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Lots of you lot don't know your boxing history.

Jack Johnson was one of the most hated people to ever live, never mind the most hated boxer. Jack Dempsey was universally loathed in his early days. For the perception he dodged military service. Sonny Liston was right up there in terms of how much the media, establishment and general population hated him. People forget how much Cassius Clay was hated - genuinely and viscerally - before be became sainted.

People talking about Mayweather or Bellew have no comprehension of what real hate is.

As a left field suggestion ..... Idi Amin was the heavyweight champion of Uganda for a while. He would be my pick of the most hated boxer ever.
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