Fighters You Loath or Loathed But Have Grown To Respect?

[SkillspayBills]

Definitely Kovalev. The attribute that gets overrated THE MOST on this site is power. People see a power puncher and not only think they are god's gift but that everyone else is afraid to fight them. I believed this was the case with Kov but that Hopkins fight showed me he has alot more than just power in his repertoire.

[12TRIBEsRiSe]

Amir khan as a fighter, the dude takes on all and has exciting fights

[Hype job]

Definitely Kovalev. The attribute that gets overrated THE MOST on this site is power. People see a power puncher and not only think they are god's gift but that everyone else is afraid to fight them. I believed this was the case with Kov but that Hopkins fight showed me he has alot more than just power in his repertoire.

Lol problem with you boxing hipsters is that you've also underrated power a lot. It's up there with chin as the most important gift to have.

Don't matter how ''skilled'' you are, having Malignaggi power will only get you so far.

[MDPopescu]

I don't use to feel intense dislike regarding a fighter... I think it would be insane... I only dislike the obvious act of ducking... And I do have a few "big champs" in mind who are obviously ducking...

[Canelo Phresh]

I hate ****** Gift, but I think he can stop "One Time" if he stops picking on lightweight tomato cans.

[Pocket Dogs!]

I loathed Danny Garcia and began to respect him after he beat Matthysse. I then lost that respect when he looked like a noob against "tune-up" Herrera and then fought a disgusting mismatch with Salka.

[Y0@NN]

DeGale maybe

[Y0@NN]

It shoudln't count when it's a fighter you've only grown to "respect" after he was stopped in his tracks.

[LA_2_Vegas]

I used to like young Wlad a lot..then he was forced to change his style, then I started to loathe him as a champion. It was nothing personal because he is a great representative of boxing but I gave up on him after that damn Ibragamov fight, man I was so pissed.

He's still going and I've come back around to respect what he's done, and am enjoying his fights again. I'm looking forward to this next act in his career.

[Sparked_26]

I wouldn't say loathed but Broner was a bit of pantomime villain. But the man is a fighter and there is a substance to him which was apparent when Maidana messed him up.