Fighters you dislike who everyone else seems to love

**Master** · 09-08-2011 08:23 PM

Originally Posted by Andre

I used to dislike SRL. Great skills; probably a nice guy, but I wasnt into the amount of tickets he had hanging off himself back in the day. Strange because Ali did it all too, probably worse but that was Ali that was actually his persona, I could handle that much easier ,and loved the guy I suppose his was more jest like and right over the top.
So I have no idea why I felt that way

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I like him now though, either he is older and more mellow or I am.

I have always disliked SRL because I saw the fraud of a comeback against Hagler and the rip off against Hearns, the farce against Duran but loved Norris/Comacho beating him. However before the comeback, in his prime he was simply awesome, but still hate him.

**Mr140** · 09-08-2011 08:39 PM

I could never get why person would hate SRL in his prime he beat Benitez, Hearns, and Duran not even sure we saw his prime because of his lay off. As for the Hagler fight shit was close and Leonard got the nod don't see what the big deal is with that. As for the Hearns fight he said him self thought he lost but he was pretty past it by then. He was 36 in the Norris fight and 41 in the Camcho fight so i don't really care about him losing those fights. I am guessing master you are a Hagler fan why you hate Leonard.

**Master** · 09-08-2011 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by Mr140

I could never get why person would hate SRL in his prime he beat Benitez, Hearns, and Duran not even sure we saw his prime because of his lay off. As for the Hagler fight shit was close and Leonard got the nod don't see what the big deal is with that. As for the Hearns fight he said him self thought he lost but he was pretty past it by then. He was 36 in the Norris fight and 41 in the Camcho fight so i don't really care about him losing those fights. I am guessing master you are a Hagler fan why you hate Leonard.

No more a Hearns fan, I thought the Hagler fight was a draw however. SRL was the golden boy, silver spoon in his mouth, whereas Hagler was blue collar who worked his butt off to get respect. I realised SRL was a truly great welterweight fighter before the comeback. The comeback was phony and all those titles winning against Lalonde was a joke.

**Master** · 09-08-2011 08:45 PM

I did not like George Foreman, he plays the nice guy in his comeback and laughs off the opponents he fought who were a joke during his comeback. He seemed smarmy and I would have liked to see Holmes batter him.