Average/Poor Fighters Who Routinely Made For Great Fights?

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  1. Russell

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    A name along those lines that pops into my head is Melton Bowen. Very game guy. Even his match with a old Tony Tubbs had two knockdowns! The Thunder and Carl Williams bouts were both very fun brawls.

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    Gatti.
     
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    He's the poster child for this.
     
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    Leigh Wood as well for a modern day example
     
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    Dude managed to make a Paulie M fight super-exciting & dramatic. That's no small accomplishment!
     
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    Iran Barkley. Maybe not average, but I actually don't think even Gatti was average and I also mentioned him. They are obviously above average but they aren't elite fighters.

    It's hard to give good fighters good fights routinely if you are average.
     
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    Sergiy Derevyanchenko is the modern example of this. Most of his fights were great to watch, even when he mostly falls short from being victorious.
     
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    Adrian Granados! He was +900 to beat Imam, which I had a hundred dollars on. I vividly remember people saying Imam had the defense of Mayweather and the punching power/technique of Hearns. It was wild.
     
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    Barkley?
    Gatti?

    These guys were legit world class operators with some big wins. Far from average/poor fighters.

    Perhaps someone like Bobby Crabtree fits the bill, tho i dont rate him as a poor fighter. Just one who had his level.
     
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