There are other, more technical and pretty fighting techniques that are available as a spectator sport. Why then, does boxing have this draw on me?

1. Intensity

The eyes of true champions show desire that you rarely get to see in any other sport. Nigel Benn is a perfect example. You could see that he would rather die than lose. It was all in those eyes.

2. Dedication

When a fighter spends three months in camp for 36 minutes of a fight and turns up in incredible shape. The commitment for those months to turn themselves into a machine is awesome. Probably why I have an intense dislike of poorly prepared fighters.

3. The Art

Styles make the fights and that is what I love. You can be clinical, way ahead on points and leave yourself open for a second and that's all it takes. Brilliance can win a fight, but is that brilliance the technical superiority or is it the patience to wait for the opportunity and take it when it comes?

4. The Debates over point 3

This kind off explains itself

All in all, I love the sport, the aggression and the anxiety followed by relief when a fighter I like is in a hard fight and comes out on top. It's entertainment level can be the best there is (although we are sometimes let down by overweight pretenders who hold for the whole fight).

The End