Fighters you dislike who everyone else seems to love

[FinitoElDinamita]

De La Hoya

Got tired of people worshipping the ground he walked on. Found him to be a fake, enamoured of his own image, shamelessly looking for smaller fighters to beat up on to "build his legacy", even more shamelessly promoted by the major networks who were desperate to find the next all-American boxing icon (and he happened to have cross-cultural appeal, so much the better).

Eventually, the fakeness came through, and his strategy backfired. He got his ass whupped by the smaller Pacquaio, quit on his stool, and whimpered into the sunset.

Oh well...

Hoya was old and drained against Pacman. He was nothing more than a walking Zombie so that loss doesn't count.

I loved it when he schooled the shit out of Tito though, making him look so foolish.. That's my favorite Hoya moment..

"That loss doesn't count"? My, you sound like a little kid, taking his ball back 'cause he can't play. And "schooled the shit out of Tito"? Sorry my frustrated little friend. Three Las Vegas (Mexican backyard) judges didn't agree with you.

Something must've moved Fernando Vargas to famously say before his fight with Tito: "THIS Mexican... won't run."

Facts are facts.. Hoya was old and drained and any objective boxing fan would agree...

lmfao.. You must put alot of stock into these incompetent boxing judges... IF you truly believe that Tito won, then you dont know shit about boxing.. Learn how to score a fight, squirt..

[p4pking]

Have to agree... Theres being a fan and all.. But De La hoya very very clearly beat Trinidad.

[TitoFan]

De La Hoya

Got tired of people worshipping the ground he walked on. Found him to be a fake, enamoured of his own image, shamelessly looking for smaller fighters to beat up on to "build his legacy", even more shamelessly promoted by the major networks who were desperate to find the next all-American boxing icon (and he happened to have cross-cultural appeal, so much the better).

Eventually, the fakeness came through, and his strategy backfired. He got his ass whupped by the smaller Pacquaio, quit on his stool, and whimpered into the sunset.

Oh well...

Hoya was old and drained against Pacman. He was nothing more than a walking Zombie so that loss doesn't count.

I loved it when he schooled the shit out of Tito though, making him look so foolish.. That's my favorite Hoya moment..

"That loss doesn't count"? My, you sound like a little kid, taking his ball back 'cause he can't play. And "schooled the shit out of Tito"? Sorry my frustrated little friend. Three Las Vegas (Mexican backyard) judges didn't agree with you.

Something must've moved Fernando Vargas to famously say before his fight with Tito: "THIS Mexican... won't run."

Facts are facts.. Hoya was old and drained and any objective boxing fan would agree...

lmfao.. You must put alot of stock into these incompetent boxing judges... IF you truly believe that Tito won, then you dont know shit about boxing.. Learn how to score a fight, squirt..

The fight could've gone either way... they chose to pick Tito. DLH himself admits to giving the fight away by running like a scared rabbit the last 3-4 rounds. Had the fight been in PR, I'd have less of an argument. But the fight was in the Golden Boy's backyard. So tell me genius... how does an undefeated "icon" get a fight taken away from him in his own backyard, on national television, with his fawning TV commentators looking on?

[El Kabong]

Kelly Pavlik - he's one sided and has a bad attitude. He was HANDED stardom and he pissed it away.

Bernard Hopkins - Talented, but with all the racism and ugly fighting I really dislike him.

Floyd Mayweather Jr. - Great fighter, but such an asshole...he could have been celebrated like Roy Jones Jr, but he chose "the dark side"

Shane Mosley - I just never really liked the guy. I didn't like that he was gifted the rematch vs Oscar, I didn't like that he never fought Trinidad, I didn't like that he waited so long to fight Vargas, but he did beat Margarito like a drum and that's good.

[Rantcatrat]

Floyd Mayweather - I hate the racial stuff. It just irks me for some reason although I know it has been a part of boxing for a long time.

Bernard Hopkins - same.

[jon09]

Amir Khan for me I just don't care for the guy and cant wait til he gets knocked out again.

[shza]

I'll get more hate than anyone on this thread: Erik Morales.

MAB was my favorite fighter when those two were in their primes, and Morales was just such an ungracious dick throughout that rivalry, taking everything so personally. Watching him get knocked around the ring and give up in PacIII was a great moment.

Also agree on Lennox Lewis. The Manny Steward one-two-and-grab prototype. Even he looked bored with his own fights in the ring.

Ricky Hatton as well -- the most overrated person on Saddo for a long time. I remember suggesting that Pac could move up and beat him back when Pac was fighting at LW and people telling me I was an idiot. Such an ugly "style" too.

[Master]

I'll get more hate than anyone on this thread: Erik Morales.

MAB was my favorite fighter when those two were in their primes, and Morales was just such an ungracious dick throughout that rivalry, taking everything so personally. Watching him get knocked around the ring and give up in PacIII was a great moment.

Also agree on Lennox Lewis. The Manny Steward one-two-and-grab prototype. Even he looked bored with his own fights in the ring.

Ricky Hatton as well -- the most overrated person on Saddo for a long time. I remember suggesting that Pac could move up and beat him back when Pac was fighting at LW and people telling me I was an idiot. Such an ugly "style" too.

I am the opposite, I liked MAB but when he sucker punched EM, I hated him for it.

[FinitoElDinamita]

Barrera is another one.. He's a great fighter but i always never a fan of him because of his dirty ways.. Dude sucker punched Mikenney, suckers punched morales and ran off like a punk, and i remember him getting dirty against pacman when things weren't going his way. Headbutting and punching after the bell. It was pathetic.

Barrera is dirtier than hopkins yet he always got a pass because he's Barrera..