Biggest Hyped Fight Disappointment?

[Sugarj]

Easily Duran vs Leonard 3!!!

On paper this was a great matchup. Leonard was slowing down, but still very entertaining....as evidenced in the second Hearns fight.

Duran had just looked great in beating Barkley! With all the spite and needle from the 'No Mas' showing, everyone expected a great fight!

And it was an absolute bore snore!!!! Awful....

All the other fights in the poll, with the exception of Wlad vs Haye were pretty good fights.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

De La Hoya / Trinidad by FA

1. 2 PRIME undefeated pound for pound fighters in their 20s

2. Mexico/PR rivalry

3. 2 boxer punchers that had a history of exciting fights

4. 2 celebrities in their own right

How can that fight not produce fireworks?

When one guy chooses to play it safe and then give the last three rounds away. Not so sure about the Mexico/PR rivalry. Most Mexicans could not stand De La Hoya.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Easily Duran vs Leonard 3!!!

On paper this was a great matchup. Leonard was slowing down, but still very entertaining....as evidenced in the second Hearns fight.

Duran had just looked great in beating Barkley! With all the spite and needle from the 'No Mas' showing, everyone expected a great fight!

And it was an absolute bore snore!!!! Awful....

All the other fights in the poll, with the exception of Wlad vs Haye were pretty good fights.

Absolutely dreadful. I agree. However, I think every fight listed was a bore and big disappointment. Definitely not worth the hard-earned dollars that funded them.

[etw926]

I think the disappointment with most here is that Mayweather won. 48-0 B!tches!!!

[bluebeam]

De La Hoya / Trinidad by FA

1. 2 PRIME undefeated pound for pound fighters in their 20s

2. Mexico/PR rivalry

3. 2 boxer punchers that had a history of exciting fights

4. 2 celebrities in their own right

How can that fight not produce fireworks?

I gotta agree with you 100% since you put it that way

[Scipio2009]

none of the above choices

if I had to pick it'd be Tyson vs Ettienne.

Pops actually bout the PPV, loaded the house up with different snacks and stuff, everyone was sitting around waiting for the fight, and then Tyson crushes Ettienne in 45 seconds. HBO spent 15 minutes trying to hype the replay of the replay, before the broadcast simply cut out.

Think it was a $30 show too.

[chargerhemi06]

Donaire vs rigo was overhyped.

[In Motion]

Pacquiao-Clottey or Mosley. Real boring fights. And it doesn't help that Clottey was allegedly paid off to stand there and do nothing.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Pacquiao-Clottey or Mosley. Real boring fights. And it doesn't help that Clottey was allegedly paid off to stand there and do nothing.

They weren't very great, but I don't think that's Pacman's fault. Clottey has been known to go into a shell in a big fight and he definitely did in that one, whether he was paid to or not. Mosley wanted to quit after the eighth round which maybe he should have and gotten it over with.

[Dean_Razorback]

floyd/canelo. nothing indicated that canelo could trouble floyd. in fact, he did what most expected, he tried to box with floyd, huge mistake