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If I think of who I feel is a great boxer---- Duran, Hagler, Tony Ayala, Aaron Pryor, Sugar Ray Leonard, Mike Tyson, Jack Dempsey, Evander Holyfield, Tommy Hearns, GGG, ODLH, ---- it seems to me that they are all really really exciting to watch.
Name a great boxer who was consistently boring. Not talking about the off-night, but the USUAL night.
I agree for the most part but there are a few great fighters in history that are boring. Hopkins is the most recent example. I enjoy watching Floyd fight even though others think he is boring, but Hopkins is almost unwatchable.
Hop got too old, but in his early days he fought exciting fights.
Guys like Willie Pep and Pernell Whitaker could be consistently boring.
Bean-Bore,Quote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker
Just how many of Willie Pep's bouts did you watch.
Tell us please.
Hopkins' earlier fights were exciting if you like watching a man tap another man's nuts with his glove.Quote:
Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust
tapping is boring but he once massaged themQuote:
Originally Posted by ruthless roccoHopkins' earlier fights were exciting if you like watching a man tap another man's nuts with his glove.Quote:
Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust
Boring is just a new way to discredit people that refuse to lose. Can't beat them, they must be good. But in this era we keep trying to find new ways to bring a man down.
If you don't like how a man fights, don't watch them. I don't enjoy the face first fighters everyone says "....is always in a good fight". I disagree and say they are never in a good fight. So I don't watch face first fighters. I like a high action fight like Hagler/Hearns but Ward/Gatti bores me to sleep. Who can take more punishment is not exciting boxing to me. I want to see all skills displayed first, if it turns into a war that's gravy.
BS, a boring boxer does not = a great boxer. When Chris John found and beat Marquez he was not only boring. Not trying to discredit the guy, he's just not a great fighter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Swanson
fighters who bore the public every time are NOT true greats. Look at the thrilling fights Marciano gave us
Look at the thrillers that Holyfield and Tyson and Bowe gave us..........Pryor and Duran and Leonard....
ooooh, Aaron The Hawk Pryor............... oooooooooooooh
I've watched a lot of them, but you know what? I don't know much about Pep's accomplishments as a Somali pirate. Maybe you can make a thread and educate me about how many cruise ships he robbed and sank, or maybe go into more detail about the time he went into space you fan fiction writing cunt.Quote:
Originally Posted by Bill PaxtomBean-Bore,Quote:
Originally Posted by Beanflicker
Just how many of Willie Pep's bouts did you watch.
Tell us please.
Enough of you!
You mentioned GGG and tony ayala amongst greats :confused:Quote:
Originally Posted by brocktonblockbust
I think I would include Wlad as a great fighter. I know not everyone agrees but he is certainly not consistently exciting. Floyd is another example of a great who's not consistently exciting although I do find his defense and jab exciting to watch. Rigo has greatness, but can often be boring. I guess a lot of it is subjective. I'm sure all these guys have fans who consider them consistently exciting.
It's probably BS because it's not what I said.Quote:
Originally Posted by fan johnnyBS, a boring boxer does not = a great boxer. When Chris John found and beat Marquez he was not only boring. Not trying to discredit the guy, he's just not a great fighter.Quote:
Originally Posted by Ron Swanson
Respectfully disagree.