Most likable boxer?

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  1. newby johnson

    newby johnson Boxing Addict Full Member

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    That bothers you? IMO, that's part of why he's so likable.

    Cool!!

    I find Hopkins tremendously entertaining. He has that sense of being a fast talking ( although he's got a limited vocabulary and is not that smart and eloquent but he tries to be) scoundrel with a strong selfish will who manipulates and schemes and spins and hustles to get things things his way and would cut every corner and take every shortcut and cheat in every possible way, wile trying to hide the fact that he's a scoundrel.

    I also love all the antics; staring down the media after the Pavlik fight, hanging through the ropes to talk to Manny Steward after Tarver etc etc

    [ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LncvUNdB9w[/ame]

    The Ali and Bert Cooper!

    I often wonder that myself.

    Funny!:D
     
    newby johnson, Jan 25, 2010
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  2. HAYEWEATHER

    HAYEWEATHER fistful of dynamite Full Member

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    Now - Jermain Taylor seems like a good guy

    Then - Marvin Hagler; after reading "Four Kings" I can't help but love the guy..... quiet, unassuming, hard working, and very intelligent.
     
    HAYEWEATHER, Jan 25, 2010
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  3. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In terms of sheer personality, I like and get a kick out of any version of Ali. Even if a lot of people don't, I would think that even his worst detractors would admit that post-retirement he generally conducted himself himself pretty well, even in the face of Parkinson's Syndrome and some fairly scathing criticism about some of his early behavior.
     
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  4. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I've never met a human being who smiled that much for a sustained period of time like Mosley.

    It's to the point where I doubt if the man has a central nervous system.
     
    Arriba, Jan 25, 2010
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  5. LukeO

    LukeO Erik Morales is God Full Member

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    Ray leonard smiled a ton.
     
    LukeO, Jan 25, 2010
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  6. motownsiu

    motownsiu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    when norton got into a motorcycle accident, ali was the first person to visit him in the hospital. you get the impression, he was talking trash because he just wanted attention, and really felt he was supperior, like when floyd talks trash. i wonder if frazier will ever squash this feud before either one of them leaves the world.
     
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  7. Drew101

    Drew101 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In terms of being classy, I always liked the way Maurice Hope and Marvin Johnson conducted themselves. Mickey Ward was another guy that you couldn't really help but like, either.
     
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  8. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    A shout for steve cunningham, proper fella.
     
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  9. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    Truer words have never been spoken. Why is that nice guys attract ruthless girls?
     
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  10. motownsiu

    motownsiu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    i don't think anyone mentioned glen johnson. this man's been robbed more times than a liquor store. but he seems like a nice guy, and classy.
     
    motownsiu, Jan 25, 2010
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  11. Watson2005

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    Martin Rogan for anyone that knows him. Knows hes not the most talented but wills himself to vicotry. always keeps his career light hearted and keeps his job fun. Witty too.

    Add john thaxton to that list to.
     
    Watson2005, Jan 25, 2010
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  12. motownsiu

    motownsiu Boxing Addict Full Member

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    or how about the assholes with the hot gf? carl froch anyone?
     
    motownsiu, Jan 25, 2010
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  13. Arriba

    Arriba Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I've never met Ray Leonard in person so I'm not going to judge Leonard's smiley...ness.

    It doesn't make Mosley any less of a nice guy. It's just odd that a man would smile at all points of the day. I'm from NY, we never smile.
     
    Arriba, Jan 25, 2010
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  14. newby johnson

    newby johnson Boxing Addict Full Member

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    LOL!

    He comes off as naive and (God, I hate to say it) not that intelligent (although I wounder if that's just the impression he gives, he's the best interviewee you could ask for. when you ask him about something technical, he'll really give you a good analysis instead of, like a lot of athletes, talking in meaningless stock clishes) not that intelligent, and I think that smiling is the reason he gives that impression.
     
    newby johnson, Jan 25, 2010
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  15. techks

    techks ATG list Killah! Full Member

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    :-(As a nice guy I'm doomed!:lol:
     
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