Was Emanuel Augustus one of a kind...

My favorite fight of his was against Ward, when he wasn't showboating or dancing around the ring he was actually a really good fighter.

extremely underrated technically

Him and Mickey Ward had a war on ESPN. Great great fight. One of the best fights of all time imo What a rumble!

A his very best, he was pretty good. World level, and could arguably have won a title with better training and management, but even at his best he had flaws that would see him get beaten by most of the top fighters. He had long lapses, and while he could be tricky to hit when he thought about defense, he could also be easy to hit much of the time too. He often fought to the level of his opponent, could be easily drawn into brawls, and he lacked power. He was good, very entertaining and at his best was also an excellent fighter, but he never could have been elite, or even a really good champion. Doesn't matter though, because he was very fun to watch.

He turned his career around, too bad it was short lived.

Him and Mickey Ward had a war on ESPN. Great great fight.

He is the Salvador Dali of boxing.

He was bad for the sport.. TOOK DIVES enough said.

a unique and entertaining fighter whose accomplishments and effectiveness have gotten a bit overstated lately.

I liked watching him, never knew what was going to happen.

Emanuel Augustus(previously known as Emanuel Burton) is so under-rated it's a shame, he won most of the fights he got losses for. His ability is one of kind and actually unique, he gave mostly everyone he fought a tough fight and his record is very tricky.. Most think they are going to get an easy knockout win and find themselves in a frustrating awkward war. What many see as him clowning is just him going in to his warrior trance( some people call it the puppet dance or drunken master) where he performs at an even more frustrating pace. This guy always took a fight on days notice, probably been drinking and partying the whole week, never having the time to train and fighting world class opponents and giving them some of the toughest rounds in their career. If he had a better managed career and training camp I'm sure he would have been an elite boxer.. in my opinion. Top notch post! Very well said.

to be "one of a kind" it would help if he weren't a naseem hamed wannabe. including the shorts. Terrible post.

Love the guy. Me too, he was the definition of a fighter he fought anyone, anywhere on short notice, or no notice, and hell if it could be done i think he would fight on didn't notice. I remember reading an interview and he was asked why he showboats when he fights and his reply was he wasn't trying to showboat he just could not help it, and it was his passion for fighting that was coming out and when he tried not to do it he could feel the punches he was receiving

Love the guy.

to be "one of a kind" it would help if he weren't a naseem hamed wannabe. including the shorts.

Mayweather still says it was the toughest fight he's been in

One of my favourite fighters of the modern era. He was a vey good fighter in addition to being pure entertainment in the ring. Better than a lot of titleholders out there but got shafted big time by boxing politics. Real shame, had the talent to be a great fighter but just didnt get a fair shake.

he sucks :peeright:

Definitely one of a kind. Underrated technically due to his preference for entertaining.

His unpredictability reminded me of Kirkland Laing. Both fighters never made the most out of their considerable abilities.