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I know the first few times I saw Carl Froch fight with his left hand hanging down by his knee. I was infuriated that his opponents didn't attack him far more frequently with right hands. Especially when Jermain Taylor dropped him with a right in the 3rd round of their bout. But after several bouts of watching guys ignore the obvious opening, and realizing Froch's head movement works pretty well in several occasions at avoiding the biggest right hands. I've let that one go. I've actually come to respect Froch a lot for his grit and toughness, and you can almost always count on it that if he's involved the fight will be entertaining. Still don't care for carrying the left so low, but hey whatever works for you.

Also: Dominick Guinn, Rocky Juarez or any fighter to have what I have dubbed "Dominick Guinn syndrome" because during my time as a fan, Guinn and Juarez both started out with potential I'm not saying they would've been world-beaters necessarily, but they definitely could've done more than they did if they simply THREW SOME DAMN PUNCHES!!!! Guinn and Juarez were 2 of the worst I've seen from the last 10 years at just following a guy around the ring, not throwing anything, getting hit, and then following him around some more. I simply don't understand this. I have a lot more respect for a guy who just comes out and goes for it all and gets KO'd in the 1st than a guy who just follows his opponent around like his personal punching bag for hire. The one time at the top level Juarez didn't do this was the first Barrera fight, he nearly won that one. The 2nd fight with Barrera, right back to his same old ways. Following, getting hit, Following some more. A strategy that simply makes no sense to me, and it doesn't take long for me to lose respect for a guy who fights like this.

yancey wrote:

flatnoseflynn wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote: Foreman-hater.

What has that got to do with Foreman?

Foreman is Irene's guy.

Something quite strange going on there, I fear.

You know I'll always give you a pass for hating Foreman, Yance. You have good reason D

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:

Goodnight, Irene wrote:

But no, Judah infuriates me far more. It is the mythology around Ibeabuchi, not the man himself, which kills me.

I used to be on board with Judah. In the last few years after I came to accept that he was a fighter who maximized his potential and was as consistent as any in the sport I began to sympathize with him a bit from a Boxing stand point.

I honestly think Tzyu delivered a bit of a head (or pride?) injury to Zab that took him ever so slightly out of synch for the rest of his days.

Hector Camacho Sr. Hands down.

cubedrum wrote:Hector Camacho Sr. Hands down.

Can definitely agree with this choice.

Camacho was one of my three choices on the similar "hate" thread.

Not only did Camacho himself turn me off greatly, but those ridiculous trunks he wore into the ring did, too.

As a fighter, it would probably be Ruiz. As a human being, there would be lots of guys.

SaadOffTheDeck wrote:Lewis fought intelligently against Holyfield, if he would have been aggressive he would have lost.

He did lose...

No, he didnt.

Goodnight, Irene wrote:No, he didnt.

Uh huh, yeah he did so!

I have a few:

Lennox Lewis
I never enjoyed watching Lewis fights in my younger years while the British Media hyped him up, I thought his fight were slow, boring and casual.

I think he is saying that he thought (as do I) that Holyfield should have got the decision in their 2nd fight.