What fighters did you change your opinion of?

[TintaBoricua]

Used to dislike, now I like:

Carl Froch is the only one that comes to mind. I was rooting against him in the Taylor fight, and in the Dirrell fight, and in the Kessler fight, but ever since shutting out Abraham and re-considering his string of strong oppsition and very good performances (even in defeat), I admire the guy's determination. Ward also irritates me the way he's only fought in his hometown throughout the Super Six. I'm rooting for Carl, but my head says Ward.

Amir Khan- I don't really like him. I'm always rooting against him...but I now respect the guy ever since he got his chin checked against Maidana. Hell of a performance.

[chav]

Froch - Used to think he was all mouth and would get blasted once at world level. After the Pascal fight i started to change my thinking and it's ended up with him being one of my favourites


Lewis - I went on the Lewis rolercoaster with ups and downs on him but after he did Bruno I was onboard and now he's gone i look back and think he did pretty damn well


Mike Tyson - I thought he was untouchable and then he broke before all our eyes and he was never the same again.

[IronDanHamza]

I didn't really dislike many fighters when I was younger. It's much easier to dislike fighters over the last 2 decades as opposed to before then. Probably because fighters just got way more diva-ish in recent times.

I guess I didn't like Aaron Pryor too much and would wanted to see him get knocked out for beating Arguello who was and is my favourite fighter. I had no problem with him before that.

I've always hated Muhammad Ali but my opinion's never changed of him

Hated Rocky Lockridge after he knocked out Roger Mayweather.

Quite liked Chavez but then after Whitaker got robbed I took it out on Chavez and wanted to see him get beat up and always rooted against him.

In recent times I've always been up and down on Bernard Hopkins. Like him one week, dislike him the next.

Carl Froch I used to dislike and have no respect for. Now, I dislike him but have respect for him.

List goes on and on really. Boxing is a sport that really brings out emotions

[bojangles1987]

I could not stand Froch before the Super Six. Now he's one of my favorites. I was an Abraham fan before his pathetic no heart performances against Froch and Ward.

[edgarg]

Always disliked Ali, Lewis and Hopkins. Still don't so they don't fall into the Topic Starter's requirements.

Tha only one who does, is the late Diego Corrales. I disliked him intensely, regarded him as nothing but an oversized bully who beat up smaller, almost defenceless fighters. nd then he beat his wife. But shortly before the Mayweather fight, he gaev a long TV interview in which he was asked about his wifebeating charge, and he gave a very sad look, and said quietly, that there were 2 sides to the story and he wasn't all at fault and people would know when they heard his side. Then he was asked about why he took the fight, when he'd given up the division because he couldn't make the weight any more, and would even have trouble making lightweight, he just gave a very deep sigh, and said that yes, it was very difficult trying to make the weight, but....and here he looked very lost, "they gave me an offer I couldn't refuse". It also came out that he was broke and up to his eyes in Lawyers' fees debt, really desperate.

So I saw that there was indeed a very human side to this monstrous bully, and he was really just a kid who needed better guidance than he was getting. And had been taken advantage of in his desperate need by the "Mayweather Brains Trust" as it was called by journalists and analysts in those days. The fight itself showed the tremendous effect that making the weight cost him.

So from then on, looked at him with different eyes, and kept an eye on his progress.

[Thread Stealer]

Used to be a fan of Margarito before the wraps fiasco.

I used to dislike Froch, but I don't really mind him now.

[TintaBoricua]

There are a lot of people who became Froch supporters in the past two years! The guy speaks the truth.

[Russian Crushin]

Used to be a fan of Margarito before the wraps fiasco.

I used to dislike Froch, but I don't really mind him now.

This^^^^^^^^

[daggum]

i used to think calzaghe was a bum but now i realize he and chris john are the 2 greatest fighters of this era.

[Beater_of_ass]

Hated Floyd, but after the Gatti fight I became a fan. Then he went on to his 24/7 persona, and now I hate him personally but I respect the fighter. By that I mean his skills, his lack of fighting and the one's he hasn't fought along the way... Great fighter who doesn't want to challenge himself, its sad.

Was a huge Mosley fan, he's from my hometown but watching him now... I wish he would just give it up, so many fans that Manny and Floyd have brought into boxing and they all think "Mosley" sucks. Its a shame they couldn't see him including and before the Cotto fight.

I liked Margarito I admired his heart and just full on beast he was, but then we found out why so I hate that c*nt.

Froch is awesome, Ward is a diva who I can't stand, Dirrell is a b*tch for not fighting Ward because of what Arthur did to him. Rios is a warrior mad respect and he's clean.

Used to like Manny but as someone said his fans are so incredibly ignorant on boxing but they think they know it all. I remember I told this guy at work Manny CAN be beat, he HAS been beat. I never seen someone so visibly hurt, I swear it was like I told him his mom died. It was like how dare you say something bad about Manny. I guess I still do like Manny as a fighter, kind of the same situation as Floyd, his ****** "I'm a do gooder" persona irks the **** out of me such like Floyd. No one is that perfect Manny and all this "good" your doing I see you with a bigger and bigger entourage every fight and now you're riding in a tour bus. GTFO with that **** you wouldn't be helping anyone if you weren't making 100x's that **** back.