Fighters you disliked and then changed your opinion of and end up liking?

I would say Froch as i thought he was another hype job by the British fans but turned out to be a really good fighter and i like his style.:good
I'd also say poonsawat kratingdaenggym as i thought when i saw his fight against Cordoba that he got a complete gift decision(i still think he did) but his fight against Dunne changed my mind about him and now i root for him.

 

Jermain Taylor.

 

Froch for sure, Dirrell too - you can't give him enough credit for the AA fight.

Wlad is another one and Hopkins.

 

Nallege. I used to dislike his posts but now I find these amusing.

 

Marco Antonio Barrera

 

Wladimir Klitschko.

On the flip side i used to love calzaghe, but since his lewis rant, and all the bull about "froch will never be on my level" i cant be arsed with him.

valero as well, loved his fights, but hard to root for a guy who beats on his wife.

campbell made me a fan after diaz, hated him after the pedan fiasco, chin out then not training for the rematch.

liked floyd after the hatton fight, which is weird cos hatton was my fave fighter.

liked audley harrison since prize fighter.

liked arreola since his "i train hard man, but then i see a taco bell an i get hungry" speech lmao

 

Vic Darchinyan.

 

honestly....dirrell. i was upset at first he got into the tourney over other more deserving fighters. his talent was evident but i didnt feel he had paid his dues to get three marquee fights back to back to back. now, with all the **** he's caught from the abraham fight and how i think he should have won the froch fight (no robbery, just feel he won)...i'm a big fan of his now. i'm pulling for him. i wanted taylor to win from the outset...but now that jermain is gone, i'm pulling for dirrell.

 

Dirrell is another one for me to but thats only because i really liked his performance against Arthur the other night.

 

RJJ!

I'm a big James Toney fan and I hated RJJ after he beat him but over the years RJJ's skillz was something I looked forward to watch!

 

I used to despise Bernard Hopkins, and I still do somewhat, but my attitude has warmed towards him ever so slightly over the years.

 

Roy Jones Jr...

 

:huh Why?

My personal choice would be Manny Pacquiao.

I used to be really bitter about him defeating Barrera and getting what I perceived to be a gift against Marquez in the rematch. With time, we all become a little bit more mature and wiser, and ever since his victory over Hatton I've not had a bad word to say about him as a fighter. He's supremely talented, and he deals himself with class and dignity when he isn't knocking world class fighters out. I still find it hard to stomach some of his fans on this website for reasons not unknown, but Manny is alright in my book.

 

joan guzman. his attitude was **** it!

 

Diego Corrales.

Beating up your pregnant wife is disgusting. But my god was he a gutsy fighter, involved in my favorite fight of all-time.