Which fighter is your favorite to watch and why?

[Shake]

I thought I'd bring up a positive thread for ones.

My favorite fighter to watch is


Roberto Duran

Why? Almost all his matches, and all of his high-profile wins, are mental battles even moreso than physical ones. Duran fights until you are weary, and until he is weary, and he trusts he can dig deeper than you and fight harder when you're both sick of it. Anyone he fights is tested to their limits.


Besides that, as Angelo Dundee once said 'he does a lot of cute things in there.' Duran had the head-feints, the feet-feints, showing them one glove and surprising them with the other, moving his head to absorb a possible blow rather than futily trying to duck it entirely, efficient use of the jab (the way it's meant to be used -- not to score points, but to measure and set up another punch) and a tendency to never do the same thing twice, constantly varying his manner of attacking.

He never ducked anyone, which I liked. He fouled a lot, but was rarely caught -- and I have to admit, I liked that too, if only for the drama. It's a war in there, and he'll do anything to win. What tops it off is his genourosity to the poor -- it doesn't change the fights he's had, but it makes him much more sympathetic in my eyes, and I've found myself rooting even harder for him since I've seen those.

What's yours?

[Shpion]

Currently it is Pacman. One can always be sure that any fight with Pacman promises to be fireworks.

[myk]

Pac coz he's the most exciting fighter to watch.

[heerko koois]

Thomas hearns....win or lose he will put everything on the line...
also in his fight with Hagler ...he could outbox Hagler but he was looking for a 1 round ko........

[pipe wrenched]

Currently ... Kelly Pavlik - exciting offensive fighter. 31-0 28 ko he comes to do business.

[RAMPAGE0017]

Sweet Pea.

No matter how hard anyone ever tried, they could never be as accomplished as Whitaker. I can't help but to watch and just appreciate everything he was able to do in the ring. And as sacrilegious as this may sound, I thought he was even better than Willie Pep.

[Guru_Too_You]

Sweet Pea and Duran.

[Thread Stealer]

Thomas hearns....win or lose he will put everything on the line...
also in his fight with Hagler ...he could outbox Hagler but he was looking for a 1 round ko........

Hagler changed up his own gameplan, throwing caution to the wind and attacking Hearns rather than his usual patient boxer-puncher style, and Hearns had little choice but to trade with him. As Hearns would say later, he had to defend himself and get some respect instead of being walked right through.

He did at times try to box in the middle of the ring midway through round 1, but Hagler cornered him and then Hearns went back to trading to get away from the ropes. But the time he did, his legs did the dance late in the round.

[Thread Stealer]

My favorite fighter to watch ever is Mike Tyson.

Not only was he an exciting KO artist with power and charisma, but his punches and combos were beautiful to watch. Especially the right uppercut.

[koko of phil]

Mike Tyson. One different fighter to came in this sport.

[Scar]

All-time favorite - Mike Tyson.

Right now it's Wladimir Klitschko simply because you never know what would happen when he's fighting, whether he wins or loses it's ALWAYS entertaining.

[brooklyn1550]

CURRENT
1. Manny Pacquiao - Awesome power, awesome speed, always makes good fights
2. Miguel Cotto - A destructive force who can break you down and also has good boxing skills
3. Kelly Pavlik - A right hand that can knock any middleweight out right now
4. Samuel Peter - Powerful, clubbing puncher who can take a shot
5. Marco Antonio Barrera - Great boxing skills and a great combative attitude
6. Wladimir Klitschko - anything can happen when he fights
7. Jorge Arce - Has a hit and be hit attitude

PAST
1. Roberto Duran - Enough said
2. Aaron Pryor - Never stops throwing
3. Mike Tyson - Fast, Amazing Power, Unpredictable
4. Matthew Saad Muhammad - vs. Marvin Johnson, vs. Yanqui Lopez
5. Diego Corrales - Heart and power
6. Bobby Chacon - A true warrior
7. Pernell Whitaker - Couldn't be hit, beautiful to watch

[King Dan]

All Time: Sanchez- great counterpuncher, great chin, nice power and lots of punches. Beautiful boxer.

Current: Mosley, Dawson, Cotto and Pavlik because they are my favorite fighters. All of them are great boxers overall and tend to be in entertaining fights.

Chad is from CT so I've been on his bandwagon since 2001.

[therealdeal]

For previous fighters it was holfyield. You could always count on a good fight if Holyfield was involved.

Currently, it may be Juan Diaz. All action. Too bad he doesn't have a punch, but, his fights may actually be more exciting because of it.

[jimmie]

Arturo Gatti.

[Robbi]

Past: Duran, Holmes, Whitaker.

Current: Marquez, Hopkins, Mayweather.

[gilad]

Zahir Raheem, John Ruiz and Sakio Bika.

[Robbi]

Zahir Raheem, John Ruiz and Sakio Bika.


:yikes

[champ007]

Hopkins and Tyson, two masters of ring intimidation. lol

[Shake]

Lot's of love for Whitaker. I'm pretty pleasantly surprised at that.

[*BOX_FAN*]

In the past- RJJ- His style was wicked, Andrew Golota - You never know what gonna happen in the ring or outside :yep .
Now- Edison "La Pantera" Miranda - hits very hard, Cotto - destroyer and warrior, Tomasz Adamek - take a lot of punches on his chin and is true warrior.

[BigReg]

I'm suprised no one has said Julian Jackson, pretty much all of his fights ended in a knockout.

[Illmatic]

Brewster and Morales. Those two have so much heart its incredible. Plus, Cotto cuz I always need a Puerto Rican hope, and hes a damn good one.

[Bigcat]

A young Larry Holmes ....

Now though, I love Pavlik and Povetkin..........

[knockout]

Pacquiao and Cotto because their both big punchers with big hearts
and both destorys their foes.

Roy jones because hes very enterting very fast and throws good combos.

[Bigcat]

Eddie Chambers is looking great though, he is starting to impress me.

He is a lot better than he looks at face value...

[doom bull]

Wlad because there is always a KO involved.

[Amsterdam]

Calzaghe, because his work at his best is a thing of beauty.

[DanePugilist]

Pacman does it for me - picks tough fights usually, and does it with blazing speeds.
MAB - picks toughest fights - and utilizes heart, skill and brains in the same package.
Oscar. - picks the fights you wanna see.
RJJ - pure brilliance at his best.
Calzaghe - very talented and does it in a way that is unique.
Kessler - Because his style is textbook, and ofc he was born a stonethrow from me.
Tyson - Because he was a beast at his best.
Aaron Pryor - simply because his fighting style made each fight epic.
Hagler - because he had it all - complete package.
Hearns - Because he guarenteed exciting fights - fought with brilliance - not much clinching going on.

[fatballer_10]

Mike Tyson - Entertaining, powerful and a little crazy
Roy Jones Jr - So quick, so polished, so entertaining, so powerful
Muhammad Ali - Brilliant, entertaining and quick.

[fatballer_10]

I can't even wait for his fight next weekend!!!

[Andre]

Whitaker
Jones Jr.


Agreed :good

[Sheehan]

How Jones Jr isn't on everyones list is just beyond me.

he's my pick, the guy was a freak, just amazing to watch.

[BoppaZoo]

From the Past

1. Kostya Tszyu
2. Mike Tyson
3. Marvin Hagler
4. Jeff Fenech
5. Tommie Hearns

NOW
1. Manny Pacquiao
2. Michael Katsidis
3. Vic Darchinyan
4. Miguel Cotto
5. Injin Chi

yeah that would be my list.

i love exciting typre guys wiyth huge hearts and a im going to knock the piss out of you type attitude.

[Laura]

Mosley
Pacquiao
:good

[roadrunner]

Sugar Ray Leonard!!!

[jyuza]

Currently ? Probably Cotto, JMMand Pacquiao.

Past, I would say Ali, Duran, Hearns, Hagler, Tyson, Whitaker, Chavez, Sanchez, Pryor...

[Spitfire7]

Chavez, SRL, Hagler, Tyson, RJJ, ODLH - then

The Pacster, Cotto, El Terrible, Travieso, Rafa - now

[Irish Steel]

Mickey Ward, And Ricky HAtton. Because of their blood and guts, take one to give one kind of style.

[warrior85]

hatton,gatti,ward,,barrera,morales,corrales,castillo&micheal gomez from more recent years
tyson,hearns,benn,leonard,rjj&ali from the past