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Forget records... forget belts... forget achievements and skill... which ten current boxers entertain you the most? Which would you drop everything to see?
Here's mine, numbered for clarity, but in no real order:
1. Emanuele Augustus - Only saw one Emanuele bout - his last against Oliviera - but any man who can disco dance in and out of range has got "I want to see this guy again" written all over him for me.
2. The Mouser - That crazy **** with the weird moves and zero defence piqued my curiousity with his KO (and later attempted foul) of Vivian Harris. As I said, this thread isn't about boxers you think are necessary good, but ones you'd want to see.
3. Roy Jones Jr./Mike Tyson - one's hinting about coming back, the other's claiming retirement. Whether either of them do come back remains to be seen. All that I know is that if either did there'd be a fair few posters slating both on here... yet we'd watch 'em anyway.
4. A.N. Other Heavyweight - The heavyweight division, traditionally the sport's most popular. A league where the men are so big that any single clean shot has the potential to change a fight instantly, it overrides skill - though many have been extremely skillful - by delivering the ultimate in visceral spectacle. Unfortunately there's not a single present heavyweight that I can single out as a "must see" at present... Sam Peters seems hard-hitting against weak competition, but lacks ability beyond his punch (as I was saying, it's not always about talent in this division...), Vitali's okay, Toney has yet to make a definitive statement, Brewster looks promising and Byrd is technically impressive but sadly quite dull. Yet as a division in and of itself, it still draws me in. This entry also takes in Danny Williams, who I've always got time for, no matter whether he's good or ****, and the ever-present threat of Lewis coming out of retirement.
5. Carl "The Cat" Thompson - Crazy ape-**** Carl talks like a gay George Formby and has an almost unlimited pain threshold. This 41-year-old English Cruiserweight will take an absolute caning in the knowledge that he has one-punch KO power that can turn around a fight in a moment's notice. His dismantling of Sebastian Rothmann and David Haye last year were sensational.
6. Junior Witter - Switch-hitter Witter had an uncharacteristically flat showing last time out, and still gets knocked for a negative performance against Zab Judah five years ago (When he was a late replacement who hadn't been past eight rounds before). But the boy is now a man, and this switch-hitting, spite-filled permanent Hatton rival is so deserving of a shot at a title it's untrue.
7. The Nuff Tumper - Okay, I wasn't going to have him in, but I'm running out before I get to ten. I thought this would be easier somehow. It seems there's boxers I watch but so few I definitely would see. As for why there's so many UK boxers on the list, before you racistly claim "Brit Bias", think about it... I come from the UK, who do I have the most opportunity to see on TV? I hadn't even seen Taylor before he fought Hopkins, I'm sure if I got to see more I'd like them. As for the Nuff Tumper, he can dish nuff tump and take nuff tump, as well as doing a few little tricks and things. He was **** against Hopkins, but I'd still make an effort to catch him if he was on.
Here's mine, numbered for clarity, but in no real order:
1. Emanuele Augustus - Only saw one Emanuele bout - his last against Oliviera - but any man who can disco dance in and out of range has got "I want to see this guy again" written all over him for me.
2. The Mouser - That crazy **** with the weird moves and zero defence piqued my curiousity with his KO (and later attempted foul) of Vivian Harris. As I said, this thread isn't about boxers you think are necessary good, but ones you'd want to see.
3. Roy Jones Jr./Mike Tyson - one's hinting about coming back, the other's claiming retirement. Whether either of them do come back remains to be seen. All that I know is that if either did there'd be a fair few posters slating both on here... yet we'd watch 'em anyway.
4. A.N. Other Heavyweight - The heavyweight division, traditionally the sport's most popular. A league where the men are so big that any single clean shot has the potential to change a fight instantly, it overrides skill - though many have been extremely skillful - by delivering the ultimate in visceral spectacle. Unfortunately there's not a single present heavyweight that I can single out as a "must see" at present... Sam Peters seems hard-hitting against weak competition, but lacks ability beyond his punch (as I was saying, it's not always about talent in this division...), Vitali's okay, Toney has yet to make a definitive statement, Brewster looks promising and Byrd is technically impressive but sadly quite dull. Yet as a division in and of itself, it still draws me in. This entry also takes in Danny Williams, who I've always got time for, no matter whether he's good or ****, and the ever-present threat of Lewis coming out of retirement.
5. Carl "The Cat" Thompson - Crazy ape-**** Carl talks like a gay George Formby and has an almost unlimited pain threshold. This 41-year-old English Cruiserweight will take an absolute caning in the knowledge that he has one-punch KO power that can turn around a fight in a moment's notice. His dismantling of Sebastian Rothmann and David Haye last year were sensational.
6. Junior Witter - Switch-hitter Witter had an uncharacteristically flat showing last time out, and still gets knocked for a negative performance against Zab Judah five years ago (When he was a late replacement who hadn't been past eight rounds before). But the boy is now a man, and this switch-hitting, spite-filled permanent Hatton rival is so deserving of a shot at a title it's untrue.
7. The Nuff Tumper - Okay, I wasn't going to have him in, but I'm running out before I get to ten. I thought this would be easier somehow. It seems there's boxers I watch but so few I definitely would see. As for why there's so many UK boxers on the list, before you racistly claim "Brit Bias", think about it... I come from the UK, who do I have the most opportunity to see on TV? I hadn't even seen Taylor before he fought Hopkins, I'm sure if I got to see more I'd like them. As for the Nuff Tumper, he can dish nuff tump and take nuff tump, as well as doing a few little tricks and things. He was **** against Hopkins, but I'd still make an effort to catch him if he was on.
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