Fighters making you a fan. [Archive] - East Side Boxing Forum

Addie

08-28-2007, 10:08 PM

BigEars

08-28-2007, 10:13 PM

Katsidis v Earl

and as much as you want Marquez to have beaten Pacquiao it never happened . It was(correctly imo) scored a draw and will always be down as a draw .

jecxbox

08-28-2007, 10:31 PM

Israel Vazquez the guy has heart

Amsterdam

08-28-2007, 10:35 PM

Kessler vs. Andrade. Doesn't fall apart under the pressure, continue's firing like hell at the guy until the last bell and in doing so, showing me his tremendous skill level for his style.

dave82

08-28-2007, 10:36 PM

Pernell Whitaker and SRL. Their styles made boxing such a pleasure to watch.

Marnoff

08-28-2007, 10:38 PM

Kessler vs. Andrade. Doesn't fall apart under the pressure, continue's firing like hell at the guy until the last bell and in doing so, showing me his tremendous skill level for his style.

I really enjoyed Andrade's remarks at the end of the fight about how he is a "time collector" and that it is a "wonderful time to collect". Just seemed very humble in defeat. He came to fight knowing that he was a live underdog and never gave up and didn't look for a soft spot on the canvas. Complete respect for the guy after that fight.

nezy37

08-28-2007, 10:38 PM

Morales and Pac in their first fight\ Vasquez Marquez

Amsterdam

08-28-2007, 10:42 PM

I really enjoyed Andrade's remarks at the end of the fight about how he is a "time collector" and that it is a "wonderful time to collect". Just seemed very humble in defeat. He came to fight knowing that he was a live underdog and never gave up and didn't look for a soft spot on the canvas. Complete respect for the guy after that fight.

I agree. Andrade seemed like a wonderful person and damn does that guy have a chin/heart combinaton. He won't be matched with guys that he has a clear advantage over(guys who falter under pressure), but he could still be a player if he improves, he has the workrate, chin and power factor down, if he could sharpen up some skills and develop some form of defence...

MagnificentMatt

08-28-2007, 10:45 PM

What fighters have made a fan out of you?

When I heard about Barrera beating Naz I was a fan for a life.

When I saw Marquez beat Pac Man I was also a fan of his for life, but I wanted him to die in the Barrera match. :bbb

What fighters made fans out of you and in what fight?

I always liked Joe Frazier, but when i watched his fights with Big George it took Smokin Joe from "he was pretty badass", to whenever i talk boxing hes one of the first 5 names that come to mind...(pernell, hagler, mosley, tyson frazier my all time favorites)

Napoleon

08-28-2007, 10:49 PM

Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermaine Taylor 2 - I have no clue why.

ravtrav

08-28-2007, 11:01 PM

Pac Vs Ledwaba

I Was Flipping Through The Channels, And Just Happen To Stop On H.b.o. It Was The De La Hoya Vs Castillejo Undercard. Then I Hear Them Talking About A Late Sub, With Frosted Tips, And It's None Other Then Manny " Pacman " Pacquiao!

Marnoff

08-28-2007, 11:08 PM

I agree. Andrade seemed like a wonderful person and damn does that guy have a chin/heart combinaton. He won't be matched with guys that he has a clear advantage over(guys who falter under pressure), but he could still be a player if he improves, he has the workrate, chin and power factor down, if he could sharpen up some skills and develop some form of defence...

Yep, even in getting dominated he developed himself as more than a "Kessler opponent". He's a guy I'll make an effort to watch again.

Marnoff

08-28-2007, 11:09 PM

Bernard Hopkins vs. Jermaine Taylor 2 - I have no clue why.

Which one did you become a fan of?

Amsterdam

08-28-2007, 11:11 PM

Yep, even in getting dominated he developed himself as more than a "Kessler opponent". He's a guy I'll make an effort to watch again.

He'd dispose of Jermain Taylor pretty easily. When JT moves up to 168, unless he retires after Pavlik embarasses him brutally, I seriously doubt he'll take anything other than a blown up LMW as his first SMW tune up/recovery bout.:lol:

Too bad for Librado, easy night for him otherwise. Did you notice his underrated speed also? He's not fast, but he's also not a turtle.

myk

08-28-2007, 11:33 PM

Cotto-Malignaggi

doefler182

08-28-2007, 11:39 PM

Cotto-Torres

i became a fan for life for both of them in that fight

Napoleon

08-28-2007, 11:59 PM

Which one did you become a fan of?

Hopkins.

rayrayv123

08-29-2007, 12:12 AM

Ricky Hatton

Kelly Pavlik

huki

08-29-2007, 12:48 AM

One pretty recent example I can think of is Jorge Arce. I was an Arce fan before the Mijares match and during/after the fight it was one of those cases where I liked him even more after a huge loss. Even though he was completely outclassed, he showed no signs of quitting and truly gave everything he had. Most types of fighters like him in that situation would give up or at least get extremely frustrated in that situation, but he didn't. He managed to stay focused and relaxed while being covered in blood and getting schooled worse and worse every round. I gained huge respect for him after that loss.

liljp361

08-29-2007, 02:09 AM

I admire almost any fighter whose willing to risk it in there...

brooklyn1550

08-29-2007, 02:12 AM

I became a fan of Matthew Saad Muhammad as a young teenager when I saw him fight Marvin Johnson the second time in 1979

I recently became a fan of Miguel Cotto when he beat Ricardo Torres

Boom_Boom

08-29-2007, 02:31 AM

Ill pick a fighter who is short on fans.

Jermain Taylor, I hated him so much for the gift decisions he got from Hopkins but then jumped over when he gave Winky hell for 12 rounds and calling out winky again immediately after the fight even after getting screwed over for the first fight, contract wise.

But with his recent back fire talk to Miranda before the Spinks fight

"You want to fight fine! you are money in the bank to me....Money...in...the...bank!"

that was great

Thinman

08-29-2007, 02:44 AM

Smoking Joe, made me a boxing fan. I will always remember the fight he had against Ali in 1971, this was actually the first time I was expoxed to HW boxing....

ApatheticLeader

08-29-2007, 05:35 AM

I became a fan of both Malignaggi and Cotto after their fight. Well, not a fan, because I'm a fan of the sport, and not fighters themselves. But I'm less indifferent towards those than almost everyone else.

I actually did become a fan of Hugo Hernan Garay after his fights against Szolt Erdei. It's such a pity his fight with Paul Briggs is off :-(

PacDbest

08-29-2007, 05:51 AM

Duran when he beat SRL
SRL when he beat Hearns
Hearns when he's Koing everybody
Pac's demolition of Barrera
Kelly's demolition of Miranda
Donaire demolition of Darchinyan
Banal & Concepcion's last demolitions.

mouse

08-29-2007, 06:16 AM

Pernell Whitaker and SRL. Their styles made boxing such a pleasure to watch.
1. Ray coming back to destroy Duran in their 2nd fight.
2. Pernell Whitaker doing a serious number on Chavez in September 2003.

Sheer beauty.

Mind Reader

08-29-2007, 07:07 AM

I have grown to like Hatton, and Cotto most recently.....I hope Hatton can find a way against Mayweather, but I hope Mosley takes Cotto...... Mosley is my second favorite fighter, I like Mayweather a good deal too but I like Hatton a little more so I hope he can win.....

THN

08-29-2007, 07:11 AM

I really enjoyed Andrade's remarks at the end of the fight about how he is a "time collector" and that it is a "wonderful time to collect". Just seemed very humble in defeat. He came to fight knowing that he was a live underdog and never gave up and didn't look for a soft spot on the canvas. Complete respect for the guy after that fight.
I becom big fan of Andrade after that fight. He seems to be a nice guy
as well, and i think he will be big trouble for anybody in SMW. I'm looking forward to se him next time!:D

THN

08-29-2007, 07:17 AM

I have a soft spot for Calzaghe to, even when he will fight my favorit
Kessler. It seems like he is a down to ground type of guy, i like that.

rendog67

08-29-2007, 07:52 AM

nigel benn loved his agressive style
tyson same as above
naz for his showmanship

im still waiting for a fighter to combine the 2

bigG

08-29-2007, 08:01 AM

i didnt rate bowe at all till he beat holyfield in a great performance, and, as i recall, a bit of an upset??....eubank made more of a fan of me in his loseing efforts to thompson and calzaghe than he ever did winning...

rushman

08-29-2007, 08:36 AM

I like Adamek for his two battles with Briggs. I became a Dawson fan when he schooled Adamek.

My respect for Donaire grew a lot when he beat Darchinyan (although I am still a solid Darchinyan fan too)

knockout

08-29-2007, 09:06 AM

Long time ago it was Mike Tyson and then Manny Pacquiao made me a fan again.

Vantage_West

08-29-2007, 09:41 AM

hatton after he won somthing else than the wbu belt.

calzaghe after he beat lacy i knew of him but didnt know he had it in him to win so decivly.

joel casamayor when he was robbed against diego in the 2nd fight, after that i had watched everyone of his fights and have scowered for every bit of footage on him.

MacManJr.

08-29-2007, 09:45 AM

Calzaghe after he destroyed Lacy.

Relentless

08-29-2007, 10:18 AM

Guru_Too_You

08-29-2007, 10:28 AM

....this may surprise some, but only the idiots that don't know boxing. Cory Spinks......this MOFO is a bad man. He fought one of the most BEAUTIFUL fights against the larger, harder hitting, Taylor. It was a thing of beauty, movement, jab, and well timed combos. He was at such a disadvantage but he went into that fight with a gameplan and balls of steel.....I HAVE MAD RESPECT for him as a fighter.....MAD RESPECT!

Agreed about Spinks. Whether or not you scored that for him, he's the main reason so many people are hating on Taylor now, and it was Cory's fault. He's the one who boxed beautifully. Jermain just had no answers. But its the people that would expect Cory to go toe to toe with him or whatever. I thought he outclassed him during that bout and looked amazing doing it.

And Nonito Donaire hands down has me as a fan for life after absolutely starching Darchynian. That was an amazing display, and I'm looking forward to Nonito dominating the little guys for a while to come.

BewareofDawg

08-29-2007, 10:37 AM

Margarito made me a fan of his in his loss against Williams.

MacManJr.

08-29-2007, 10:40 AM

......currently it has to be Juan "The Baby Bull" Diaz, I really like the improvement he has shown.

I like Hatton, his fight with KT was a thing of beauty. The atmosphere, the fight....everything. When he threw the low blow back in retaliation I jumped out my seat, "saying yes". Cuz I knew right then he had come to win that fight and he wasn't taking any prisoners. There was going to be no bullshitting him that night.

....this may surprise some, but only the idiots that don't know boxing. Cory Spinks......this MOFO is a bad man. He fought one of the most BEAUTIFUL fights against the larger, harder hitting, Taylor. It was a thing of beauty, movement, jab, and well timed combos. He was at such a disadvantage but he went into that fight with a gameplan and balls of steel.....I HAVE MAD RESPECT for him as a fighter.....MAD RESPECT!I have been a big Diaz fan for the last 2 years. He's my 2nd favorite fighter behind Floyd.

justaboxingfan

08-29-2007, 12:46 PM

Linares during his fight with Larios

DanePugilist

08-29-2007, 12:56 PM

DanePugilist

08-29-2007, 01:04 PM

JC vs Lacy. Calzaghe came in as the underdog, from a media perspective. He beat Lacy at his own game with class and ability. I still believe it surprised JC quite a bit.

Dawson vs Adamek. I had no knowledge of Dawson prior to the match, and I had tremendous respect for Adamek. Even so early in his career, he simply outclassed Adamek.

Ramshall1

08-29-2007, 04:12 PM

Pavlik's abuse of Miranda made me a fan. . . plus he says he doesnt ONLY want the big money fights. He wants to fight for the fans. God bless the Ghost!

Danny Ocean

08-29-2007, 04:15 PM

but I wanted him to die in the Barrera match.

:-( :-(

hopkins-tito
mayweather-hernandez
cotto-torres
tyszu-judah
barrera-naz

dave

08-29-2007, 04:19 PM

Bazooka Limon vs Chacon in the 1980's...hell of a fight, you could use every boxing adjective to describe that fight....back and forth...what action

MacManJr.

08-29-2007, 04:19 PM

El Terible in the 2nd Barrera fight. I still say he kicked Marco's ass with 1 eye!

Zakman

08-29-2007, 04:37 PM

Well, for people my age, Ali was huge - he really drew alot of us into boxing.

But the fight that REALLY hooked me for life, I think, was Leonard-Hearns I. Before that I was more of a casual fan - after that, an utter diehard.

MacManJr.

08-29-2007, 04:39 PM

I gained a lot of respect for Oscar after the 1st Mosley fight. I lost some of it when he had his guard up so much against Floyd and threw all those meaningless pitter patter flurries though.

He Hate Me

08-29-2007, 05:12 PM

primed mike tyson.

Addie

08-29-2007, 05:55 PM

El Terible in the 2nd Barrera fight. I still say he kicked Marco's ass with 1 eye!

Did you lose that respect after Morales refused to shake Barrera's hand after their trilogy?

johnco

08-29-2007, 06:34 PM

after pac kicking jmm's ass in the first round... i admire pac despite busting his bread and butter left fist and continued to go on fighting with his right fist after the first round :good cant wait for their rematch :hey:hey:hey

johnco

08-29-2007, 06:35 PM

primed mike tyson.

yap i forgot my boy iron mike :good

psychopath

08-29-2007, 07:44 PM

Salvador Sanchez when he defeated "Little Red" Lopez and Wilfredo Gomez
Roberto Duran when he fought SRL

Of course Ali is beyond arguement . . . the first fighter I have idolized since the first time I've learned to watch boxing. :yep

Present day . . . Mosley (since he fought DLH)

Cotto; Pavlik; Katsidis; are the latest

mad_takamura

08-29-2007, 08:44 PM

pac when i was in h.s. i used to see him.. he was really like that when he fightsZ: a no caring go for broke 1-dimensional brawler.. the way he foghts endeared me to him and not only to me but my fellow country men as well.

Illmatic

08-29-2007, 08:54 PM

Brewster against Wlad I
Mosley against DLH I
Corrales against Castillo I
Morales against Chavez/Hernandez/Pac I
Tapia against Barrera
Hamed against Tom Johnson

Motor City Sam

08-29-2007, 08:55 PM

Edison Miranda in the Green fight. I loved the way he ran across the ring to try to KO Green before the Bell.

Glenn Johnson against Roy Jones. I have nothing against Roy, but the way Manny Steward was criticizing Johnson for fighting at such a high pace in the beginning of the fight and calling him amateurish had me hoping for a Johnson win. The KO was sweet.

I was a big Hopkins fan already, but when he defeated Trinidad he became my favorite.

cuchulain

08-29-2007, 09:08 PM

I became a fan of Andrade after watching him lose to Kessler.

And I did not like Zab much (too arrogant and cocky) but I think I gained some respect for him after his loss to Cotto.

cuchulain

08-29-2007, 09:11 PM

1. Ray coming back to destroy Duran in their 2nd fight.

Sheer beauty.

The classic, defining Leonard-Duran, fight (when both were at proper weight and healthy) was in Montreal.

Along with the thrilla in Manilla, my favourite fight alltime.

box03

08-29-2007, 09:27 PM

lamon brewster-wlad 1 lamon showed so much heart and will to stay up and keep fighting after getting hit shot after shot I honestly believe no one could have knocked him out that night after the fight when he said he had to kill me to beat me and he proved that he also went on to say that wlad hit me with everything he got and i didnt go anywhere but when I started throwing he couldnt take it my favorite fight to this day

dave82

08-29-2007, 09:38 PM

After watching Bhop get body slammed by echols then belting him from pillar to post with an injuried shoulder made me an instant fan.

henrik

09-01-2007, 07:53 AM

first when i saw ali-frazier,i lost my heart too frazier...allways trying too land that left hook!LOVE him..
and then R.I.P corrales skills,heart,courage,,,a great fighter too.
and now it´s mikkel kessler,he got the guts,skills and everything....
lets see how he manage Joe C.

chliJs

09-01-2007, 08:36 AM

rocchigiani against maske
abraham against miranda
cotto against torres

of the past:

frazier against ali
duran against leonard (no mas-fight)
taylor against chavez (chavez won fairly, though)

ah yea sure.. corrales against castillo.