Thread: Am i going off boxing?

Well i haven't been on here for ages (altho nobody will have noticed )

and i have stopped buying boxing news and boxing monthly

and i have stopped watching undercard fights

and just in general the fights that i would normally pay good money to see just aren't interesting me that much.....i'm even putting seeing my gf before watching boxing and that doens;t sound like me

nothings changed tho because i still get excited about big fights and i'd hate to turn into the average big fight boxing fan. HELP!

I have been feeling like that since Tyson retired. The fighter that did get me going have retired like Eric Morales, Tito (although making another silly comeback), Tszyu.

I like Hatton and Israel Vasquez but hand on heart could not say they get me off my seat like Nigel Benn did or Tyson.

there have been some big names retiring this year and you do wonder who will fill the gap. You just need some good names to tear it up and you'll be right back.

Originally Posted by ono

Well i haven't been on here for ages (altho nobody will have noticed )

and i have stopped buying boxing news and boxing monthly

and i have stopped watching undercard fights

and just in general the fights that i would normally pay good money to see just aren't interesting me that much.....i'm even putting seeing my gf before watching boxing and that doens;t sound like me

nothings changed tho because i still get excited about big fights and i'd hate to turn into the average big fight boxing fan. HELP!

Welcome back. I had noticed you gone...but figured you'd be back. Pretty much everyone goes through what you do...even the most devoted of us...but if you love boxing you can never truly let it go.

Don't bail on spending time with your woman over a few shitty fight cards...trust me...the "POON" will serve you better than "PPV"...just ask Missy.

I am trying to pin my hope on Andre Berto and Andre Ward. Heavyweights are pathetic so also rooting for David Haye.

This same thing happend to me after Tito's first retirement.

I didn't really watch the lower divisions back then and all I saw was the ocational HW fight.

I missed a lot of big fights. Mosley-DLH 2, Mosley - Forrest 1 and 2, the fall of Roy Jones, MAB - Morales 2 and 3, PACMAN - MAB 1, PACMAN - Moralez 1 and 2, even the great Castillo - Corrales fight which I still have not seen I could go on and on.

Cotto pretty much brought me back(I guess you can tell by now that I am from PR). I started to get more into it again, especially the lower weights. I started to look at the boxing sites for more news on the new guys in town. I got into this forum and I have to say that this great forum, along with this increadably great year have got me hooked like never before.

I have missed a number of fights, a lot of Cotto, there are some good top quality fights so not going yet, but I guess it happens to us all when our favourite fighter hangs up his gloves. So do you think Tito will beat Roy? Head not heart what is it telling you.

Originally Posted by ono

Well i haven't been on here for ages (altho nobody will have noticed )

and i have stopped buying boxing news and boxing monthly

and i have stopped watching undercard fights

and just in general the fights that i would normally pay good money to see just aren't interesting me that much.....i'm even putting seeing my gf before watching boxing and that doens;t sound like me

nothings changed tho because i still get excited about big fights and i'd hate to turn into the average big fight boxing fan. HELP!

Have you been watching the Ufc at all?

Originally Posted by Master

I have missed a number of fights, a lot of Cotto, there are some good top quality fights so not going yet, but I guess it happens to us all when our favourite fighter hangs up his gloves. So do you think Tito will beat Roy? Head not heart what is it telling you.

Who are you asking?

You Rookie Fan.

It happens to everyone i was the same when Jones lost trilogy to Tarver and got KO by Glen Johnson and even recently i was very disappointed one of my favorite fighters lost aka Barrera but i got over it i love the sport to much thats why i train in boxing watch boxing about 5 times a week and come on here to chat with some very knowledgable posters about the sport i love no matter how many disappointments i get in boxing i know i will never stop loving boxing.

Boxing is my food, i need it to live but i still have my moments where i find it hard to care about some parts of the sport. When two nameless guys meet to become an alphabet champion i cant pretend i care, when heavyweights plod through twelve rounds only throwing one punch combinations it leaves me with a sour taste in my mouth, hell when i train for 4 months and my opponent doesn't show up i feel sick!
But on the other hand we've got great champions facing off at the moment, we've got fights like Vasquez/Marquez and Castillo/Coralles fresh in our memory and for me most of the time trining feels damn good!

Originally Posted by Master

You Rookie Fan.

If Tito had not been inactive I would give him a good chance even with the weight increase. But frankly, after two years out of the ring, I don't think he can make it. I'm still looking forward to the fight though and can't wait to be in front of that TV set screaming TITO, TITO like I use to. Those were good times.

Rookie Fan the juices are starting to flow again!

Originally Posted by Master

Rookie Fan the juices are starting to flow again!

CC, you damn righ they are.