Fighters that surprised you

Calzaghe

 

Calzaghe, couldn't believe he beat both jones and hopkins

 

Calzaghe AND B-Hop.

 

Froch: shocked the **** out of me when he pulled off that stunning desperation KO over Taylor.

Pascal: I did not think Pascal would ever hold any kind of a major title.

Pavlik: The kid who struggled with Ross Thomspon became the univerally recognized middleweight champion of the world, and my current favorite. Back in '06 I expected McKart to take his zero and his NABF title!

Adamek: I'm surprised he is doing so well as a cruiserweight.

 

Juan Manuel Lopez.

 

Kelly Pavlik - I thought he was on the same level as the guys who wind-up on the contender, but after the Taylor fights he definetely showed he was on the elite level, hes a good fighter but still has much to prove inorder to be a great fighter.

Nonito Donaire - I thought he was going to be easy pickings for Vic, but after the Vic fight with his semi-good performances against Maldonado and Mthalane I began to think the Vic win was a stylisitic fluke, but after his last fight with Martinez Im beginning to believe hes something special.

 

Juanma, Pavlik and Pacman.

 

Koki Kameda

 

pacquiao.....i thought after the first marquez fight he was truly exposed....as one demensional, he can thank freddie roach, if he didnt have him in the corner....i think pacman would have never been the same again......

 

Kelly Pavlik

 

Librado Andrade- I ultimately lost interest (and perhaps faith and sanity in boxing) from about 2003 to 2006-ish so while guys like Andrade, Pavlik and what not were cutting their teeth in boxing, I missed out. My first exposure to Librado Andrade was against Kessler where he was essentially a heavy bag with eyes. I figured he'd disappear to obscurity after that loss. Fast forward a few years and he's one of my favorite fighters.