drugs?

    All top level athletes are on the hot sauce.
     
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  6. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Alvarez raised questions of whether he is ducking Golovkin, who is 35-0 with 32 knockouts, when he voluntarily gave up his WBC middleweight title Wednesday. That allowed the Mexican star to avoid a deadline to set a date for a fight against Golovkin, who was the WBC’s mandatory challenger. As a result, the Kazakh fighter now has the WBC belt, along with the WBO and IBF titles....
     
  7. Dannymita

    Dannymita Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Everyone keeps telling me all athletes in the world ever are on juice....it's tarring everyone with the same brush and it's crap... Large amount yes...all no.

    Noobish...ok roiding expert tell me everything in the world everyone is on..I'm genuinely interested in your opinion.

    Wasn't Lance Armstrong caught or outed as a steroid cheat in the end . reputation now in ruins.

    Do I think alot will take performance enhancers...yes...will I trust people until they do flag up..yes...otherwise what's the point in even testing anyone?
     
  8. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    The fight took place at a catchweight of 155 lbs at Cotto's request.
     
  9. fistsof steel

    fistsof steel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Are you saying he Canelo did not refuse to fight Golovkin and did not hand His belt over.?
     
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  10. Salty Dog

    Salty Dog globalize the Buc-ees revolution Full Member

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    Mikey Garcia - he and his camp made a big deal about having giant juevos and reaching for greatness and historic blah blah blah by going up weight classes to fight Spence and then fought a ***** fight making absolutely no effort to win. Sold a bill of goods then phoned it in to collect the paycheck. Blatantly dishonest. Pathetic.
     
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  11. salmos

    salmos New Member Full Member

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    Limiting myself to things boxers do or say within the boxing world and excluding personal lives (looking for model citizenry among boxers seems a losing battle anyway), I've always despised when boxers make a big deal out of beating far-past-prime greats. I resented Danny Garcia for the longest time because of how arrogant he was about the Morales fights. I know he's far from the only one, and I've always hated it.
     
  12. Sinew

    Sinew The Assassin Full Member

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    Klitschko bros
    Mayweather jr
    C. Alvarez
    D. Garcia
    Wilder
     
  13. SmackDaBum

    SmackDaBum TKO7 banned Full Member

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    Never had any of that.
     
  14. Dairygivesmegas

    Dairygivesmegas New Member Full Member

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    I like both boxers.

    But, spence would never agree to a 60/40 Spence/Crawford split which is a reasonable split because Spence is a slightly bigger name and a more exciting fighter and so arguably brings in more revenue.
     
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    uranage Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Is that so? So...is it a financial reason for the duck or straight up fear of boxing him?