Most boring all-time greats who ever entered the ring

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  1. Bronze Tiger

    Bronze Tiger Boxing Addict Full Member

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    He definitely had a killer instinct
     
  2. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Not an All Time Great I guess but I found Ricky Hatton very hard on the eye. Punch, punch, grab and repeat.
     
  3. Kell Macabe

    Kell Macabe I don’t know s*** about boxing Full Member

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    Ezzard Charles.

    he could be hard to watch for about 80% of his fights, but he does have some exciting bouts like the Marcianos and Walcotts.
     
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  4. ChrisJS

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    Calzaghe could be downright awful to watch in some fights but I found the fights with Brewer, Eubank, Woodhall, Mitchell, Kessler, Sheika to be entertaining too.
     
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  5. ChrisJS

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    I understand what you mean. An entertaining fighter who had a lack of great fights. That’s how I look at Kostya Tszyu. Huge fan of his, loved his style, very exciting, as I’m sure everyone agrees but not one fight was a classic or FOTY contender which is unusual. I guess most his wins were too dominant.
     
  6. Cecil

    Cecil Boxing Addict Full Member

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    So, the criteria you apply to Mayweather you don’t for Ali.
     
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  7. FrankinDallas

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    Willie Pep? Slap and run,slap and run. Being only partly serious here.

    Jack Johnson, who has been mentioned several times.

    I have to add Valuev. He was so huge, you expected a ko in every fight, instead he boxed rather than overpower his opponents.

    And John Ruiz.
     
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  8. Devon

    Devon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Andre Ward, also Roy Jones fights believe it or not we’re very low volume up until he’d hurt them and that is what we see on highlights and he looks spectacular when he has someone hurt
     
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