Thread: seeing a live fight

Hey, there is a decent fight at Foxwoods casino which is in the same state I live. The fight will be shown on HBO but I was thinking of going to see it. Prices go from 45-300 which doesn't seem that bad but unfortunately I was laid off a while ago so I will probably need to get some of the cheap seats. Now I have seen hundreds of concerts and have been in good seats and nosebleeds but with a concert the main concern is sound so while it is nice to see the Rolling Stones up close crappie tickets tickets were not the end of the world because the sound was still great. This brings me to my question.

How is it seeing a boxing match from the cheap seats. I would imagine the electricity of the crowd would be great which makes it fun unto itself but if I have to watch the whole fight on the jumbo tron and can only distinguish the boxers by the color of their trunks it seems it might be anticlimactic. I am also not that much into crowds anymore but I have been wanting to see a live fight that does not involve me getting hit. So I am taking the long road to ask a short question, what are your experiences seeing a fight from the cheap seats. Did you enjoy it or does it make more sense to watch it on the front row of my couch.

By the way, Macklin is fighting

Sorry if I am asking this question in the wrong section.

It very much depends on the capacity of the venue. I've had great views and horrible views.
The M.E.N in Manchester is 18,000 to 20,000 and you get a really good view from anywhere (although I've never sat right at the back it seems it would still be more than acceptable). Larger than that can be a problem from further back.
What capacity is Foxwoods? About 8,000? If so I don't think you'll have any issues (unless you happen to find a pillar directly in front of you!).

I was pretty far from the ring when I saw the 2nd Gonzalez/Carbajal fight and it was still great. That was at the Forum which sounds like it is much larger than the venue you will be going to, with a 17000 plus capacity.

go to it, will be well worth the money even if you end up with a cheap seat. I've only been to one fight maidana- alexander in the scott trade center, and it was awesome even from in the back for the main event. till just about the main event you can sneak to the front and watch the fights there, seemed like most people with frontline tickets didn't bother showing up till the main event, don't know if that's always the case but i would think so since it also always seems so on tv.

The handful if fights I've gone too I always get mid prices tickets. But I come for all the fights so I sit as close to the front as possible and when asked to move back (usually around main event time) I go back to my seat which has an ok view. Macklin should have decent support so would be a good atmosphere

In the words of one Rocky Balboa....Go fa it!! I've only been to a few cards locally but I'm sure by 'cheap' you will not be hanging out in the rafters catching nose bleeds. Check into the layout and seating arrangments, angles and I'm sure there are a few guys on here who can offer some tips and how to maximize the experience etc. Nothing beats a live venue and the experience. I payed cheapy years back and they actually bumped us up front to 'fill' seats, live broadcast and all. Have fun with it but make sure your close enough to the camera with a huge sign

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Originally Posted by Spicoli

In the words of one Rocky Balboa....Go fa it!! I've only been to a few cards locally but I'm sure by 'cheap' you will not be hanging out in the rafters catching nose bleeds. Check into the layout and seating arrangments, angles and I'm sure there are a few guys on here who can offer some tips and how to maximize the experience etc. Nothing beats a live venue and the experience. I payed cheapy years back and they actually bumped us up front to 'fill' seats, live broadcast and all. Have fun with it but make sure your close enough to the camera with a huge sign

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I am going to get a big sign saying"WHAT UP SPICOLI"

i saw Marvin Hagler vs Mustafa Hamsho at Madison Square Garden in 1983. KO3 Hagler.

You can't beat a live fight. I make a point of trying to go to at least 1 a year now. Cheap seats are generally fine. I've only had one bad experience and that is at the O2 Arena for Haye-Maccarinelli and to be honest, they weren't that cheap. In the US cheap seats seem pretty good anywhere. I went to MSG in moderate seats and had a great view.

In short, go for it. That should be a great card and I'm jealous I can't be the one to see Macklin knocked out.

CAN U IMAGINE BEING AT 2 tON tONY VS jOE lOUIS IN jERSEY cITY New Jersey (my home town!!!!!!!!!) in 1939??

Seeing a fight live is more fun than seeing a fight by broadcast because you are situated with a bunch of hungry boxing fans.

I remember watching Jermain Taylor versus Carl Froch and talking so much trash to this crew of guys, who had made the trek from Notthingham and were supporting Carl Froch, and then, that famous twelfth round happened, and they turned the tables. It was all in good humor. Anyway, you won't get that experience sitting in your living room watching a fight.

At the same time, in my opinion, there's a reason that some seats cost more than other seats. I have had a lot more fun in really good seats. The action is up close and personal. The members of the boxing media that you recognize are all situated nearby. For me, if I can afford it, I go with high end seats. The best move though often is is to buy seats in the front row of the second-highest priced section, which you can only get the day they are released, because they are basically the same as seats in the highest priced section.

Have a blast.

Hey thanks for all the feed back. I have actually only watched Macklin fight once and it didn't look too pretty. Could you guys recommend a couple of his fights I can watch on YouTube which may educate me better before I see him. Being that I am Irish (heritage) I always root for the guy with the Irish last name, even if it is to my own financial demise.

Never been ringside at a fight, but I don't think I'd like it at all. The angle is all wrong. You're below the action, and most likely will miss most of the action on the other side of the ring. I agree that seat capacity is the biggest factor. I've seen fights in 10-12 thousand seat colisseums, and there's not a bad seat in the house, no matter how cheap the seats are. I've also been in an 18 thousand seat colisseum and felt the upper seats were a bit too far off. I still enjoyed the hell out of the experience, though. By far the worst venues for watching fights are those with a lot of flat seating area. You can be many rows back, and still be below the ring, an angle I positively don't like. These are venues not specifically designed for boxing, but used anyway.

Either way... nothing beats watching fights live, especially with a group of friends. Also, you'd be surprised at the number of hot women that like to attend live boxing matches.

The old Olympic Auditorium in LA was a great place to see the fights. Even the seats up in the rafters had a great view because of the way the place was laid out; it was designed for boxing and wrestling shows.
Sitting ringside was an adventure because the fans up top had a tendency to throw things. If they were mad, they'd throw cups of beer- urine for really bad decisions. For good fights they'd throw change, and that hurts. I read once that Jimmy Lennon SR's bald head was covered with scars from catching quarters. And then there were the constant M-80s. There would always be a few good brawls in the crowd.
The last time I went was in the 1980s. The card featured Marcos Villasana, Azabache Martinez, and Roger Mayweather, in separate bouts. I sat in the 8th or the 10th row, drank about 8 or 10 beers and had a blast. Until Mayweather beat whichever Bejienes brother he was fighting, then I cried, too. This is when Mayweather was calling himself "The Mexican Assassain."

Originally Posted by walrus

Hey thanks for all the feed back. I have actually only watched Macklin fight once and it didn't look too pretty. Could you guys recommend a couple of his fights I can watch on YouTube which may educate me better before I see him. Being that I am Irish (heritage) I always root for the guy with the Irish last name, even if it is to my own financial demise.

Macklin against Jamie Moore and Martinez are possibly the two most worth watching.