Fighters that surprised you

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  1. thewoo

    thewoo Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    What fighter or fighters did you think were going to turn out to be total duds but actually turned out better than you expected. For me it's Andre Ward. When he first went pro I was not the least bit impressed and I thought he would lose to soe bum in his first 10 fights. Not only is he still undefeated but he actually beat a decent name in edision miranda.

    I'm sure he won't go on to be a hall of famer but he is still a ton better than I thought he'd be.
     
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  2. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Timothy Bradley

    Lennox Lewis

    John Ruiz
     
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  3. Babality

    Babality KTFO!!!!!!! Full Member

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    Pacquiao.
     
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  4. unsentdemon

    unsentdemon Active Member Full Member

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    John Ruiz, even though he isn't a fan friendly fighter he made it a long way and has a better resume than most heavyweights out there. I remember the first time I saw him entering the ring against Holyfield me and my stepfather were talking aBOUT how he was probably a bum that Don king gave 20 bucks to so that he would fight Holyfield.
     
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  5. Evil Rich

    Evil Rich Tweety is PISSED off! Full Member

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    Martin Rogan every time he fights I don't think he has a hope in hell but every time he fights he just finds a way to win obviously barring Sexton but again he looked no where in the fight and did come back to win it, just a pity the guy had a heart, still can't believe the fight wasn't stopped...he did Sexton a HUGE favour not seriously hurting the guy. Maybe not the greatest fighter in a world but still surprised at his ability to just get the W.
     
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  6. BlueBoxing

    BlueBoxing Active Member Full Member

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    Marquez
     
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  7. Irishbc

    Irishbc Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Pacquaio and Calzaghe
     
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  8. Shattered Glass

    Shattered Glass Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Wlad always surprises me at how boring he can make a fight.
     
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  9. Guidokz

    Guidokz Classic Psycho Full Member

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    donaire..

    i really doubted the guy..:-(
     
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  10. catasyou

    catasyou Lucian Bute Full Member

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    Vic Darchinyan

    Glen Johnson

    Emanuel Augustus
     
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  11. Vitor Belfort

    Vitor Belfort Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Pacquiao- I didn't give him much chance against marco antonio barrera in 2003. I thought he was gonna get knockout.

    Juan Manuel Lopez- He surprise the hell out of me when he knockout deleon. Especially when i saw deleon landed some good shots. He took it well and then ktfo deleon.
     
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  12. curly

    curly Fastest hands in the West Full Member

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    Danny Williams, several times
     
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  13. dzesmin7

    dzesmin7 Active Member Full Member

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    Bernard Dunne.
     
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  14. Ripple633

    Ripple633 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Pacquiao getting better and better
    Tomasz Adamek

    and that's about it.
     
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  15. safc1990

    safc1990 Goodbye Bolo :( Full Member

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    I'm surprised nobody has said Mayorga.
     
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