Most entertaining & least entertaining (boring) champions of last 20 years?

[chrisJS]

Who would you say are the 10 most entertaining championship level fighters of the last 20 years and the 10 most boring?

Entertainers
Felix Trinidad
Juan Manuel Marquez
Erik Morales
Manny Pacquaio
Marco Antonio Barrera
Rafael Marquez
Israel Vazquez
Arturo Gatti
Roman Gonzalez
Diego Corrales

Insomnia curers
Andre Ward
John Ruiz
Sven Ottke
Wladimir Klitshcko
Floyd Mayweather
Ricky Hatton
Shawn Porter
Winky Wright
Bernard Hopkins
Derrick Gainer

I know some will attack me for including Ottke and I know he's unbeaten doe but his fights were boring and ugly. Hopkins I respect as an all-time great fighter but his fights were often ugly and marred by wrestling, holding, injury feigning etc; The rest need no explaining.

[jas]

Hatton not entertaining ?

Lol

[The Big Dunn]

Who would you say are the 10 most entertaining championship level fighters of the last 20 years and the 10 most boring?

Entertainers
Felix Trinidad
Juan Manuel Marquez
Erik Morales
Manny Pacquaio
Marco Antonio Barrera
Rafael Marquez
Israel Vazquez
Arturo Gatti
Roman Gonzalez
Diego Corrales

Insomnia curers
Andre Ward
John Ruiz
Sven Ottke
Wladimir Klitshcko
Floyd Mayweather
Ricky Hatton
Shawn Porter
Winky Wright
Bernard Hopkins
Derrick Gainer

I know some will attack me for including Ottke and I know he's unbeaten doe but his fights were boring and ugly. Hopkins I respect as an all-time great fighter but his fights were often ugly and marred by wrestling, holding, injury feigning etc; The rest need no explaining.

How are you measuring entertainment?

For example, Floyd sells the most tickets/PPv's at the highest prices. This is the primary measure of entertainment in film, music sports-sales, viewers, pricing level.

Or, are you measuring it a different way?

[chrisJS]

Hatton not entertaining ?

Lol

Too much wrestling and his fights were too scrappy. I always thought his fights were ugly as hell just like Porter's or Ward's.

[jas]

Winky wright?

Wtf

[Holler]

Hatton was good to watch in the ring. Clinching is part of the sport but he was usually trying to set up a shot and he could finish well.

Some of them were tough to watch but very talented. Hopkins for instance was never going to be great entertainment, but it was remarkable to see how far and for how long his ringcraft took him. I hated the feigning etc though.

If you're talking about the pre-fight circus I'm not really sure how any of these guys were. I try and avoid it as much as possible, it's usually moronic and unconvincing.

[Prince Madison]

solid list although i liked hatton and im fan of porter.

[chrisJS]

How are you measuring entertainment?

For example, Floyd sells the most tickets/PPv's at the highest prices. This is the primary measure of entertainment in film, music sports-sales, viewers, pricing level.

Or, are you measuring it a different way?

In the ring the excitement or lack of excitement created. Fights the drama in them, technical skill, aggression, taking chances. Boring I'd say too much lateral movement, not taking chances, lack of aggression and my worst - excessive clinching.

Ticket sales and PPV not really. Oscar was an entertaining fighter but more than those guys? No. Chavez JR also wasn't more entertaining than Morales for example.

[The Big Dunn]

In the ring the excitement or lack of excitement created. Fights the drama in them, technical skill, aggression, taking chances. Boring I'd say too much lateral movement, not taking chances, lack of aggression and my worst - excessive clinching.

Ticket sales and PPV not really. Oscar was an entertaining fighter but more than those guys? No. Chavez JR also wasn't more entertaining than Morales for example.

Ok. In ring excitement and drama is created when two closely matched fighters fight. I would argue there are no fighters during his era that were his equal or really close which is why most of his fights weren't exciting.

I think most fans appreciate greatness and domination like this and find it entertaining.

Not taking chances-with all due respect I always see this as coded language for Floyd not giving his opponent a chance to get a KO win because he will not fight recklessly once he has a huge lead.

respectfully, how can you not count those things? People pay to see fighters they are entertained by. They don't pay to see fighters they are bored by, right?

You are entitled to your opinion. I just think "entertaining" should be measured by subjective factors, not objective ones.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Hatton not entertaining ?

Lol

Wtf??? That guy needs to watch the Tszyu fight!!