What fighters can you name who were or are "avoided?"

[Spicoli]

McCallum springs to mind....shit Marquez spent the first part of career practically in witness protection and all the while was one of the best in the sport.

[El Kabong]

Sam Langford never got a fair shot at a title....I heard tell of when Dempsey was coming up and needed a fight to legitimize himself Langford offered his services but Dempsey's manager said that Jack needed an easier fight and I think at that point in time Sam had to be near 40

Gene Tunney....not many people were jumping up and down to fight him

[rjj tszyu]

Hagler was avoided for about 45 fights and suffered 2 robbery defeats in the process (both of which were KO'd as a result in the rematches). But once he finally got his shot he drew with Antuofermo in a bout I thought he had won despite his somewhat cautious last 5 rounds. After this he just started to destroy everything that stood in his way and was no longer "avoidable", resulting in some of the greatest middleweight fights of all time!

[Nameless]

Paul William is one of the most avoided in modern episodes of boxing. Beside him.