Top-level fighters with zero personality

Maybe just because they don't know (enough) English : Miguel Cotto , Manny Pacuiao .

 

Monzon the Praying Mantis

 

Lennox Lewis by far. Guy has the personality of a door knob.

 

Monzon, as much of a fan I am of him, well...he NEVER showed signs of a personality, IMO...way too cold and aloof...I'll name more later...great thread idea J.G.

 

He's a proper Brit, still lives with his mother and everything.

Give the guy a break. :think

 

What about Joe Louis? I know away from the camera he was said to have a good sense of humour but in front of the camera's he was always told to keep very quiet and be polite, which sometimes gave of the impression he didn't have much of a personality.

 

There's a whole thread right now about Louis, some feel he had a minor learning disorder or slowness. :think

 

Yeah I had a read through it yesterday. I know he went to a slow learning school and sometimes came across a bit slow but I think he just liked to keep himself to himself.

 

He allegedly said this:

"Robinson was not a great boxer. I tell people that, and they look at me like I'm positively insane. 'The great Ray Robinson!' He wasn't a great boxer. He was the greatest puncher that ever lived, with a repertoire of punches that nobody could throw. He was fast with his hands, fast afoot. That's all. I hit him with left jabs, which he never had in his life. But Ray Robinson had the greatest repertoire of punches of any fighter that ever lived. But boxing ability, he couldn't shine Willie Pep's shoes as far as pure boxing ability."

 

Paul Pender made Gene Tunney look like Henny Youngman.