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Who are the top snoozers of all time?

1.John Ruiz
2. derrick gainer
3.chris byrd
4.Max Rosenbloom
5.Bernard Hopkins


Can't think of anymore.what are your thoughts?

Although he would from time to time score a spectacular knockout for the most part Lennox Lewis was very boring to watch! Virgil Hill was painful to watch for most of his bouts as was Gianfranco Rosi. I'm sure there are tons more if you want to sit down and concentrate about it.

barry wrote:Although he would from time to time score a spectacular knockout for the most part Lennox Lewis was very boring to watch! Virgil Hill was painful to watch for most of his bouts as was Gianfranco Rosi. I'm sure there are tons more if you want to sit down and concentrate about it.

Yeah, Lewis was often too cautious to make for an exciting fight........ probably due to knowing he had a china chin to protect.

Those 2 German-based boxers, Maske and Ottke were awfully boring to watch too.

Sammy Angott deserves a mention.

I'd peel my own skin off rather than watch Muhammad Ali after 1975.

I've never seen "The Clutch" fight, but I've read several articles about him and pretty much everyone from that era says he was a horrible to watch...a predecesor to John Ruiz in the hug and grab style!

It was tough to watch Howard Davis jr. fight back in the 70s.He was on t.v all the time and came with a lot of hype.

winky wright

expug wrote:It was tough to watch Howard Davis jr. fight back in the 70s.He was on t.v all the time and came with a lot of hype.

And basically fought with a safety-first style.

Sugar boy Maligna was the most boring quality fighter I have ever seen. Every single fight I ever seen of him was a snore fest. He was so good at being boring he made normally exciting fighters seem boring as well.

How come no one has mentioned Henry Akiwande? He was more boring than a bowl of lentil soup.

Johnny Nelson has been involved in some real stinkers

Johnny Nelson and Ottke are in a class by themselves here.

Valuev . . . why do people get excited about him? When he fights someone with a pulse they go the distance and they are very boring affairs . . . .

enrique wrote:How come no one has mentioned Henry Akiwande? He was more boring than a bowl of lentil soup.

Love to see him fight John "The Hugger man" Ruiz for the World Heavyhugger Championship.

Egon Roth, undefeated German heavyweight and soft-left-jabber.
Will he ever throw a right punch before the last round?

Pernell Whitaker is by far the most boring fighter of all time. He fought all the greats...Nelson, Chavez, De la Hoya but I cant recall one single fornicating highlight from all those fights combined. He was damn hard to beat but it would be hard to make it into the later rounds without falling asleep.

I think that John Ruiz is boring to watch. I fall asleep everytime i watch him. That man is a disgrace to boxing. He whines and bitches about every fight he has. I hope that Tyson comes out of retirement just to knock his ass out.
Andre Ward is the best.

theone wrote:Sugar boy Maligna was the most boring quality fighter I have ever seen. Every single fight I ever seen of him was a snore fest. He was so good at being boring he made normally exciting fighters seem boring as well.

I was ringside for his first fight with Nigel Benn and thought it was an entertaining fight to be honest, although Benn fights always had a great atmosphere. But even whatching Benn - Malinga 1 on tape I still think it was a good fight.

But I understand your general point.

Nile4000 wrote:

expug wrote:It was tough to watch Howard Davis jr. fight back in the 70s.He was on t.v all the time and came with a lot of hype.

And basically fought with a safety-first style.

I actually have a few Howard Davis Jr's fights on tape and quite enjoy watching them from time to time. The guy had some great skills, just lacked the toughness and duribility to win the big ones.

Pernell Whitaker is by far the most boring fighter of all time

Actually whitaker at his best was quite breathtaking to behold. His defensive skills were arguably the best ever and it was amazing to watch him slip punches at close range and stilll maintain himself in perfect counter punching position. His second fight with Ramirez, his two with Buddy Mcgirt and his battle with Greg Haugan are amoung my favorites. His fght with Chavez was also impressive, but although i think Whitaker won his rounds bigger, I was shocked to see at the end of the fight that I had scored it a draw as well.

Yea, I remember him knocking Haugen down in the corner of the ring early in his career. In all fairness, he also became very exciting later in his career when he started to plant his feet. He visited the canvas with a little more regularity but his fight with Trinidad was great and his fight with a Hurtado is a classic.

Camacho Sr needs to here someplac; I recently had a nightmare of he and Whitaker fightig for 15 rounds.

there's no doubt! Sven Ottke.

The boring fighter list should also include Jack Johnson,
Gene Tunney, and Eddie Mustafa Muhammad (Eddie
Gregory).

- Chuck Johnston

Pernell Whitaker boring ??? I'd rather watch Sweet Pea and his radar like defense, than the ever popular Arturo "I couldn't duck a punch to save my life" Gatti anyday. I guess someone who finds Whitaker boring would also complain about having to watch a shutout in baseball, football, soccer, hockey, etc.

Many will disagree,but I often find some of the brawling almost strictly infighters tough to watch as well as overly defensive fighters.too much mauling.Gene Fullmer was extremely tough but mauled alot. Made for some ugly fights.Mustafa Hamsho was like this too.Just an opinion.