Fighters you just never took too ?

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  1. heerko koois

    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing

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    Mayweather
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    Chad ****ing Dawson.

    Didn’t dislike the guy personally but every punch he threw someone on this site would have had you believe it was the greatest punch ever. Simple jab - “ahhh Chad is sooo good”

    Every close 7-5 type fight he won he was “classier” and “streets ahead” as opposed to getting exposed by old scrubs.

    Vomit inducingly overrated.
     
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    Aaron Pryor- Panama Lewis
    Ricky Hatton- Hype Job
    Andre Ward- dirty, never reached full poten.
    Carl Froch- pompous ass
    Danny Garcia- father too much
    Robert Guerrero- father too much
    Wlad- fought too afraid
    Broner- just an *******
    Holmes- too bitter
    Canelo- to shady
     
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    Ali, Leonard - cause they were runners.
    Holyfield - cause he was a steroid cheat.
     
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    You missed Teofemo. His father makes Garcia's and Guerrero's father's look like choir boys.
     
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    I tend to give all boxers a fair shake, but I really don't like Luis Nery after what he did to the always classy Shinsuke Yamanaka who was about to break the record set by Gushiken as the longest reigning Japanese boxing champion.

    A close runner up is Derek Chisora because he is a thug who gets drunk from his size (the ass kicking by Cruiser weight Haye humbled him a bit but it didn't last so hopefully Usyk another cruiser weight also knocks him out). His behavior at the Taylor V Prograis press conference was disgraceful, and he's constantly excused for being a *bad boy*.

    In a distant third place is Terrance Crawford. Although he makes my list, I am happy to remove him once he fights at least a B class fighter and puts on a show in beating him.
     
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    Ali a runner? Yet Ali before the Vietnam draft had a high knockout percentage, after regaining his license Ali would stand and bang, for example the fights with Frazier and Foreman.

    Leonard only *ran* when his opponents style made it necessary for him to fight at long range. If you can change up your style and still be effective, then criticism should go to your opponent for not being able to adjust.
     
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    de la hoya, canelo, gatti
     
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    Broner
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    Ginger nuts alvarez
    Nutcracker Ward
    Fishnets de la hoya
    Billy Joe Sinus
    Bud very very boring Crawford
     
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    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    I liked Canelo before he started all of his A-side shenanigans so I can't say him as I liked him on his his way up and then saw his true colours come to the fore.

    Never liked Froch, Degale, CEJ or any of the Smith brothers. Never liked Wilder for all of his can crushing. Always hated Bellew and Witter. Don't like Leo Santa Cruz. Don't like Danny Garcia although that can be partially attributed to Angel. Never took to Ward. I don't like Nery or Rigo.
     
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    Froch and Crawford, no matter how much I tried, I just couldnt bring myself to cheer for them
     
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    That the fella always doing the interviews ?? Whats he about, whys he a POS, i know f all about him
     
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