Quote Originally Posted by Spicoli View Post
Been a long time since I got sweaty hands and gritted teeth at a fights beginning, but it was a thing . There is an electricity that surges thru live intros at the high level. The culmination and realization of impending chaos unfolding between two and only two combatants right before our eyes. I still stand for fight nights though. Cannot sit leisurely on a couch if it's a major fight.

This.

Plus an added dose of excitement if one of the fighters is a personal favorite.

But yeah... it's been a long time for me too. It was more frequent back when we saw the slow, steady, inexorable progression of an elite fighter up to the point where he deserved and got such an opportunity. Now it seems the way to the top is filled with shortcuts and pushed along by the opinions of those who aren't necessarily hardcore boxing fans, but more fans of celebrity.