Which fighters do you love?

[Chunk..]

Lennox Lewis is one of the greatest champions and one of the greatest boxers in the history of this sport. First he had an excellent amateur career that he crowned with an Olympic gold medal in 1988, and as a professional he was in my opinion the greatest heavyweight champion ever to step foot in a boxing ring. He defeated every opponent he ever faced in his career (McCall and Rahman by a way of rematch) and he had all the attributes that a perfect heavyweight boxer is supposed to have - starting from basic height, weight and strength advantage in almost every match to perfect technique, awesome knockout power and most importantly unprecedented boxing talent that he has been showing throughout his career.
Ali, Fraiser, Liston, Foreman, Holyfield, Tyson, Klitschko brothers(am high) and so on are all great heavyweight boxing champions but none of them is a match for Lennox in my opinion.

Love the watching his fights and i never get bored. He was the best chess player in the business.

[Pugilistic™]

Bernard Hopkins - first watched him in 2005, his first fight with Taylor, even though he lost i couldn't believe how competitive he was against a much younger fighter and how he started to take him apart in the later rounds. He really impressed me, . Starting watching highlight videos and downloaded his fight with Trinidad and was completely amazed with his boxing ability and how to completely took trinidads best weapon, stole his will then took him apart with his boxing intelligence and accurate counter punching. The second time i watched him fight live was against Tarver and i loved his performance, Tarver couldn't do nothing to stop Hopkins. Hopkins in his prime was a complete fighter. I won't ever be a fan of a fighter like i am a fan of hopkins.

[El Dominicano]

Neither 'Nard nor Roy were at the top of their game when they first clashed, but I think Roy had a slight edge. The rematch should've taken place after Hopkins' destruction of Trinidad, if I could go back in time and change one event that is boxing related, that'd be the one. Seeing those two go at it in late '01 or early '02 would've been epic.

I'd still pay to see it now though. Granted it would be dimished, but Roy's offense isn't so amazing that Bernard would have a lot of problems dealing with it. And Roy is a bit gunshy these days, so that'd negate the stamina edge he'd have.

I think Tito's fans overrated that performance against Whitaker about as highly as I've seen any performance overrated. A prime Pernell, or even slightly past prime Pernell would've handled him with relative ease.

Still I'd lean towards B-Hop if the 2nd fight would have taken place during that time. By the way...How confident are you in B-Hop against Pavlik??

Also...I didn't know that Tito fanz overated that win against Pernell, they shouldn't have. I became a fan of boxing during the Tito vs DLH time and then I stopped and came back to it. I have ALOT of catching up to do
I've seen just about every Mayweather fight, B-Hop fight, Pernell fight and am about to start seeing Aaron Pryor fights...since MANY say he is the best 140 pounder.

[El Dominicano]

Bernard Hopkins - first watched him in 2005, his first fight with Taylor, even though he lost i couldn't believe how competitive he was against a much younger fighter and how he started to take him apart in the later rounds. He really impressed me, . Starting watching highlight videos and downloaded his fight with Trinidad and was completely amazed with his boxing ability and how to completely took trinidads best weapon, stole his will then took him apart with his boxing intelligence and accurate counter punching. The second time i watched him fight live was against Tarver and i loved his performance, Tarver couldn't do nothing to stop Hopkins. Hopkins in his prime was a complete fighter. I won't ever be a fan of a fighter like i am a fan of hopkins.

Sadly, VERY sadly

Alot of people in these forums...don't know what a PRIME B-Hop is.

[FloydsEra]

Floyd. I even love the Floyd fights that others consider boring. My eyes are glued to the screen whenever Money May is workin his magic

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Still I'd lean towards B-Hop if the 2nd fight would have taken place during that time. By the way...How confident are you in B-Hop against Pavlik??

Also...I didn't know that Tito fanz overated that win against Pernell, they shouldn't have. I became a fan of boxing during the Tito vs DLH time and then I stopped and came back to it. I have ALOT of catching up to do
I've seen just about every Mayweather fight, B-Hop fight, Pernell fight and am about to start seeing Aaron Pryor fights...since MANY say he is the best 140 pounder.

I would've picked Bernard over Roy back in '01 or '02 also. He was at his highest possible peak.

How confident am I in Bernard over Kelly? Well I'm not 100%, but I rarely ever am. I just think Kelly is too straight forward for Bernard to not get the victory. He has no depth in his game whatsoever, he's a straight up pressure fighter/come forward ****er. I think Bernard will be showing him angles all night long and have him reaching for shots that aren't there.

My only worry is Kelly's workrate, if he throws 75 punches a round and lands 25, and Hopkins throws 40 a round and lands 30, Kelly wins. Judges can't see clean, clear connections, if they did they would've scored the Calzaghe fight for Hopkins 114-113.

But I'm thinking that Kelly's workrate will be much lower than average because that's his best weapon, and Bernard ALWAYS takes away his opponet's best weapon.

70% sure. But my love of Hopkins may be leading me astray.

And about the Trinidad fans, I'm talking his fans on here. I've seen them bring up the Whitaker win so many times it's pathetic. The only thing more ridiculous is when they pull "blown up" out of their ass when discussing Hopkins/Trinidad.

Bernard Hopkins - first watched him in 2005, his first fight with Taylor, even though he lost i couldn't believe how competitive he was against a much younger fighter and how he started to take him apart in the later rounds. He really impressed me, . Starting watching highlight videos and downloaded his fight with Trinidad and was completely amazed with his boxing ability and how to completely took trinidads best weapon, stole his will then took him apart with his boxing intelligence and accurate counter punching. The second time i watched him fight live was against Tarver and i loved his performance, Tarver couldn't do nothing to stop Hopkins. Hopkins in his prime was a complete fighter. I won't ever be a fan of a fighter like i am a fan of hopkins.

Good to see another Bernard fan, though I knew you were one. It's funny how people like to rewrite a fighter's legacy by putting on the disguise of revisionist historian. They've been at it all out on Bernard's since April. (Mostly Calzaghe nuthuggers though.)

[luv3s2sp00g3]

The only fighter I can honestly say that I felt for everytime he won and lost was Mike Tyson. I am one of the few people who will always defend Mike in a conversation around the cooler at work or in a casual sports conversation with my close friends (almost none of them watch boxing).

I always back Mike up whenever somebody talks about how ****ed up of a person he is (jail, ****, etc.) Well, you would too if you didn't have a father and your mother died at 16. Not to mention, your only father figure in your life passing away as well. I remember watching the Beyond the Glory for Mike Tyson and it genuinely made me sad.

When it came to matters in the ring, I just loved watching Mike destroy. He was seriously immortal to me. I remember thinking, how can anyone **** with this man?

I hated when my friends would be like "oh yeah Mike Tyson. I know him. He gets a lot of knockouts." I'd always tell them: YOU DONT GET IT!

Mike was about more than just knockouts. Look at that handspeed, look at that upper body and head movement! Heavyweight fighters aren't supposed to be able to do that! Not only does he have power, his technique and form is sooo underrated. I don't think I've ever seen Tyson throw an arm punch in my life. Watching his slow motion replays and how he shifts his weight from the ankles to the hips to the shoulders for each and every punch in like a 6 punch combination with such speed and fluidity is just beautiful to me. We won't be seeing another heavyweight and another athlete like Mike for a long, long time.

Deep down, Mike was just a tortured individual with many personal demons. He had so many issues and conflicts, yet you can tell by his interviews he is very self aware in a way too. This is what makes him not only just a dynamic boxer but a dynamic individual and character as well. He made you really able to relate to him on a human level and not as just some "superstar athlete" that you can't possibly relate to. He felt suffering and dissapointment and loss just like you or me. It really made me feel for him. It was even harder seeing Mike in his decline. Watching him lose to Danny Williams made me feel like a kid being told that there was no Santa Claus.

[Pugilistic™]

Sadly, VERY sadly

Alot of people in these forums...don't know what a PRIME B-Hop is.

agreed.

They think Hopkins has always had this over defensive style with a low workrate and clinching.

Hopkins Vs Johnson is a great fight to see what a prime bhop could do. What a performance.

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Sadly, VERY sadly

Alot of people in these forums...don't know what a PRIME B-Hop is.

I missed out on him until '95, I started watching him in the second Mercado fight.

[Pugilistic™]

Good to see another Bernard fan, though I knew you were one. It's funny how people like to rewrite a fighter's legacy by putting on the disguise of revisionist historian. They've been at it all out on Bernard's since April. (Mostly Calzaghe nuthuggers though.)

I do like Calzaghe but i hate it when some Calzaghe fans try and discredit Hopkins resume when Hopkins and Calzaghe's achivements and resumes are similar except Hopkins holds more big wins and faced the better competition.