In boxing history, who are the guys who are far cockier than their talent would justify?
Let the fun begin! I know Amir GOAT Khan will get a few mentions. Lol
I can't stand Conor Benn. annoying c*nt. his facial expressions, going into monologue at the drop of a hat. acting like he's been hard done by. Disrespectfully talking about how he enjoys his silk and his expensive car with warm seats, coming into the gym and 'outworking these other FOOLS' (what a way to talk about people you train with). complete w4nker.
like 'JUST HAD ME KITCHEN SON, FARKIN NELL, ME WIFE, ME KID THATS ON DA WAY'
wow..big man.
his dad was far far more humble.
just like kell brook, he's been in low entropy fights and is peaking. he steps up, he's getting whooped. once the pressure is on him he won't be able to handle it.
Dillian Whyte.
if anything whyte goes after the ones who have big ego. his whole thing is about mocking guys with an ego and superiority complex.
he's a pretty simple guy, no flash lifestyle, no big statements about himself. ask the HWs he's managing like wardley and alen babic.
i remember he was staying in a motorhome in eddie hearn's yard before the povetkin fight. he wasnt complaining and saying 'im this or that guy, i need to be in a 5 star hotel'. naseem hamed used to live like that, had a huge team of people all of whom were catered for in 5 star accomodation in NY/Vegas. Whyte was just there on his own in the motorway cooking his own food before his fight. i doubt any of the well known HWs would do that. can you imagine wilder/fury/aj doing that?
I’m not even sure he did
I saw a big interview with him recently, a really long one where he talked about his whole career in depth from the amateurs until the end and he knew the importance of playing a role, which Is why he retired with a lot of money
Comes across as super likeable in the interview. Very self aware.
It was only after he left Booth & Haye did he clearly come out of his shell 'The way he approached his fights, you could see that he was influenced by Booth & Haye'.
I don't think his behavior came natural to him, he wanted to emulate Haye & Booth in his own way.
Groves is kind of making mistakes in this video below.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ITMQdzJzfYw
George Groves had a huge ego....but at least he was kinda funny.
I’m not even sure he did
I saw a big interview with him recently, a really long one where he talked about his whole career in depth from the amateurs until the end and he knew the importance of playing a role, which Is why he retired with a lot of money
Comes across as super likeable in the interview. Very self aware.
- -SissyBoyFloyd! His ego is infinitely greater than his Sissyboy talent.
That’s debatable. Can’t deny either one, but dude backed up everything he said when he stepped inside the ring. It looks perfectly balanced to me. Lol
Amir Khan easily.
This is a man who said if he cherrypicked opponents like Mayweather he’d be 100-0 when in reality he couldn’t even get to 20-0 without being knocked dead in less than a minute by a Colombian goat herder.
I think Broner tops the tree, though with strong competition from Mike Tyson and Amir Khan. Conor Benn might be the next one to fall into these lists, but he hasn't come unstuck yet, so until he does, I'm keeping him off it. Julio Cesar Chavez SR and his 90 wins over journeyman and debutants is right up there as well.
chavez sr was a humble dude tho
I think Broner tops the tree, though with strong competition from Mike Tyson and Amir Khan. Conor Benn might be the next one to fall into these lists, but he hasn't come unstuck yet, so until he does, I'm keeping him off it. Julio Cesar Chavez SR and his 90 wins over journeyman and debutants is right up there as well.
Paulie Malignaggi is definitely one. Dude ran his mouth like he was a big time high level boxer in his heyday and still got folded multiple times whenever he stepped up in competition. He got his ass handed to him against a washed-up MMA fighter in a bare knuckle fight and in a sparring session against Connor McTapper.
Surprised no1 said David Hate yet lol. Amir Khan was also very talented but his ego tho? Didn't have enough chin for all dat
He had a good run. He got humbled a bit at the end and accepted his fate.