Fighters that turned you from haters to fans

Ooh boy Prince Nazeem I didn't like him one bit Real cocky willy wagetail show off True I wanted someone punch his head that hard that his head would land in India somewhere Prince keep winning his style got to me shouldn't be winning with that style the more I watched him the more I like Prince I really had more respect for that garbage Style of his somehow Prince found a small hole in da basic southport style round world end up being my Favourite boxer back then , even tho I didn't like Prince first up I still watched all his pro bout's . THIS MY BEST ONE ..

 

I have a long story with Fury. At first I used to like him but after the Klitschko fight I lost all hopes for him till his actual fight with Wilder. I was really expecting Fury to just cash out and put zero dedication in that fight, but I was wrong.

 

Fury! I respect all the obstacles he overcame, although many were self inflicted, I feel he was up against a lot more than your average fighter coming up against Wilder.

 

Barerra, wasn't a fan of his as I was a big Naz fan but he won my respect after the war with Morales and then the Hamed victory.

Fury, only time I've ever rooted for Wlad was against Fury. But since his return he seems to have cleaned up his act, dedicated himself to the sport like never before and he is a funny phucker, even when I was rooting for him to be KO'ed couldn't help but find him amusing. Not sure I'd say I was a fan but I don't hate him like I did before.

Whyte, annoyed the hell out of me before thought he was just an overrated, annoying twat, but he's proven himself, I have to give him some begrudging respect for what he's done recently. He's better than I ever thought he would be.

Chisora, never was that impressed with him early on, but after he gave Vitali a tough fight and has spent his career taking on all comers and given us so many good fights, he's one of my favourite current fighters.

Froch, hated his sloppy technique, thought Dirrell beat him, but he earned my respect when he lost to Kessler. He clearly under performed but still almost won and I was expecting him to get KO'ed. The Bute fight made me a fan, then of course the rematch with Kessler, the war with Groves he showed what a fearless warrior he was.

Benn, being a Brightonian I was a Eubank super fan, so Benn was always the enemy, but after the McClellan fight he won me over, showed such heart and desire and let's be honest he was a hell of an entertaining fighter to watch. Not sure if there is ever been another fighter who loved to just have a tear up like Benn, the man was violence incarnate in the ring.

 

Bellew and Groves for me.

 

SRL - Still sore about the Hagler Win (shoe shine to steal rounds) but one of the most complete boxers ever
Erik Morales - MAB was robbed the first fight, but now, I respect the hell out of the guy - True Warrior
Joe Calzaghe - never fought away from home until late in career. But you HAVE to admire those recovery skills, stamina, and punch output
Lennox Lewis - when he TKO'd Gary Mason then went on to beat Razor Rudduck and Tony Tucker - I started to believe in him. Plus he's beaten every fighters he's faced. Not many can say that, especially after losing to them by TKO/KO.

 

David Price - hated him when he was an up-and-coming prospect but became a massive fan after he got brutally knocked out a few times.

 

Fury after Wilder fight

 

Thurman

 

Orlando Salido

 

Whyte.

He was pushed as the badguy vs AJ and I bought into it, enjoyed watching him get KTFO.

Apart from his recent greed which has made me question his confidence and wanting to revenge his only defeat he has made a fan of me via taking on all comers and talking straight. He is a fighting man's kind of boxer, tries his best to back his word and puts it all on the line repeatedly. Has also helped reveal the true colours of a certain paper champ. Oh and he has visibly improved as a boxer. But again, Im not too keen on his recent reluctance to get the AJ rematch made.