Fighters who gained respect in a losing effort

agreed, after there first fight I became a taylor fan

 

Mikell Kessler is mine - reason being is because he was the hot fave to beat joe calzaghe but ended up being outclassed. however it wasnt until the final round where he rly went for the knock out which shows true heart. he aint done nothing special apart from regaining one of his titles (the WBA) but looking forward to him facing the winner of Taylor/Froch (Taylor Ko froch in 8-10/ UD)

 

Yep, that's the one I was going to post. Going in I said "Kelly doesn't act like a dumb ass by dropping his hands and sticking his chin out, and taylor gets sparked 2 rounds sooner." Jermain's improvements were impressive indeed. BHop took Kelly to school, but JT will ALWAYS be the first man who forced him to go the full 12 rounds.

 

vitlay for surviving against lennox:yep

 

atschYou became a fan after he got KOed? I never liked him!!

But, I would have to say Vitiali when he fought Lewis...i think if it would

have went 2 more rounds Lewis would have got KTFO:smoke

 

Paul Briggs vs Tomek Adamek

 

During training Mugabi had a chin transplant. They used some alien alloy from outer space. Definitely illegal!

 

Recent
EM after Pac-EM 2
Hatton after getting KOed by PBF
Paulie after getting his ass kicked by Cotto

 

Good call. I've been a fan ever since.

 

Yeah I hated Paulie before that fight. But the kid took a beating and was actually pretty competitive with Cotto.

I would also like to add Adamek after his loss to Dawson and Cunningham after his loss to Adamek.

 

Derrick Gainer vs Juan Manuel Marquez... what a display of heart.

 

Marquez vs Pacquiao, in the rematch