Shocker battles in Spider-Man 2 are some of the most fun boss battles in memory. Beenox failed in making any of their boss battles half as enjoyable, not in their linear games, and certainly not in their open world games, their Shocker battle is lame.
Spidey's comments and sparring repetitious nature made them entertaining, Tobey Maguire's voice and semi-monotone delivery helped at that.
Not sure what to expect from boss battles in the new game, one thing for certain is they will be far superior to the lazy Shocker fight in TASM2.