Fighters who exceeded your expectations?

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  • The Big Dunn
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    #11
    wlad Klitchko-I never thought he would end up dominating the division the way he has prior to his linking up with Steward.

    Danny Garcia-didn't expect the Morales and Khan dominations

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    • STREET CLEANER
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      #12
      Like most ppl here, Garcia, Maidana, Froch and Salido.

      Those guys look ordinary and beatable and continue to win

      I'm tired of picking against B-Hop. He has gone further than I ever thought that he could at his age

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      • Box-Office
        Russo Guy
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        #13
        Originally posted by Rip Chudd
        Exactly. I got called racist on here(by the poster who calls everyone racist who says something negative about a non black fighter) because years ago I said Bute was a big hype job who hadn't fought anyone. Said he'd get wrecked as soon as he stepped up against the best and look what happened.
        Loool.

        It's funny cuz when the fight was made I was telling my Romanian acquaintances that "Bute will get his Bootay exposed". They were casuals fans at best and were mesmerized by his undefeated record like it meant something. Good times.

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        • daggum
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          #14
          floyd. i thought baldomir would smash him to pieces but he manned up and fought the beast toe to toe

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          • miniq
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            #15
            Khan


            everything aside once he turned proffesional and got flattened by Prescott I thought that despite his ability as an amatuer he wouldn't be able to go further as a pro...went onto become a champion and have some great fights...

            Maidana

            My god he was sloppy and unrefined 4-5 years ago (amazing to think it's been that long) although still unrefined he makes the most of what he's got. I will miss him when he's gone..the ultimate humbler.

            Brook against Porter. Great performance...made Porter look sloppy. exceeded my expectations...paced himself well and was there for all 12 rounds.
            Last edited by miniq; 10-29-2014, 05:55 PM.

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            • puga
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              #16
              Abner "golotita" mares...i thought he would lose to agbecko, moreno and ponce....classy talker too....

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              • Dr Rumack
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                #17
                Maidana, Danny Garcia, Bernard Dunne, Kell Brook.

                I thought Maidana might lose to Broner. I never thought he could push Floyd the way he did.

                I never thought Dunne would win a title when Kiko destroyed him.

                I didn't see anything special in Brook before the Porter fight.

                I didn't expect Matthysse to flatten Peterson and he did. I did expect him to flatten Garcia and he didn't. Danny was far more resilient than I expected.

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                • Pretty Boy32
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                  #18
                  Danny Garcia
                  Carl Froch
                  Andre Ward
                  Maidana

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                  • Rostov Papa
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                    #19
                    Tim Bradley. I never expected tiny Timmah to beat Witter the ****ter, but he put it on him, and the rest is history.

                    But even after that fight I chalked it up to the ****ter being unmotivated, showing his age, etc.

                    But for Bradley to be a top 5 pound for pound boxer, and have a legit win over Marquez is way beyond what I thought he'd achieve.

                    And although we all know Pac beat him clearly twice, he did put up decent resistance.

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                    • Dr Rumack
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                      #20
                      Orlando Salido is another one. Given that he was once 11-7 I imagine he's exceeded his own expectations as well.

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