If you could pick 4 fighters not to be on HBO/Showtime again, who would you pick?

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  1. guru059

    guru059 TV Packager Full Member

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    reading Dan Rafael's blog of a potential April card on HBO featuring Gary Russell Jr vs. Jhonny Gonzales, Keith Thurman vs. Marcos Maidana and a possible Andre Berto bout had me wondering who I no longer want to see on HBO/Showtime in the near future. Here are my picks-

    Berto
    Devon Alexander
    Paulie Malignaggi
    Tim Bradley

    honorable mention:

    Andre Dirrell
    Sergei Dzinzurik
    Bernard Hopkins
    Zab Judah
     
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  2. Doc

    Doc Obsessed with Boxing banned

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    Honorable mention
    Richard "run for my life" abril
     
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  3. SJS19

    SJS19 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    You win your fights, you get your TV time.

    Seems like a fair deal to me.
     
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  4. markq

    markq Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Berto's fights have all been action packed. I don't like the guy but he's never been in a boring fight. Mine in order:

    Bernard Hopkins
    Devon Alexander
    Tim Bradley
    Paulie Malignaggi

    Honorable mentions:
    Robert Guerrero (UFC style)
    Seth Mitchell (unproven fighters should never get the limelight)
    Cotto (guy has turned into a diva sore loser, bad sportsmanship)
     
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  5. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    Why the hate for Bradley? He's not a runner or a spoiler, and he's very active. The Holt and Peterson fights were good scraps where he came to fight.
     
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  6. guru059

    guru059 TV Packager Full Member

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    I liked him when I first saw him again junior witter and those fights that you mentioned, but his last few fights (Alexander, Manny, Casamayor) just weren't fun to watch. at least to me.
     
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  7. miniq

    miniq AJ IS A BODYBUILDING BUM Full Member

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    Can't stand Alexander....

    Why make such sounds everytime you throw a damn punch?

    Berto is done. Fast and powerfull right hand... that's about it

    Bradley - Hate the way has to throw any kind of no power punch to gain any kind of points due to his lack of power... How can a man look like Bradley yet have no power... Them chicken legs need working on... Go talk to a bodybuilder - Won't and doesn't deserve to be cut though...
     
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  8. Florez

    Florez Boxing Junkie Full Member

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  9. markq

    markq Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    JMM has chicken legs too, which is why he was actually smaller than Pacquiao in their fight. I think it was Bradley ducking Khan that turned me off.
     
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  10. Slacker

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    Adding:
    Manny Pacquaio
    Alan Green

    Honorable mention: Canelo Alvarez, Broner, Brandon Rios - not quite done with them yet, but close.
     
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  11. SouthpawJab

    SouthpawJab On his way up!! 4-0!! Full Member

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    He was walking Casamayor down and beating him up to his body. The fight wasn't bad...It just wasn't competitive. The Manny fight was boring because Manny spent most of the rounds not throwing any punches...and Alexander is a known spoiler and negative fighter. Just bad style match ups.

    I think a fight with Marquez would be really entertaining. Marquez' timing and counter combos vs Bradley's work rate and movement.
     
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  12. PrinceN

    PrinceN Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    never been a big fan of Berto but he sure does have exciting fights why would you not want to see him fight?
     
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  13. HawkFan16

    HawkFan16 Unshot/In My Prime Full Member

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    Alexander
    Bailey
    Gesta
    Malignaggi

    I actually think Paulie is a decent commentator, but I don't like watching him fight much. Especially now, since he's spent years bitching about bad decisions, and then doesn't complain at all about getting a gift over Cano...

    As a side note, though I enjoyed Broner's last performance a great deal, I was VERY annoyed with how he seems to have caught Devon Alexander Disease and has a high pitched nasal grunt accompany seemingly every punch now. He'd grow on me more if he didn't do that. lol
     
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  14. The Akbar One

    The Akbar One Obsessed with Boxing banned Full Member

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    Dzinziruk, Malinaggi, Juarez,
     
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  15. Leonit

    Leonit Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    he is not a runner but he is definitely a spoiler
     
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