The thing with boxers is, they have to be at a good level in order to be entertaining. You see some "boxer" style fighters who are at a regional level, and unless they are on their way up through their ranks, they can be boring to watch as they ground out results on points. Even further up the ranks you do see this, or even worse are fighters who tend to go forward, but then try to "learn" to box, as Matt Skelton did in order to beat Danny Williams. However, when it comes to the slick boxers like RJJ at his peak or Mayweather, then they are an absolute joy to watch, so I'm split on this one. If it's for pure entertainment I'd have to go with the action fighters, much like Hatton. On the other hand, watching a true boxer is really something, as he dodges every shot thrown his way.
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