Thread: Any new to boxing people here?

I was just wondering if anyone started following boxing after say 2006. I think almost everyone here I can think of has followed the sport longer than that.

me.

In 2006 I didn't have a clue what was up. Especially with the professional side of things. I boxed for what, nearly 2 years before I set foot in here and started to learn a bit. 2008 didn't know who Pacquiao was and by 2009 still couldn't pronounce it.

I got into it from 2006. A mate recommended I bet on Calzaghe at 11/8 to beat Lacy so I stuck my mola on and watched the fight and loved every second. I thought it was mesmorising the way the 'ageing champion' bewildered the young fancied 'mini mike tyson' every round of the contest. Hooked ever since. And in hindsight probably the greatest bet to have stuck your house on.

1986 it all started for me, Tyson and losing my virginity with a girl no less.

I guess that says a lot that there are only 2 new fans post 2006.

My dad got me into boxing as a kid but I still only followed the main fighters of the 90s. I did not get die hard boxing fanatic status until i was about twenty in 2005.

I probably fit in this category.

Prior to 2006 i only tuned into watch an occasional fight. I cant say for sure what did it but my interest really caught on later.

I wish i would have had the interest much earlier. In the last couple of years i took up learning boxing recreationally and just for fitness.

Originally Posted by Youngblood

me.

In 2006 I didn't have a clue what was up. Especially with the professional side of things. I boxed for what, nearly 2 years before I set foot in here and started to learn a bit. 2008 didn't know who Pacquiao was and by 2009 still couldn't pronounce it.

If I were you I'd ask Marble and some of the other guys who know the sport historically to give you a starting cheatlist for studying the sport!!

And if you have nothing to do tonight before the fights, go to youtube and watch Castillo Corralles I. Round 10 is the greatest single round of the past decade.

Originally Posted by killersheep

I was just wondering if anyone started following boxing after say 2006. I think almost everyone here I can think of has followed the sport longer than that.

I started following boxing around that time. I remember seeing a replay of Winky - Tito and then watching Oscar Diaz vs Mike Smith and being captivated by that fight.

Hey CFH any idea if Oscar Diaz made a recovery or not? I remember watching his fight with Delvin Rodriguez, he took a lot of shots was stopped late and collapsed later in the dressing room. They did an operation to remove bleeding from his brain but then went into a coma. Just googled him and couldn't find any news on whether he ever even came out of it? Yikes.

Originally Posted by Youngblood

me.

In 2006 I didn't have a clue what was up. Especially with the professional side of things. I boxed for what, nearly 2 years before I set foot in here and started to learn a bit. 2008 didn't know who Pacquiao was and by 2009 still couldn't pronounce it.

Well you maybe one of the leading amatuers in your country but I've been a hardcore fan for at least two years longer than you so in the future I wil have no respect for anything you may say.

I listened to Bruno Tyson live on the radio.

Did you?

Originally Posted by p4pking

Hey CFH any idea if Oscar Diaz made a recovery or not? I remember watching his fight with Delvin Rodriguez, he took a lot of shots was stopped late and collapsed later in the dressing room. They did an operation to remove bleeding from his brain but then went into a coma. Just googled him and couldn't find any news on whether he ever even came out of it? Yikes.

From wiki:

"Diaz awoke from his coma after two months in September 2008, and was reportedly breathing on his own and in stable condition. [2] According to the San Antonio Express News, Diaz was discharged from University Hospital in San Antonio and moved to a local rehabilitation facility.
[edit]"

I really hope he recovers fully. I was always a huge fan of his because of that fight with Smith.

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Originally Posted by Youngblood

me.

In 2006 I didn't have a clue what was up. Especially with the professional side of things. I boxed for what, nearly 2 years before I set foot in here and started to learn a bit. 2008 didn't know who Pacquiao was and by 2009 still couldn't pronounce it.

Well you maybe one of the leading amatuers in your country but I've been a hardcore fan for at least two years longer than you so in the future I wil have no respect for anything you may say.

I listened to Bruno Tyson live on the radio.

Did you?

Those were the days, I remember listening to Bruno v Witherspoon on the radio. Thank god TV moved in, boxing on the radio was bobbins.

Originally Posted by captainanddew

Originally Posted by Youngblood

me.

In 2006 I didn't have a clue what was up. Especially with the professional side of things. I boxed for what, nearly 2 years before I set foot in here and started to learn a bit. 2008 didn't know who Pacquiao was and by 2009 still couldn't pronounce it.

If I were you I'd ask Marble and some of the other guys who know the sport historically to give you a starting cheatlist for studying the sport!!

And if you have nothing to do tonight before the fights, go to youtube and watch Castillo Corralles I. Round 10 is the greatest single round of the past decade.

You might have noticed he used the past tense. YB knows his shit now & he should do being one of the top amateurs in Canada*.






*Canadians are gay.

Originally Posted by FTMatty

Originally Posted by Bilbo

Originally Posted by Youngblood

me.

In 2006 I didn't have a clue what was up. Especially with the professional side of things. I boxed for what, nearly 2 years before I set foot in here and started to learn a bit. 2008 didn't know who Pacquiao was and by 2009 still couldn't pronounce it.

Well you maybe one of the leading amatuers in your country but I've been a hardcore fan for at least two years longer than you so in the future I wil have no respect for anything you may say.

I listened to Bruno Tyson live on the radio.

Did you?

Those were the days, I remember listening to Bruno v Witherspoon on the radio. Thank god TV moved in, boxing on the radio was bobbins.

For some of us it is the only way we get to hear the fight live such as Haye v Wlad.
Or Amir Khan.