fighters you hated but now are a fan of or vice versa....

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  1. bernie4366

    bernie4366 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I did a complete 180 on Pac after the Hatton fight. You'd have to be blind not to recognize the skills after that.
     
  2. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Absolutely. But my list of favorite fighters consist of Barrera, Canizales, Arguello, and Penalosa. ...There's a pattern.
     
  3. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Haha, the only pattern i'm seeing is that you have good taste in pugilists.
     
  4. ImElvis666

    ImElvis666 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I now hate Margarito.

    I have regained some respect for Mayweather since he took the Mosley fight. I still hate him but respect him more.

    I want to like Khan as he is so exciting to watch but his cherry picking of opponents is becoming frustrating and I am close to being glad to see him get KTFO at this stage.

    I once hated David Haye, now I hate him even more!

    I never disliked Valero but his sheer couragous performance has made me a fan.
     
  5. BoxingFanNo1

    BoxingFanNo1 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I liked Malignaggi till he started opening his big ****ing mouth, now he just won't shut up!!!
     
  6. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    Great body punchers? :think
     
  7. Addie

    Addie Myung Woo Yuh! Full Member

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    Canizles, Penalosa, and Canizales put clusters of punchers together better than most fighters I have ever seen. Quick, beautiful sharp punches too head and body, and Alexis was the same but strayed slightly. He didn't put together as many shots as often and not with the same speed, but his technique was damn near flawless. All great combination punchers, head and body.
     
  8. teeto

    teeto Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Okay so you like the guys who have a complete arsenal.

    Did i hit lotto?
     
  9. IntentionalButt

    IntentionalButt FROM THE RIVER TO THE SEA Full Member

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    :good

    The great body punching of all four just stood out to me.
     
  10. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    Same here.

    Pre Morales i loved Pac

    Post Morales i didnt like him much as he had beaten Morales

    After Hatton i cant dislike nomore.
     
  11. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I started off hating John Ruiz. Now I sort of understand and acknowledge his purpose in boxing and his place in the universe.

    On the reverse side, I've sort of backed off on the Manny Pac bandwagon. It's too overpopulated and when I got up to get a drink, somebody stole my seat.
     
  12. KCD

    KCD All aboard. Full Member

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    :lol:
     
  13. peter5

    peter5 Marco.A.Barrera Full Member

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    Morales and Pac for me, both borne out of them beating Marco. But you cant help but admire what they have both achieved, and have come to respect them accordingly.






























    Both still ****s though!
     
  14. Bennythelegs

    Bennythelegs New Member Full Member

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    Used to like Hamed , but the way he approached the Barerra fight was a ****ing insult to the sport.

    Used to like Hatton now I just think he's a fat **** who insults the people who spend thousands on travelling to see him because he cant stop eating .... the chubby ****.
     
  15. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Not a "fan" of these fighters now but have respect for DLH, Lennox Lewis, Hamed, Holyfield, Trinidad, Judah, Clottey, Barrera, and the Klitschko brothers. They had heart and make me proud to be a boxing fan as they all produced great fights to watch. I used to have no opinion on Cotto and just wished him the best but became a big fan after watching the majority of his fights.