Fighter you hated, that eventually became one of your favorites?

[Sin City]

I wasn't too fond of Cotto at first, but I would always watch him fight. It's hard to watch Miguel Cotto fights and not respect the man, he takes on all comers and has a lot of heart. He eventually became one of my favorite boxers.

Pacquiao as well. Before I thought you were either on the Marquez side or the Manny side but you couldn't like both. I was a little bitter about Pacquiao fighting and defeating an old Morales in such a brutal fashion too but he's another one of those fighters which you just have got to respect. Just about every Pac fight is guaranteed entertainment and it's hard to hate a guy that gives you so much excitement and is so humble.
I'm still a Marquez fan of course and the only time I root against Manny now is when Marquez is fighting him.

[ItsTrue]

Lennox Lewis. Never knew a fighter to suck so much when he was actually boxing yet i go back and see his fights now and im amazed.

[-DSG-]

Zab, Molsey and Clottey were my dudes when he fought them...Molsey being one of my all-time favs...nothing ever personal against Cotto...just he went to battle with 3 dudes I was rocking with hard....funny thing is, I don't even care for Zab and Clottey no more...I like Cotto WAY more than them...crazy

Yeah man I can't front I didn't want Shane or Miguel to lose that fight

[SUPREME.]

Carl Froch.

I always thought he was a crybaby, but after he gracefully accepted defeat after Andre Ward dismantled him, he earned my respect.

Then he went on Twitter complaining that the fight could of went either way and he lost it all again.

[AvoidDisaster]

Floyd Mayweather! God I hated his personality, but I put that aside for a sec and started watching his tapes, and man everything he does is amazing and he does it with such incredible technique. How could I not become a fan?

[mezoomozaa]

Rafael Nadal ! hehehehe

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Seriously > Mayweather , I hated him very very much because I believed he is extremely boring boxer , he doesn't have the qualities to be superstar of boxing in USA , he can't trash talk , he doesn't have charisma of superstar , his nickname [ Money ] is very degrading to human being I believe , his name is unknown outside USA and boxing fan circles

but now , I am more neutral , I just hope he get his first loss soon , and go away with his money to vacate the place to a better boxer with more exciting style which will be good for boxing as sport

[J-Smooth]

jean pascal...i didnt hate him just wasnt a fan until after i seen his fights against carl froch adrian diaconu instanly made me a fan....jean pascal is a true warrior!

[terriblegabe]

I did not care for Floyd Mayweather JR style of fighting at first and slowly noticed the sweet science behind it.

[Ringlife]

I would say Mayweather but I never hated the guy but I became a fan when he changed his style He would run and hit. Now he is more of an exciting fighter to watch. Now that he stays in the pocket and stands his ground. I think it was against Hatton when he just kept going to Hatton body then KO's him. He comes out of retirement and beats Marquez and made it look easy gets hit by Shane in the 2nd round and comes back and wins the fight. Goes up in weight and beats Cotto.

[daggum]

i used to hate floyd but then i realized he's not a fighter.