Who was the most avoided fighter of the 90's?

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  1. cotto20

    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Some fighters who come to mind joes luis lopez, bernard hopkins and ricardo lopez
     
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    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Donovan Ruddock was avoided. Juan Manuel Marquez also.
     
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    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    good call with marquez hamed avoided him like crazy
     
  4. lefthook31

    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    In the heavyweight division certainly Lennox Lewis. His legacy made more money than he did, he missed so many big fights. :lol:
     
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    Rattler Middle Aged Man Full Member

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    James Thunder
     
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    :lol::huh
     
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    Rattler Middle Aged Man Full Member

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    Hey, you laugh... but don't think the top contenders didn't **** their pants after this.

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Y6kog5RJKY[/ame]
     
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    Sonny Carson Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Im no Hamed fan but they avoided each other. Both said no to fight's with each other.
     
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    lefthook31 Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    I remember watching that fight. Grimsley felt pretty good about himself for going the distance with Foreman. This probably brought him back down to reality. I dont know. I enjoyed watching Thunder because of his style, but I dont think he was a fighter too many guys avoided.
     
  10. ApatheticLeader

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    Hopkins and Ricardo Lopez? Are you sure about those?

    Ruddock, Marquez, Harry Simon, Winky Wright.
     
  11. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    After waiting for hamed for 2 years,JMM said no to a quickie contract to be signed just after he lost to-I think,Derrick Gainer-and the fight to take place right away.He also lowballed JMM and there was never any word from the hamed camp concerning JMM afterwards.
     
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    cotto20 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    All the other middleweight champions avoid hopkins, and michael carbijal avoided ricardo
     
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    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    How did Carbajal avoid Lopez? He moved up to Light Flyweight just as Carbajal was on the cuff of retiring. The fight should have happened around 1994.
     
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    zadfrak Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Nazarov comes to mind.
     
  15. THEHAMMER321

    THEHAMMER321 New Member Full Member

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    I don't think fighters avoid other fighters i believe they all have ego's and no matter how good or bad they are still think they can beat any 1 ,I think the managers and trainers may think otherwise but not the fighter