What got you interested in boxing?

[KickMuck]

My granddad was into his boxing and used to look after me and my sisters pretty much every weekend. He always had the fights on and let me stay up to watch them with him. We always had a little playful spar with him on his knees holding a pillow for me to whack. i was a wee nipper and honestly cant remember what fights we watched but this was during early eighty's. A bit before Tyson, Eubank and Ben days.

That was when i knew what boxing was. Fast forward a few years a mate at my local pub got a load of us to buy tickets to see his work mate fight on the under card of Michael Brodie vs Fredric Bonifia at the Wythenshaw forum in Manchester Before his couple of fights with Injin Che. Ady Lewis was also on the card that night. I remember stood around with my watery pint in a plastic pint pot in the foyer chatting to random people and them mentioning Ricky hatton and how hes KOing guys left right and center and the one to watch. I really enjoyed the buzz that night and i think that's what got me really interested.

I Know Anthony Farnell and used to knock around with him on the park when we were younger. Not spoke to him for years though. I know Craig Watson and went to a couple of his amateur fights but again ive not seen him in a few years. I see Anthony Crolla from time to time and always say hello and sometimes ask his opinion on the next up and coming fight. There are many people i speak to who knows someone thats fighting. Been to plenty of white collar nights and charity doos but nowadays i prefer to watch the big fights on the box in the comfort of my own home with a beer.

Boxing has always been around in my social circle. Something to look forward to at the end of the week.

[mikeeod]

I'm half Cuban so boxing was HUGE on my mothers side of the family. My dad was really into boxing also, so we would have people over for all of the big fights. I never paid much attention because I would play w my friends/cousins, until I happened to be walking by the t.v. and saw the in ring preflight instructions/stare down for Hagler-Hearns. I was terrified/mesmerized and I don't think I blinked once during that whole fight. From that moment on (I was ten at the time) I was hooked.

[erics44]

me dad


hes irish and it was at the time Baz was ruling the world

[Lefty08]

My earliest boxing memory is one night when my family gathered together to watch Julio Cesar Chavez Sr. I was real young, five or six and remember him getting knocked down and sit up with blood coming down his face. My only thought was "that's a lot of blood." and my family was in shock. I think it might've been the fight against De La Hoya, and they were all rooting for Chavez. Being Mexican American, boxing was always present growing up.

It wasn't until high school that I became more interested in it. I wasn't much for team sports, boxing stood out to me simply because of the 1 on 1 factor. It's all on you, and no one else. So I worked up the courage to find a gym and began training. I started at 18, and did it on and off over the years. I'm 26 now and have accumulated five amateur fights with plans on becoming pro before regret and old age claim me. I love the sport and the feeling of just you and the other guy in there and nothing else mattering. It's a real living in the moment and testing what you're made of. Plus it's a great way to stay in shape both in and out of the ring

[generalbulldog]

The ring card girls actually. I forgot which fight it was, but I was around 8 or 9 and saw one of those ring card girls and it drew me in to the boxing match my dad and uncles were watching. I was waiting to see the ring card girls again, then ended up watching the fight and liking boxing.

Funnily enough, I don't care about the ring card girls anymore and just want to see a good match.

[chef97]

Good stuff guys! I've known a few guys from the UK and in places like Ireland and England boxing is part of everyday life for a lot of families... Dad's teach all their kids to box both boys and girls.... Right now the UK boxing scene is the world leader in our sport.... The fans over there create an electric atmosphere in the arenas and they travel well to support their fighters too...

[Sleepwalker]

I watched an old Muhammad fight documentary (about 2 hours long) which covered to time frame of him in the Olympics to his rematch win over Leon Spinks. Filled with fight footage, interviews and outside the ring coverage.

Prior to this, I had little knowledge of Ali's history (the Liston upset, suspension from boxing, Frazier fight, etc...), so it was as if I was watching his career unfold in real time. I watched the Frazier fight completely clueless about the result and was shocked that Frazier came out of top....decades after the fight actually happened.

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

Frank Bruno
Mike Tyson
Barry McGuigan
Prince Naseem
Benn/ Eubank/ Watson
Evander Holyfield
Lennox Lewis
Knockout Kings on PS1
The Peacock Gym
Oscar DelaHoya
Fight Night Round 4 on PS2
James Toney
Emmanuel Augustus
Flyd Mayweather

In that order

[Yuzo]

when we were kids do any of you remember playing hot hand?

[Master]

when we were kids do any of you remember playing hot hand?

no

[Primo Carnera]

when we were kids do any of you remember playing hot hand?

Did it involve a magnifying glass?

[Yuzo]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_hands

theres this saying in boxing. they say you cant play boxing. not so sure this is true.

boxing is just a game of hot hand. but with punches, counter punches, counter counter punches, slipping motions.

when guys walk into boxing gyms they suddenly have amensia. they dont remember anymore. you have to teach these guys how to play hot hand again. but with punches, counter punches, counter counter punches, slipping motions.

[Batman]

when we were kids do any of you remember playing hot hand?

Is that basically slaps? If so then yes, no idea what the relevance is though