My condolences to you and your family mate. I lost my father a few years ago now and he was a hardcore fight fan.
My earliest memories are of going with him to his friends houses for food and drink, all centered around the big fight on telly.
They were all big fight fans and there would be constant arguments with examples drawn from previous decades to back them up.
I would jut sit in the background soaking it all up and loving the atmosphere.
His gift to me and my brother was a life-time obsession with the "sweet science".
Unfortunately not too many of my friends are into boxing and it is difficult to recreate those sort of atmospheres.
My bro managed to get 2 tickets to the Hatton vs PBF fight 2 days before the fight date, and we flew out to Vegas for 2 days.
When I told my mates they could'nt understand my excitement and thought I was crazy!
Thank god for this site and community