What about the sport of boxing makes you a fan?

[DaxxKahn]

What about boxing makes you a fan?.....Now some will say because they just love seeing two guys punch the shit out of each other and that is cool....I mean hey that is part of why we love the sport no?

I mean what else about it? everyone likes it for different reasons...Some are casual fans and some of us practically live it as a past time....

Me personally I became involed as a fan when I was about 5 or so because my Dad was such a huge fan....Then I just kept on with it...Just like some do in football, baseball etc....

As I got older I became friends with fighters Floyd Patterson was my first regular boxing pal he lived not too far from my Uncle and I ran into him often as a kid and he would talk to me sometimes for an hour or two until we became on a first name basis...Then I wanted to know everything about him and would read books etc....

Eventually I learned what it was like for these guys and the backgrounds of many of these guys coming up and why they became fighters...Most as a means to an end....

Today I undertsand what it is like for these guys to have a dream of glory, how hard they train, how many don't like to fight but know it is their best chance to make a life for their families...How most are not even violent people, what they sacrafice...It makes you understand why a loss is so hard...

Boxing is the ugliest thing to ever be involved in because the risk for most is not worth the reward, You learn how lonely it is for these guys when the spotlight fades, how they are taken advantage of by promoters...

It is the most interesting sport in the world because it shows exactly how much a person is willing to sacrafice, you get to see these guys reap the rewards from their hard work....You want to see these guys do well knowing what they go through..

It is almost like watching a never ending movie...

So I am just curious on what it is about the sport that keeps you coming back for more...Be it just the violence or be it you are just a fanatic

[ICB]

I'll never forget the first fight i saw was Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson 1, i actually remember the hype surronding it. And everyone in my family was saying Mike Tyson was going to crush Evander Holyfield etc, and to me at the time it was like King Kong vs Godzilla because of the hype it was crazy.

When i was watching the fight i remember thinking hold on a minute this guy Mike Tyson is getting his ass whooped ? how is this happening ? Evander Holyfield's skill, will, heart, was amazing to see. And funny enough i remember clearly the commentator saying Evander Holyfield hasn't got much left, them boom Evander Holyfield almost finishes him in the 10th round. I was actually laughing my ass off for about 2 minutes non stop at the commentator.

Then come the end in the 11th round and i thought to myself, wow what a sport this is one of the most exciting things i've ever seen. And thats how i got hooked on it, i come from a boxing family and i heard my grandfather and etc. Talking about boxing all the time but i never really took any notice until i see that fight, then i would get my grandfather to tell me stories of his boxing days. Then i learned his brother had KO'ed an olympic gold medalist Terry Spinks.

Which was amazing to hear and it gave me alot of dedication, but for me i love the amount of competition, skill, will, heart, desire, when a guy gives it his all aka Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe 1, it just gives me a warm feeling inside and gives me so much dedication. Before a fight i watch a fight like that early in the day and it gives me the boost i need, some people say im crazy for being an Amateur boxer. But i can't help it i love the sport and i will be watching it until i die, and when i have my kid soon i learn him everything i know.

[Dark Lord Al]

I just hand to hand combat , and in most cases it the sportsmanship afterwards.

[brucelee]

Tyson's fights made me a fan of boxing. I'm a Tyson fanatic.

Duran, RJJ, Mosley,ODLH, Hopkins, Trinidad, Barrera, Pacquaio, Marquez, Morales made ma a fan of boxing.

[killersheep]

I love boxing because in essence it is simple to understand, two guys trying to get the better of one another. But what keeps me coming back are the nuances, seeing how styles match-up with one another. A big thing for me nowadays is trying to predict how fights will go, so many things have to be taken into account dehydration, home town advantage, style match-up, and of course who has more will to walk through fire.

I know I'm gonna get crap for this, but I even enjoy trying to follow the alphabet titles, it's like this very complicated story line, that changes on a daily basis.

Lastly it gives something for me to talk about with my good friends at Saddo's

[kingfrnk]

i dont really remember but i know i was boxing before i started watching it alot. but as i got older like around 10th grade i stopped boxing and started watchin it more. but the first big fight i remember watchin was tito vs vargas at my uncles, and it was crazy that day.

[bambamdaddio]

I love boxing because in essence it is simple to understand, two guys trying to get the better of one another. But what keeps me coming back are the nuances, seeing how styles match-up with one another. A big thing for me nowadays is trying to predict how fights will go, so many things have to be taken into account dehydration, home town advantage, style match-up, and of course who has more will to walk through fire.

I know I'm gonna get crap for this, but I even enjoy trying to follow the alphabet titles, it's like this very complicated story line, that changes on a daily basis.

Lastly it gives something for me to talk about with my good friends at Saddo's

Pretty much my own thinking only to add that what both Sugar Ray & Marvin Hagler was doing in the 80s added a lot of influence to the first time I went to a boxing gym at 8 yrs old & they put me into sparr with a kid half my size who had apparently been going there a while & he kicked 7 shades of s&&t out of me..

& as a young kid I was baffled as to what happend, & then it was the point of learning to control ya fears ... & that sometimes the fear of being hurt is worse than the pain suffered...& understanding that

Its that whole having to face whats essentially you ... & there is no where to hide when between the ropes...

For me personally the greatest opponent you ever have to master is yourself & I believe in doing that you become a better fighter for fighting with & undestanding your fears...

[Fenster]

I'll never forget the first fight i saw was Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson 1, i actually remember the hype surronding it. And everyone in my family was saying Mike Tyson was going to crush Evander Holyfield etc, and to me at the time it was like King Kong vs Godzilla because of the hype it was crazy.

When i was watching the fight i remember thinking hold on a minute this guy Mike Tyson is getting his ass whooped ? how is this happening ? Evander Holyfield's skill, will, heart, was amazing to see. And funny enough i remember clearly the commentator saying Evander Holyfield hasn't got much left, them boom Evander Holyfield almost finishes him in the 10th round. I was actually laughing my ass off for about 2 minutes non stop at the commentator.

Then come the end in the 11th round and i thought to myself, wow what a sport this is one of the most exciting things i've ever seen. And thats how i got hooked on it, i come from a boxing family and i heard my grandfather and etc. Talking about boxing all the time but i never really took any notice until i see that fight, then i would get my grandfather to tell me stories of his boxing days. Then i learned his brother had KO'ed an olympic gold medalist Terry Spinks.

Which was amazing to hear and it gave me alot of dedication, but for me i love the amount of competition, skill, will, heart, desire, when a guy gives it his all aka Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe 1, it just gives me a warm feeling inside and gives me so much dedication. Before a fight i watch a fight like that early in the day and it gives me the boost i need, some people say im crazy for being an Amateur boxer. But i can't help it i love the sport and i will be watching it until i die, and when i have my kid soon i learn him everything i know.

Blimey, that was a bit past your bedtime mate, considering it was early hours of the morning over here.

You must have only been 4 or 5 and yet you remember what the commentators were saying? I can't even remember for certain whether it was Darke and McCrory calling it...

[ICB]

I'll never forget the first fight i saw was Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson 1, i actually remember the hype surronding it. And everyone in my family was saying Mike Tyson was going to crush Evander Holyfield etc, and to me at the time it was like King Kong vs Godzilla because of the hype it was crazy.

When i was watching the fight i remember thinking hold on a minute this guy Mike Tyson is getting his ass whooped ? how is this happening ? Evander Holyfield's skill, will, heart, was amazing to see. And funny enough i remember clearly the commentator saying Evander Holyfield hasn't got much left, them boom Evander Holyfield almost finishes him in the 10th round. I was actually laughing my ass off for about 2 minutes non stop at the commentator.

Then come the end in the 11th round and i thought to myself, wow what a sport this is one of the most exciting things i've ever seen. And thats how i got hooked on it, i come from a boxing family and i heard my grandfather and etc. Talking about boxing all the time but i never really took any notice until i see that fight, then i would get my grandfather to tell me stories of his boxing days. Then i learned his brother had KO'ed an olympic gold medalist Terry Spinks.

Which was amazing to hear and it gave me alot of dedication, but for me i love the amount of competition, skill, will, heart, desire, when a guy gives it his all aka Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe 1, it just gives me a warm feeling inside and gives me so much dedication. Before a fight i watch a fight like that early in the day and it gives me the boost i need, some people say im crazy for being an Amateur boxer. But i can't help it i love the sport and i will be watching it until i die, and when i have my kid soon i learn him everything i know.

Blimey, that was a bit past your bedtime mate, considering it was early hours of the morning over here.

You must have only been 4 or 5 and yet you remember what the commentators were saying? I can't even remember for certain whether it was Darke and McCrory calling it...

My sleeping hours are crazy mate i only have a few hours sleep, and i was actually 7 at the time Fenster

[Fenster]

I'll never forget the first fight i saw was Evander Holyfield vs Mike Tyson 1, i actually remember the hype surronding it. And everyone in my family was saying Mike Tyson was going to crush Evander Holyfield etc, and to me at the time it was like King Kong vs Godzilla because of the hype it was crazy.

When i was watching the fight i remember thinking hold on a minute this guy Mike Tyson is getting his ass whooped ? how is this happening ? Evander Holyfield's skill, will, heart, was amazing to see. And funny enough i remember clearly the commentator saying Evander Holyfield hasn't got much left, them boom Evander Holyfield almost finishes him in the 10th round. I was actually laughing my ass off for about 2 minutes non stop at the commentator.

Then come the end in the 11th round and i thought to myself, wow what a sport this is one of the most exciting things i've ever seen. And thats how i got hooked on it, i come from a boxing family and i heard my grandfather and etc. Talking about boxing all the time but i never really took any notice until i see that fight, then i would get my grandfather to tell me stories of his boxing days. Then i learned his brother had KO'ed an olympic gold medalist Terry Spinks.

Which was amazing to hear and it gave me alot of dedication, but for me i love the amount of competition, skill, will, heart, desire, when a guy gives it his all aka Evander Holyfield vs Riddick Bowe 1, it just gives me a warm feeling inside and gives me so much dedication. Before a fight i watch a fight like that early in the day and it gives me the boost i need, some people say im crazy for being an Amateur boxer. But i can't help it i love the sport and i will be watching it until i die, and when i have my kid soon i learn him everything i know.

Blimey, that was a bit past your bedtime mate, considering it was early hours of the morning over here.

You must have only been 4 or 5 and yet you remember what the commentators were saying? I can't even remember for certain whether it was Darke and McCrory calling it...

My sleeping hours are crazy mate i only have a few hours sleep, and i was actually 7 at the time Fenster

7? Well you were still bloody young to be up at that time (actually i thought the fight happened a few years before 96.. it's the booze)

Do you remember the commentators?

[Wayne]

Two shirtless guys who put on gloves, fight for a belt and at the end get a purse--what's not to love?

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Two words... Hagler... Hearns

[ICB]

Two shirtless guys who put on gloves, fight for a belt and at the end get a purse--what's not to love?

[PRIDE OF BOSTON]

Two shirtless guys who put on gloves, fight for a belt and at the end get a purse--what's not to love?

[Wayne]

Two shirtless guys who put on gloves, fight for a belt and at the end get a purse--what's not to love?

And the pointing out the obvious award goes to...