Most hated boxer ever ?

[tysonesque]

Killing Apollo Creed didn't do much for Ivan Drago's public image.

[Master]

Dempsey became the one of the most loved champions during the golden age of boxing.

[Bill Paxtom]

Dempsey became the one of the most loved champions during the golden age of boxing.

The most loved.

Even a certain former Heavyweight Champion said he loved Mr. Dempsey.

[beenKOed]

Killing Apollo Creed didn't do much for Ivan Drago's public image.

They all fell, the bad guys that is, before the punching machine that was Rocky!!
We still have to get that villainess, that dirty bitch that brought about the demise of the Million Dollar Baby.
Bringing things back to the realm of reality we still have to deliver justice to that juiced up Brazilian villainess Chris Cyborg for beating up Gina Carano!
Hate is a river that runs wide and deep, baby!

[Spicoli]

Ali and more so Johnson have to at very top. That wasn't a 'hate' of convenience, being some asshole or singular incident..that hate was engrained and reflection of times.

[IamInuit]

Ali and more so Johnson have to at very top. That wasn't a 'hate' of convenience, being some asshole or singular incident..that hate was engrained and reflection of times.

Exactly. And I'd wager George Dixon had his issues beyond what has been written.

It really is a deep question the more one thinks about it because it has a lot to do with the colour of a mans skin but also so much more. Again I cant even begin to know what it was like for Dixon being the first African descended champion. To walk down the street and have a slave name. The hate must have has its own taste.

With all of this talk about Johnson how did we overlook Tommy Burns. He was ostracized in the truest sense of the word for fighting Johnson. Authour and devote racist Jack London took out full newspaper articles. People wanted to hang poor Tommy.

[Spicoli]

Ali and more so Johnson have to at very top. That wasn't a 'hate' of convenience, being some asshole or singular incident..that hate was engrained and reflection of times.

Exactly. And I'd wager George Dixon had his issues beyond what has been written.

It really is a deep question the more one thinks about it because it has a lot to do with the colour of a mans skin but also so much more. Again I cant even begin to know what it was like for Dixon being the first African descended champion. To walk down the street and have a slave name. The hate must have has its own taste.

With all of this talk about Johnson how did we overlook Tommy Burns. He was ostracized in the truest sense of the word for fighting Johnson. Authour and devote racist Jack London took out full newspaper articles. People wanted to hang poor Tommy.

Good call on Dixon. I remember some article down here about a tourney he was in and the backlash. The only thing he was 'guilty' of was dominating his white opponent and scoring a ko. The fans were livid and the venue refused 'mixed' fights after. No wonder it was Dixons only fight in the deep south before and after.

[mikeeod]

I'm going to list my most hated. They are as follows:
1. James Butler
2. Antonio Margarito
3. Panama Lewis/Luis Resto
4. John Ruiz
5. Norman Stone (not a boxer, but he deserves to be on any most hated list)
6. Charlie Zelenoff (I know he shouldn't be on the list and has legitimate mental issues, but he is such a dipshit)
7. Andrew Golota
8. Ricardo Williams
9. Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr.
10. Adrian Broner