From the time I was very young, it was boxing. I remember making my friends 'play' Norton vs Ali in my front yard. Growing up, we played a lot of football and basketball. In the late 80s I used to follow the local college and club rugby teams pretty close and would see a couple matches every weekend.
In the early 90s, I started teaching boxing and that was it. After the last Cowboys Super Bowl win, I had no idea who even played in the game until 2001.