Thread: The fight that first hooked you on boxing....

For me it was the Big John Tate-Mike Weaver heavyweight title fight...first fight i ever watched, for fourteen rounds I was bored outta my mind watching Tate easily outbox Weaver and then in the final round....bam...hook off the ropes and Tate is done...I think to this day it's those sudden fight turning moments when a guy appears beaten and bewildered and then somehow against all odds pulls out a last minute victory...that keep me hooked on this wondeful sport.

the first fight i remember watching was tyson vs douglas i was 9 and my father never liked tyson. he let me stay up watch it with him and my uncle and when tyson got floored they where yellin and screamin and the excitment was overpowering i was hooked from then on in. i also remember hearing our landlord upstairs jumping up and down and screaming too. i guess he didnt like mike either.

michael nunn vs. sumbu kalambay

1st fight i went to and had ever seen (i was 9, i think)

it didnt even last a full round, but i was hooked

Lester Ellis Vs Barry Michael for the IBF world lightweight title. Barry held Lester up for most of the last round, just so it would go the distance.2 aussie warriors! Also as a very young boy i saw a bout on TV where someone from the crowd,in Oz, jumped in the ring and started belting one of the boxers. Before you knew it, the ref beat the living hell out of the ring intruder. The refs name was Charky Ramon, an ex world champion. That was awesome, that idiot who ran in the ring ended up eating steak through a straw for months.

I was like 8 or 9 when I saw Donald Curry destroy Milton McCrory and become the man at Welterweight. I been watching boxing ever since

not sure what fight it was.... but it was definately roy jones!! think it was probably roy vs vinni paz!!
and also watching tyson fight, and some barrera..
early boxing days i would just watch certain fighters in particular before it really took me over lol
peace

Mike Tyson v Carl the truth Williams

Nigel Benn and Rod Douglas amateur fight in 1985.

Watching Tyson fight his way to the undisputed Heavyweight crown. Watched as much as I could at that time. Then I started losing interest when all of the good fights went to PPV. IMO PPV has ruined the fan base of boxing.

Originally Posted by TyBuff

Watching Tyson fight his way to the undisputed Heavyweight crown. Watched as much as I could at that time. Then I started losing interest when all of the good fights went to PPV. IMO PPV has ruined the fan base of boxing.

You are absolutely right....that and the lazy promoters out there who keep there fighters away from the interesting fights.

Originally Posted by cjm2681

the first fight i remember watching was tyson vs douglas i was 9 and my father never liked tyson. he let me stay up watch it with him and my uncle and when tyson got floored they where yellin and screamin and the excitment was overpowering i was hooked from then on in. i also remember hearing our landlord upstairs jumping up and down and screaming too. i guess he didnt like mike either.

That's a really good story.

Balboa-Creed 1

What a war... :P

i think it was a fight on big fight live. it was such a good fight and it got me hooked

John L. Sullivan v Jake Kilrain.

That was a great war, I was only young but I was there in my ancestor's ball-sack, and really enjoyed the atmosphere and everything.

I was also at the fight between Castor and Pollux, just before the Trojan War, but that was different reincarnation, so I don't know whether it counts.

Not really sure, Maybe Bruno Vs McCall

Some of the first first fights I remember watching where:

Henry Wharton Vs Vincenzo Nardiello
Joe Calzaghe Vs Mark Delaney
Wayne McCullough Vs Jose Luis Bueno