First time you saw him, you were hooked

[Pugilistic]

bernard hopkins - when i watched the trinidad fight i was so impressed with his boxing skill. he was doing it all. inside fighting , outside boxing, etc.

Kelly pavlik - watching him destory miranda had me in awe. miranda is a big puncher and he was taking mirandas best shots flush. i was really impressed.

Meldrick Taylor - his determination , heart, his boxing skill, the way he put combos together with great speed. great fighter

[headson]

Lennox Lewis his style i liked so much

Daniel Ponce de Leon straight left

o'neil bell i think only cause he jamican

kostya tszyu it was really the name

chris eubanks his ko celebration was funny

there 2 more but i cant think of them

[Landon]

This just happened to me. I just saw Vernon Paris ko one of the Byrds. HE hits hard as hell and nonstop. HE is a up and commer right now. I have also gotten behind Andre Berto. He look great his last time out.

When I first got into boxing in the early 90s it was James Toney. He was in a fight where he got cut .After the round he got cut he came out and KOed the guy like nothing.HE said after the fight "I saw my blood I new I was going to kill him". LOL classic Toney. That really got me started following boxing.

BTW not much of a Toney fan these days. He made me mad when he woudnt get in shape to fight Sam Peter.

[OumaFan]

Most of my favorite fighters are that way. Some like Pavlik and Cotto I've had to come around too but James Toney, Bernard Hopkins, Whittaker, Ouma, Juan Diaz, Guzman, and others I've liked from the first time I saw them.

James Toney knocking out Nunn for example, first time I really noticed him and one of the first fights that got me into boxing.

[gyrokai]

Name the fighter you saw for the first time and immediately became a fan of. I\'m not talking about the fighter that grew on you. I\'m talking about the fighter that hooked you right away. For me it was Jorge Arce. I first saw Arce back in the late 90\'s when he was giving Michael Carbajal a boxing lesson. He was not in the least bit in awe of the former champion. I began rooting for him around the 4th round. I was heart broken when Cabajal knocked him out. What really made me a fan of Arce was what happened afterwards. He didn\'t not let the loss destroyed his career. He became champion and went unbeaten for another 10 years.

Erik Morales vs Ayala

With those amazing skills he displayed on that fight... it has to be the ONLY time I've ever seen a live fight and been blown completely out of the water. I was an immediate fan.

Only to go online to do further research of "El Terrible"
and to find that he was IGNORED by MAXBOXING, RING MAGAZINE, AND SITE'S SUCH AS THIS...
I became a complete follower of Morales. heheh Seen him fight Pac live, knew he'd win the first one too.

(Back then he wasn't ignored, he was just thought as another rival of Barrera, when I KNEW he was much more than that.)

He more than deserved to break Mexican Legend Ceasar Chavez' fourth division title record.
Morales is the complete package.
Like a Hopkins, you could match him up past greats and hall of famers and he could hold his own.
I don't think there is a fighter around him, in his time who could decisively beat thim.

Even Pac had to wait until Morales started to skip a beat or two,
and could no longer fit healthy in his division. By that time, Pac was IN his Prime, Morales was exiting it AND had to deal with what older fighter's call "weight problems."
(By the way... Morales is the ONLY fighter to truely defeat Pac, while the PacMonster was on his Terror Run.)

Watching, to my surprise and complete joy, Morales take apart a BIGGER Diaz and unfairly lose a decision yet finish using all he had to the last bell, with a young champion in Diaz, was the sinker.......... this man is simply phenomenal.

Pacquiao couldn't beat this guy in his prime. Barrera will always give him trouble, yet Morales will always give Barrera trouble as well. (Very similiar to Norton & Ali by the way.) Morales is the best of this generation. No man with gloves on right now has ever matched Muhammad Ali in two classic trilogies with Hall of Fame fighters, except "El Terrible." No man. Not even Hopkins. *(Which is kind of unfair to say, because Hopkins never had big scary legends surrounding him... like a PacMonster or a Baby Face Assassin.)

And by all this talk, you'd think I'm Mexican, but I'm not. p.s. Muhammad Ali was The Greatest!

[Chicali]

i turned a boxing aficionado in 1990 after watching Julio Cesar Chavez over Taylor.

[WelshDevilRob]

David Haye, Lennox Lewis, Lloyd Honeyghan, Nigel Benn, Barry McGuigan and Thomas Hearns spring to mind.

Two prospects that are going places and I thought that as soon as I saw them are:-

Andy Lee

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and

Paul Appleby

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[drgonzo]

Gerald McClellan... raw violence was displayed when he got in the ring, and it was a beautiful thing to watch.

[Wright]

Nigel Benn. Not the greatest boxer, but a brilliant fighter. Remember seeing early bouts on late night tv, and hoped he would live up to the hype. Think he did; entertainig as knockouts/stoppages/wars were often on the cards.

[Spicoli]

Cool Click Rotten Apple For good topic.Gives all a chance to reminisce.I have 3 Main fighters that are at the root of me being a Fan-addict & The 1st Time I saw them I made it apoint never to miss them and get every tape I could find of them.
1.Nigel Benn.I 1st saw Him vs.Iran Barkley and I was Instant fan.That was really a 1 rnd.war,1st 15 seconds Benn landed 2 huge Rights &left off ropes.Barkley down,Stunned Benn w/Left 40 secs later big and they went toe to toe.Barkley down 2 more times and YES,Benn smacked him on the deck on last one but ballsy Barkley got up,Ref.Padilla Blew alot of calls There and waived it off w/3 Knockdowns.
Interview live and Benn says in interview.."Hey us Brits ain't a bunch of pussy!!'s We come to fight!"I was Hooked till the end.Classic.
2.Michael Carbajal.Came as staple With TopRank On ESPN and really impressed me.Broke through With Ko OF Muanchai Kittakasem and I was a Life time fan.True Warrior,He bounced Kittakasem around like beachball.Became 1st 88'medalist to win title.
3.Bernard Hopkins... In His Pre Technical days as a Destroyer vs.Dennis Milton.Pulverized "Magic man"In 1st w/ 2 Knockdowns and proceeded to beat Milton up like he Owed him money AND Insulted his Mom.Instant Fan and hooked to this day.

[Wright]

wish I could cool click you Jeff. Great to see someone from over the water appreciating Nigel.

[Spicoli]

wish I could cool click you Jeff. Great to see someone from over the water appreciating Nigel.

Cool dude,I'll See you one and You can get me When You get 1oo Posts.True fanfare expands the globe
The thing is That I took So much Greif from Friends For Rooting and Bragging On Benn Lol.Without a Doubt Top 3 All time Favorite Fighter,Through The ups and downs. Cool click to ya

[Wright]

Thanks for the cool click. I'm level now as someone sad clicked me on my first post for criticising ownedbypacstraightleft. Always interested in your posts, even though some are weird. Favourite five fighters now?

[Spicoli]

Thanks for the cool click. I'm level now as someone sad clicked me on my first post for criticising ownedbypacstraightleft. Always interested in your posts, even though some are weird. Favourite five fighters now?

Weird Me......Dude
Dont be deterred my man,I started not to long ago and got 5 SC's In One night.You have some "biter's" and Haters out there.Its Like The New kid in school,You always have some less than confident midget man with a complex pounding his chests in false bravado ......Some of the Vets here like to knock Newbies around (tuff love )But all in all you will learn alot,True fans reside here in Saddo .Stand your ground and KNOW your sh!!.....

[Wacko3205]

Thanks for the cool click. I'm level now as someone sad clicked me on my first post for criticising ownedbypacstraightleft. Always interested in your posts, even though some are weird. Favourite five fighters now?

Weird Me......Dude
Dont be deterred my man,I started not to long ago and got 5 SC's In One night.You have some "biter's" and Haters out there.Its Like The New kid in school,You always have some less than confident midget man with a complex pounding his chests in false bravado ......Some of the Vets here like to knock Newbies around (tuff love )But all in all you will learn alot,True fans reside here in Saddo .Stand your ground and KNOW your sh!!.....

There's nothing wrong with newbs...period...but you have to know how to conduct yourself.

Coming onto the joint & just starting shit & slinging insults is not the way. I think that we can all agree there...right?