I don't think Hopkins is overrated, but he was definitely boring even at his best. He had some downright ghoulish fights against people like Robert Allen, Keith Holmes, Antwun Echols and Howard Eastman.
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Who is the most boring ATG ever?
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Originally posted by Malik Kaya View PostI am talking about fighting style, Entertainment value and personality outside of the ring.
My pick is Wladimir Klitschko.
He is well spoken and very smart no doubt but it is not really what i am looking for in the HW champion of the world. He is build like Tarzan and fights like Jane.
There is nothing about this man screaming baddest man on earth. Usually guys that have boring styles like him try to make up for it outside of the ring ( Mayweather)
The few times he actually gets into some sort of trash talk, he sounds corny
(Giving David Haye a pizza face....lmao)
Honorable mention: Lennox Lewis, Pernell Whitaker, Bernard Hopkins
Thoughts?
But in their respective weight classes, yea, i guess theyre all ATG's.
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Originally posted by soul_survivor View PostMany, many, many people, his popularity is a product of his retirement and the lack of good fighters in the division today. He was much maligned in the 90s.
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Originally posted by El-blanco View PostNot disputing your opinion but many people including myself loved Lennox while he was active. He wasn't always safety first, when the opportunity arose he was a butcher and absolutely brutalized guys. He was very strategic and picked his spots. I find Floyd and Hopkins much more boring, a lot of times when totally dominating they still played it safe. That's boring.
wlad too.
emmanuel steward killed heavyweight boxing.
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Originally posted by El-blanco View PostNot disputing your opinion but many people including myself loved Lennox while he was active. He wasn't always safety first, when the opportunity arose he was a butcher and absolutely brutalized guys. He was very strategic and picked his spots. I find Floyd and Hopkins much more boring, a lot of times when totally dominating they still played it safe. That's boring.
I will agree that Bhop, especially in his MW days was much boring and Mayweather has gotten aesthetically worse over the years. Lewis still managed to have that KO power and oculd take guys out if things got tough and he got fired up.
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