My ten least exciting fighters. What does you list look like?

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Henry Akinwande :'(The Hugger)

Shannon Briggs: Non-stop action during the prefight conferences.

Morrade Hakkar: Achieved immoratlity against another action fighter..Bhops

Henry Maske: No ser gut!

Floyd Mayweather Jr: After some early sizzle, it quickly becomes fizzle.

Zahir Raheem: Ugh. This guy is better than 2 paxils, 3 depakotes and 5 valiums.

John Ruiz: Double ugh. But his former imbecilic manager made up for some of the pain.

Corey Spinks: Triple ugh. Fight with Taylor bile-inducing.

Jermaine Taylor: Let's hope Pavlik ends this mistake.

Valuev the Monster: Plodding bore belongs in Hollywood, though there is some facsination involved to be sure.

I actually think that Spinks and Taylor are exciting. Taylor didn't make the Hopkins fights boring. His bout with Wright was good. He just has been matched tough. Spinks should have never been in the ring with Taylor but outside of that, the fact that he is so fast with his feet and gets in and out in a flash is exciting.

Mayweather...well he's the best, he's the most talented fighter in the world, nothing boring about that.


Here's mine. In no order except for that Raheem is up top.


ZAHIR RAHEEM
Audley Harrison
Mario Ramos
John Ruiz
Fres Oquendo
Rolando Reyes
Shannon Briggs
Anthony Thompson
Nicolay Valuev
Kevin McBride

I like watching Spinks fight,I mean if there were more guys like him,I'd hate boxing but he's a pure boxer really textbook stuff. It's a testament to his skill that he can move up in weight with his total lack of power and still win fights(he was robbed in that JT fight).


Every list has to include Raheem

Alot of British HW(Skelton,Harrison etc)

Ruiz

Valuev

I can't think of any others at the moment,I'm too hyped for tonight!

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Originally Posted by amat

I actually think that Spinks and Taylor are exciting. Taylor didn't make the Hopkins fights boring. His bout with Wright was good. He just has been matched tough. Spinks should have never been in the ring with Taylor but outside of that, the fact that he is so fast with his feet and gets in and out in a flash is exciting.

Mayweather...well he's the best, he's the most talented fighter in the world, nothing boring about that.


Here's mine. In no order except for that Raheem is up top.


ZAHIR RAHEEM
Audley Harrison
Mario Ramos
John Ruiz
Fres Oquendo
Rolando Reyes
Shannon Briggs
Anthony Thompson
Nicolay Valuev
Kevin McBride

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sure, mayweather is the most talented fighter but he is a pain to watch when he fights.. i mean come on man, what fight of his would you repeatedly watch???

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I actually think that Spinks and Taylor are exciting. Taylor didn't make the Hopkins fights boring. His bout with Wright was good. He just has been matched tough. Spinks should have never been in the ring with Taylor but outside of that, the fact that he is so fast with his feet and gets in and out in a flash is exciting.

Mayweather...well he's the best, he's the most talented fighter in the world, nothing boring about that.


Here's mine. In no order except for that Raheem is up top.


ZAHIR RAHEEM
Audley Harrison
Mario Ramos
John Ruiz
Fres Oquendo
Rolando Reyes
Shannon Briggs
Anthony Thompson
Nicolay Valuev
Kevin McBride

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sure, mayweather is the most talented fighter but he is a pain to watch when he fights.. i mean come on man, what fight of his would you repeatedly watch???

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Ill never do a PPV on PBF unless I amsure he will get iced.

John Ruiz
Matt Skelton
Audley Harrison
Johnny Nelson
Henry Akiwande


What an aweful bunch to watch.

I think all virtually all fighters can be exciting or boring depending on whose in front of them, often its the matchmakers responsibility to choose boxers whose style will gel well with their opponents.

I guess watching Witter and Ruiz is painful sometimes, and I'm not really a fan of Hatton's mauling style either although it would be overly harsh to put him on the least exciting list.

Most German fighters bore the tits off me, so upright and slow most of em.

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I think all virtually all fighters can be exciting or boring depending on whose in front of them, often its the matchmakers responsibility to choose boxers whose style will gel well with their opponents.

I guess watching Witter and Ruiz is painful sometimes, and I'm not really a fan of Hatton's mauling style either although it would be overly harsh to put him on the least exciting list.

Most German fighters bore the tits off me, so upright and slow most of em.

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Sergio Mora is a great technically skilled fighter who bore more than the t--- off me. He is grim and suitable punishment for a serial killer to watch.

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I like watching Spinks fight,I mean if there were more guys like him,I'd hate boxing but he's a pure boxer really textbook stuff. It's a testament to his skill that he can move up in weight with his total lack of power and still win fights(he was robbed in that JT fight).


Every list has to include Raheem

Alot of British HW(Skelton,Harrison etc)

Ruiz

Valuev

I can't think of any others at the moment,I'm too hyped for tonight!

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I agree on Corey Spinks I like the guy....True boxer....when in shape and prepared like the first Judah fight he is good enough to beat anyone....

Same for Chris Byrd a lot of people don't like him but I always thought he was a great boxer

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Originally Posted by amat

I actually think that Spinks and Taylor are exciting. Taylor didn't make the Hopkins fights boring. His bout with Wright was good. He just has been matched tough. Spinks should have never been in the ring with Taylor but outside of that, the fact that he is so fast with his feet and gets in and out in a flash is exciting.

Mayweather...well he's the best, he's the most talented fighter in the world, nothing boring about that.


Here's mine. In no order except for that Raheem is up top.


ZAHIR RAHEEM
Audley Harrison
Mario Ramos
John Ruiz
Fres Oquendo
Rolando Reyes
Shannon Briggs
Anthony Thompson
Nicolay Valuev
Kevin McBride

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sure, mayweather is the most talented fighter but he is a pain to watch when he fights.. i mean come on man, what fight of his would you repeatedly watch???

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I watch Mayweather fights all the time. I don't get bored at all in seeing a guy who is the best at his craft go out and win. Back when I had my library of fights, I would watch Mayweather probably more then anyone.

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Originally Posted by josef4334

sure, mayweather is the most talented fighter but he is a pain to watch when he fights.. i mean come on man, what fight of his would you repeatedly watch???

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Floyd Maweather jr. vs. Arturo Gatti (Highly entertaining fight, IMO. Mayweather landed some nice combinations, in a 6 round dominating performance.)

Floyd Mayweather jr. vs. Diego Corrales (Another dominating performance by Mayweather, that featured five KD's of Diego Corrales.)

Floyd mayweather jr. vs. Philip N'Dou (Mayweather stands and trades and takes more shots than we are used to seeing from him.)

Floyd Mayweather jr. vs. Emanuel Augustus (Some great action here, with Mayweather once again deciding to stand and trade rather than jab and move)

Floyd Mayweather jr. vs. Demarcus Corley (Some nice action in this one as Mayweather landed some very hard shots)

I watch PBF vs. Gatti on a consistent basis. Watching Gatti take all those shots and keep coming is pretty entertaining. A fight doesn't have to be back and forth like Corrales and Castillo for me to find it entertaining. PBF landed enough shots in that fight for both him and Gatti. Has PBF has some dull fights, absolutely, but he has also had some pretty good ones too. I don't think its fair to say that he is as boring as say a Zahir Raheem or a Cory Spinks. They're have been several fights where Floyd has stood his ground, traded with his opponent and came out on top.

Cory Spinks is terrible to watch, but he has to fight that way. His chin is terrible and if he gets clocked with one or two good shots hes going down. Cory Spinks fights in reverse , runs away from action, and hugs if his opponent gets to close to him. But his style is effective, so as they say "if it ain't broke, don't fix it."

1. Jermaine Taylor
2. Corey Stinks ( still waiting for a rap album)
3. Joe Calzaghe ( never leaves home)
4. Peter Manfredo Jr.
5. Shanon Briggs ( looks like a pineapple)
6. Sergio Mora
7. Mario Ramos
8. Zab Judah ( I just love to hate him)
9. John Ruiz
10. John Duddy ( needs to fight bigger names....to cushioned)

no way John Ruiz should be on that list. he's been in so many action packed fights

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Originally Posted by southakron314

1. Jermaine Taylor
2. Corey Stinks ( still waiting for a rap album)
3. Joe Calzaghe ( never leaves home)
4. Peter Manfredo Jr.
5. Shanon Briggs ( looks like a pineapple)
6. Sergio Mora
7. Mario Ramos
8. Zab Judah ( I just love to hate him)
9. John Ruiz
10. John Duddy ( needs to fight bigger names....to cushioned)

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I think you got least favorite and least exciting mixed up. Judah is a lot of things but boring isn't one of them. Same with Duddy and Calzaghe.

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Originally Posted by josef4334

sure, mayweather is the most talented fighter but he is a pain to watch when he fights.. i mean come on man, what fight of his would you repeatedly watch???

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Pretty much any of them, what Floyd does is amazing.


I don't have a list like you guys, because I love the technical guys like Cory Spinks and Floyd Mayweather.

But there is one guy who I hate to watch... John Ruiz. The excessive clinching drives me nuts. There is an art to what Mayweather and Spinks does. Theres no art to Ruiz's style

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Originally Posted by josef4334

sure, mayweather is the most talented fighter but he is a pain to watch when he fights.. i mean come on man, what fight of his would you repeatedly watch???

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Pretty much any of them, what Floyd does is amazing.


I don't have a list like you guys, because I love the technical guys like Cory Spinks and Floyd Mayweather.

But there is one guy who I hate to watch... John Ruiz. The excessive clinching drives me nuts. There is an art to what Mayweather and Spinks does. Theres no art to Ruiz's style

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I dont like Ruiz either and if Mayweather and Spinks got ran over by a truck I would not lose any sleep. But they are good.

Zahir
Briggs
Pascal
Dirrell
Chris John
Calderon

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Zahir
Briggs
Pascal
Dirrell
Chris John
Calderon

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Yeah, Calderon is a good (bad) one!

I'm not even gonna list heavyweights cause if I did at least 7 or 8 of the people on my list would be heavyweights. Can't think of one I like to watch fight

Raheem
Derrick Gainer
Jermaine Taylor
Terrence Cauthen- no list can be complete without a guy this boring
Montell Griffen- he was alright for a while, I do like technical boxers, but he literally throws like 3 punches a round
Carlos Baldomir-
Vernon Forrest- what a horrible, horrible fight Baldo-Forrest will be
Rolando Reyes
Ishe Smith
Brian Viloria

Oh and Rocky Juarez bores me, and even though he's such a likeable guy, I can't stand watching Glen Johnson fight.

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Oh and Rocky Juarez bores me, and even though he's such a likeable guy, I can't stand watching Glen Johnson fight.

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Yes. He has become the Rocky Horror Picture Show! I give him an honerable mention in my complete article. Cauthen is a great pick as well.

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Originally Posted by josef4334

sure, mayweather is the most talented fighter but he is a pain to watch when he fights.. i mean come on man, what fight of his would you repeatedly watch???

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Floyd Maweather jr. vs. Arturo Gatti (Highly entertaining fight, IMO. Mayweather landed some nice combinations, in a 6 round dominating performance.)

Floyd Mayweather jr. vs. Diego Corrales (Another dominating performance by Mayweather, that featured five KD's of Diego Corrales.)

Floyd mayweather jr. vs. Philip N'Dou (Mayweather stands and trades and takes more shots than we are used to seeing from him.)

Floyd Mayweather jr. vs. Emanuel Augustus (Some great action here, with Mayweather once again deciding to stand and trade rather than jab and move)

Floyd Mayweather jr. vs. Demarcus Corley (Some nice action in this one as Mayweather landed some very hard shots)

I watch PBF vs. Gatti on a consistent basis. Watching Gatti take all those shots and keep coming is pretty entertaining. A fight doesn't have to be back and forth like Corrales and Castillo for me to find it entertaining. PBF landed enough shots in that fight for both him and Gatti. Has PBF has some dull fights, absolutely, but he has also had some pretty good ones too. I don't think its fair to say that he is as boring as say a Zahir Raheem or a Cory Spinks. They're have been several fights where Floyd has stood his ground, traded with his opponent and came out on top.

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His fights against Carlos Gerena and Jesus Chavez were also very entertaining, just to name two more.

I always love it when someone says something like "Floyd's never had an interesting fight" or "What fight of his would you repeatedly watch?" When people make statements like that, they're basically just proving that they know very little about his career and haven't been paying too much attention to the sport of boxing.

Some of these are general, there's exceptional fights for some of these guys (like when they get knocked out ;) ) but on the most part..

1. Junior Witter (Post N'Dou)
2. Johnny Nelson
3. John Ruiz
4. Zahir Raheem
5. Jermain Taylor
6. Sergio Mora
7. Chop Chop Corley (except when he's getting beat down by Cotto or Mayweather ;) )
7. Shannon Briggs
8. Matt Skelton
9. Chris Byrd

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Some of these are general, there's exceptional fights for some of these guys (like when they get knocked out ;) ) but on the most part..

1. Junior Witter (Post N'Dou)
2. Johnny Nelson
3. John Ruiz
4. Zahir Raheem
5. Jermain Taylor
6. Sergio Mora
7. Chop Chop Corley (except when he's getting beat down by Cotto or Mayweather ;) )
7. Shannon Briggs
8. Matt Skelton
9. Chris Byrd

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Great list. I included Mora in my Artcile piece. He is one boring snake. His fight with Erik Regan should be shown to criminals as punishment!

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ALPHABETICALLY:

Henry Akinwande :'(The Hugger)

Shannon Briggs: Non-stop action during the prefight conferences.

Morrade Hakkar: Achieved immoratlity against another action fighter..Bhops

Henry Maske: No ser gut!

Floyd Mayweather Jr: After some early sizzle, it quickly becomes fizzle.

Zahir Raheem: Ugh. This guy is better than 2 paxils, 3 depakotes and 5 valiums.

John Ruiz: Double ugh. But his former imbecilic manager made up for some of the pain.

Corey Spinks: Triple ugh. Fight with Taylor bile-inducing.

Jermaine Taylor: Let's hope Pavlik ends this mistake.

Valuev the Monster: Plodding bore belongs in Hollywood, though there is some facsination involved to be sure.

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I'm not gunna give reasons...but in no particular order...

Audley Harrison
Matt Skelton
John Ruiz
Nikolai Valuev
Antonio Margarito
Jermain Taylor
Junior Witter
Corrie Sanders
Scott Gammer
Audley Harrison

(I know I've put Audley in there twice, but he deserves to be)

Has no one mentioned Derrick 'Smoke' Gainer???

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1. Jermaine Taylor
2. Corey Stinks ( still waiting for a rap album)
3. Joe Calzaghe ( never leaves home)
4. Peter Manfredo Jr.
5. Shanon Briggs ( looks like a pineapple)
6. Sergio Mora
7. Mario Ramos
8. Zab Judah ( I just love to hate him)
9. John Ruiz
10. John Duddy ( needs to fight bigger names....to cushioned)

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I think you got least favorite and least exciting mixed up. Judah is a lot of things but boring isn't one of them. Same with Duddy and Calzaghe.

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I thaught this was an opinion.

Your tripping if you think Duddy is boring, he was in a foty contender...what the hell?!? He hasnt fought the best opponents but hes only at 21 fights. Theres alot more people with more wins that have fought lesser opposition.I know thats your opinion but I cant let that slide on my favorite fighter ;D

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Originally Posted by Ted The Bull

ALPHABETICALLY:

Henry Akinwande :'(The Hugger)

Shannon Briggs: Non-stop action during the prefight conferences.

Morrade Hakkar: Achieved immoratlity against another action fighter..Bhops

Henry Maske: No ser gut!

Floyd Mayweather Jr: After some early sizzle, it quickly becomes fizzle.

Zahir Raheem: Ugh. This guy is better than 2 paxils, 3 depakotes and 5 valiums.

John Ruiz: Double ugh. But his former imbecilic manager made up for some of the pain.

Corey Spinks: Triple ugh. Fight with Taylor bile-inducing.

Jermaine Taylor: Let's hope Pavlik ends this mistake.

Valuev the Monster: Plodding bore belongs in Hollywood, though there is some facsination involved to be sure.

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Good shat ;D

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Your tripping if you think Duddy is boring, he was in a foty contender...what the hell?!? He hasnt fought the best opponents but hes only at 21 fights. Theres alot more people with more wins that have fought lesser opposition.I know thats your opinion but I cant let that slide on my favorite fighter ;D

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Its not if you are bored the question is about intrest. Iam I intrested in watching Duddy beat the crap out of a ham and egger ? No!

I feal he is championship material and I would like to see more.

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Your tripping if you think Duddy is boring, he was in a foty contender...what the hell?!? He hasnt fought the best opponents but hes only at 21 fights. Theres alot more people with more wins that have fought lesser opposition.I know thats your opinion but I cant let that slide on my favorite fighter ;D

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Its not if you are bored the question is about intrest. Iam I intrested in watching Duddy beat the crap out of a ham and egger ? No!

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I cant argue with ya there, i agree it is time to step up. I think he will challenge for a Euro title soon enough.

[/quote]I thaught this was an opinion.
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You "Thaught" wrong!
Personally i'd have
Danny Williams (surprised not mentioned)
Derrick Gainer
Zahir Raheem (even the mention of his name makes me bilious)
John Ruiz
Cory Spinks
Matt Skelton
Arturo Gatti
Ordinary Harrison and many more....
See if you can spot the red herring...

Wait....Gatti?