Fighters you just never took a fancy to...

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  1. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What fighters just never interested you, even if they were were pretty good?
    I'm not talking about hating a fighter or even disliking a fighter; just someone who left you cold watching them fight, or fighters that you could never be bothered with for whatever reason.

    One for me would be Gene Tunney. I just have never taken to him in any way. I can recognize the fact that he was a very good fighter...but I didn't particularly fancy the way he hob-nobbed with society's elite.

    There is no rags to-riches-tale for Tunney, no hard luck stories...he seemed to have it better than most pugs from the start, and committed the unpardonable sin of beating icon Jack Dempsey twice.
    He didn't have a nickname that inspired violence or fear, like 'Manassa Mauler' or 'Hitman'. The Fighting Marine? No thanks.
    In many ways, Gene had his cake and ate it too...oh yeah, and one of his sons became a politician, and who likes a politician?

    "Gentleman" Jim Corbett is another...that thong was ghastly, and he had a monicker even worse than Tunney's.

    Who else?
     
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  2. Holmes' Jab

    Holmes' Jab Master Jabber Full Member

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    Chis Eubank. I was a massive Nigel Benn fan when I got into boxing.
     
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  3. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Say no more. :D
     
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  4. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    Mike Tyson.

    I still don't understand why people still make excuses for him, and his shortcomings.
     
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  5. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What was it about him you didn't rate?
     
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  6. horst

    horst Guest

    I have fighters that I don't enjoy watching, but I still respect their ability and achievements (two would be Emile Griffith and Wladimir Klitschko).

    I have fighters that I do rate in terms of ability (some of them highly) but I can't have any real affection for them because my suspicion is that their careers have been too calculated rather than pursuing all challenges (many fighters through history, all the way from Jack Dempsey up to Mayweather & Calzaghe).

    I have fighters that I am a little dubious that they were as good as many people think they were (eg Tommy Hearns, Naseem Hamed).

    And there are fighters I just plain don't like and/or think were very overrated (eg George Foreman, Antonio Tarver).
     
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  7. El Cepillo

    El Cepillo Baddest Man on the Planet Full Member

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    Chavez.
     
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  8. Mr Butt

    Mr Butt Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    eubank and pavlik
     
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  9. Beeston Brawler

    Beeston Brawler Comical Ali-egedly Full Member

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    His overall mentality.

    No question he had the physical gifts to become great, but lacked it upstairs - generally pretty much everything Teddy Atlas says on the subject of Mike Tyson I concur with.

    Oh yeah, and Pavlik.

    Perhaps it was the general forum's hysteria when I first came to ESB I don't know, but he is IMO the weakest linear MW champ since the pre-Hagler era.
     
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  10. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Cheers.
     
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  11. bladerunner

    bladerunner El Intocable Full Member

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    Wilfred Benitez. Great fighter but never liked his style.
     
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  12. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    :lol:
     
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  13. DDA365

    DDA365 Gatecrasher Full Member

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    Nobody likes tarver :lol:
     
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  14. lolb

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    Oscar De La Hoya

    I recently bought his career set in an attempt to get in to him but I just can't. He's obviously achieved alot, world titles in six weight classes and some decent wins. I suppose I just don't like his style. He seems to be a one handed fighter to me.
     
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  15. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Yeah, maybe Pavlik.
     
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