Good/Great fighters that never gave good shows

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  1. Ayatollah

    Ayatollah ESB's Godliest poster Full Member

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    Who comes to mind when you think of a very talented fighter (past/present), who dominates or were very skilled yet their fights were boring and didn't create awesome shows (regardless if PPV numbers were high)

    I am talking about their fights were boring and not exciting and didn't have oooohs and aaaahs...

    The main one I think of, is Andre Ward, then maybe Mayweather.
     
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  2. venbox

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    Wlad Klitschko, at least for a very, very long stretch of his career. Quite a long string of predictable, uneventful fights to the point of many not caring anymore.
     
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  3. Ayatollah

    Ayatollah ESB's Godliest poster Full Member

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    Ok, I can see that..
    Wlad was never great though and was very hyped..

    His brother on the other hand, he was very good.
     
  4. JunlongXiFan

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    Wladimir beat basically everyone in his era while Vitali's best win is Adamek. Wladimir is greater in every sense of the word
     
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  5. Curlew

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    I find Mayweather's fights very watchable, in a look-how-good-he-is kind of way. I think Ward and Wlad are good shouts, as great as both were.
     
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  6. Potwash

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    Guillermo Rigondeaux

    Timothy Bradley

    Lawrence Okolie
     
  7. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Mayweather boring....serious I question who is an actual fight fan..
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  8. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    Larry Holmes??
     
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  9. Guerra

    Guerra Well-Known Member Full Member

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    70's Ali bar Zaire and Frazier 1/3.
     
  10. BCS8

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    Borenard Hopkins
     
  11. HolDat

    HolDat Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Boring thread.
     
  12. McGrain

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    Mickey Bey.

    **** is making a comeback too.
     
  13. Manfred

    Manfred Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    What about Holmes vs Norton and Holmes vs Cooney?
     
  14. turbotime

    turbotime Hall Of Famer Full Member

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    That was more a washed up Norton giving Holmes the biz.