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I hated Holmes for beating Ali, but went on to look at his record and admired it especially after fights with Holyfield and Mercer. I also hated Hearns for beating Andries but he is now my favourite fighter of the fab 4. I hated Macullum and Julian Jackson for beating Herol Graham and went on to admire and support their careers. I also hated Trinidad for beating Obar Carr and Campus but totally supported him after that. Does anyone have similar experiences?
I hated Antonio Tarver for beating Roy Jones but for some reason i have grew to like him.
I also once hated Winky Wright for beating Mosley twice but i have since forgiven him
an obvious answer, i hated MAB after the first fight with Morales (although Morales won, just didn't like MAB lol) then really admired him after he put on a whooping on Hamed, then disliked him again after the bs decision in the rematch, and again he has my respect after his gutsy performance against Juarez in the first fight and against Marquez, and also his beautiful boxing display in the rematch against Juarez
Hatton after beating Castillo. I'm not saying it was an amazing feat. I was just happy to see him do something other than make a fight go 12 by holding.
Jermaine Taylor. I was bitter when he got the first Hopkins fight and hated him until he did Winky in. Or whatever you want to call what happened in the Wright fight. ;D
Duran-for obvious reasons
Camacho-going back and watching his fights in his prime,he was a wonderful technician in the ring,I didnt appreciate it at the time
"Hate" is a strong word, but I disliked Vargas intensely for his arrogance in and out of the ring. After the Tito fight, however, I've come to respect him as a warrior who goes out on his shield, like he himself has said.
Shane Mosley, I didn't like him for not fighting Vargas and for also getting a gift in the rematch vs Oscar.
Probably would make more sense to hate the judges that gave him the gift.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lyle
Swoosh.
I used to think James Toney was an arsehole... I still do sometimes! :P
Used to really hate Roy Jones for his mouth, but then I realized how immature it was to watch boxing with that kind of emotion and not even giving a single thought as to whether he's doing it to sell the fight (kinda like rooting for someone just because they're from your geographical location, it's juvenile :)). I still can't believe I let that kind of emotion not let me apreciate a phenom like Roy... Could care a less what comes out of a fighters mouth nowdays, how someone fights is the only thing to be concerned with in my opinion.
I hated Manny when he first beat MAB and drew with JMM. I like him now though. I have a love/hate thing with B Hop. Sometimes I think he is over rated,then I watch him fight and am amazed by his defensive skills. I dislike Williams because he is fighting Tony,but after the fight,(as ling as Tony wins),I'll like him because he has such a great style to watch.
Mayweather... i didnt like him for obvious reasons
but actually the 24/7 show made me see how dedicated he was and he is pretty d@mn funny too..
i think he will accept the hardest challenges of any boxing today despite having everything to lose... i respect him the most for that..
i think people say he ducked margo and a couple others throughout the years... It reminds me of RJJ a few years ago i cant remember who he was fighting but he kept saying 60-40 i'll woop ya a$$.. with the right money mayweather would woop anyone neat his weight a$$..
just hopefully not hatton ;D
Ricky Hatton
Kelly Pavlik
Miguel Cotto
Tszyu is one of them. My brother's favorite fighter, and I always hated him because of that. I remember him telling me why Tszyu would beat Oscar, that just made me mad. Then I kind of realized that he was a great fighter.
I didn't like Corrales going into the Mayweather fight, really wanted Mayweather to hurt him. Then he started to grow on me and he became one of my favorites after he beat Freitas.
Tyson has always been love hate with me. Grossly overrated, and the notion that he was the best heavyweight ever in his "prime" is ridiculous. And it's something a lot of people believe. But he's a fascinating character and is fun to watch.
WE HAVE A TARVER FAN!Quote:
Originally Posted by Sugar_Shaw
I hated Hagler for beating Hearns and now I like him. I guess it is like you I see my favorite guy beat, but then later I see the qualities which made him beat my favorite fighter and you have to admire them. Also, when a guy is beat it isn't like he is a bad fighter. Look at Andries who you mentioned. Dennis lost to Hearns, and then went to Kronk and became a better fighter and fought Harding 3 times and won the title 2 more times and even beat Bobby Czyz. Dennis turned out to be in my mind one of the top 10 light heavies of the 80s and early 90s. To this day I think Dennis Andries was the most underrated fighter at 175.. He was seen as crude as most people said, but he had a good jab and was strong and he overwhelmed guys. He even beat a tough fighter named Crawford Ashley in 4 rounds.Quote:
Originally Posted by Master
winky is at the very top i went from hating him to liking him, and than taylor, and ray leanord, james tony, lennox lewis, my list goes on
cotto until he BTFP out of magalini
I hated Zab Judah so much, but he received some respects from most people including me by showing tremendous heart against Cotto.
Yes i used to hate lexnnox lewis but grew to like him :)
I used to hate Joe Calzaghe ALOT , but now well , now i just plain hate him ;D ;D ;D ;D
NO MORE HATERS OUT THERE ?
No, that should be "WE HAVE A TARVER FAN?"Quote:
Originally Posted by Gyrokai
I didn't like Lennox Lewis for a while after watching pretty much all of his fights you have to respect his abilities. I just didn't like how sometimes he would get off to a slow start like vs Bruno and Briggs
i hated samuel peter, now i really Like hating samuel peter ;D
;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D nice oneQuote:
Originally Posted by Big_Deuce
When he fought Leonard, I hated Duran but have since become a fan.
Also didn't care too much for Mancini once but now appreciate his all action style.
Terry Norris after he beat Ray - that was not the Ray that fought Duran, Hearns or even Hagler.
James Toney because he's a shit talker....and now I like him because his steroid use has taken him out of the sport for a while.
I dislike Naz and I am happy he has trouble with the law and is 100% retired
Wow we have a lot of old school fans here. LOL though a fighter I disliked, not really hated was Ricardo Mayorga. Going into the De La Hoya fight. ou see De La Hoya is my number 1 boxing hero. So you know how that plays out. Mayorga was talking to much thrash and I just rooted for De La Hoya to knock him out. After the fight I grew to like watching mayorga's action of back then before the fight. The beer drinking, ciagrette smoking. It entertains me so yeah I guess Mayorga
I used to absolutely hate Carl Froch with a passion but he's now my favourite British fighter.
I also rooted for Amir Khan to get KTFO for his first 10 fights but now he looks like he might actually be really good after all I'm backing him.
i jus remembered i hated ricky hatton when he beat kostya , than i grew to like him, and now i dont like him again
I know some people who don't care much for Oscar but pulled for him against both Ricardo & Floyd because they thought they talked too much before their fights with Oscar.Quote:
Originally Posted by The Boxing Assassin
Personally, I always liked Oscar because love him or hate him, most of his fights didn't lack drama.
For me, it has to be Chris Eubank. When I first started watching boxing with my gramps when I was about 10 or 11, it was in the era of his clashes with Nigel Benn, and I used to always root for Benn cause I really found Eubank and his attitude to be horrible, and the rest of the crowd tended to jeer him too.
But as I've got older and the more I read and see of Eubank and his fights, I find I quite like him and his flamboyance, and the whole act that he has, and that he's actually a rather bright bloke too.
Chris was my favourite fighter growing up although all my mates hated him with a passion. Now everybody thinks he's a legend.Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
It's funny how time changes people's perceptions. I remember all my mates laughing at me for fancying Kylie when she was in Neighbours. Then she went on to become a popstar and for a while they laughed even more.
Suddenly she hit about 28 yrs old and the whole world started fancying her ???
None. Fighters I dislike. I dislike. Peter Manfredo had a chance. But than he showed why I disliked him in the first place (he's a bum) with his non effort against Calzaghe.
Lennox Lewis
I didn't like Oscar De La Hoya until he "lost" (what fight where the judges watching?) against Felix Trinidad. I didn't really hate him, I just wanted to see him loose and see how HBO and Oscar himself would take a loss.
I didn't like Naseem Hamed until he lost against Marco Antonio Barrera. Quite an entertaining boxer. Too bad he's not fighting anymore.
I didn't like Chris Byrd at first. But after watching some of his fights, now I HATE HIM!!! Yawwwnnn....
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Originally Posted by TitoFan
I agree I can't say I have actually hated a fighter.
Roy Jones used to bother me. I always thought he was too ckckey fighting lesser opponents. Even if there was not a whole lot to choose from for a while at light heavy and That is not his fault I know but he would get so arrogant in after fight interviews like he just walked through the P4P best
I was about 12 or 13 when Clay/Ali was making his mark in boxing. I prayed for someone to knock him out and shut his mouth. He ended up being one of my all time favorites.
My father said the same thing about Ali, he didn't care for him @ the time - now he really likes him & wishes we had a HW champ like him again.Quote:
Originally Posted by Canvasback
Don't we all?
Hearns was scary, if I was a fighter he would be one I would run out of the ring because of his eyes and goatie beard. He is one of the all time greats and one of the most exciting fighters I have ever seen. Absolute legend. Accept what you said about Andries he became a better fighter after the defeat but he did have to find out the hard way because Hearns knocked him down about ten times in that fight and Andries just kept bouncing back up.