Where have the Hero's Gone?

[C-Lo]

I was like that with Tyson. When I was growing up it was around the time where Mike was just destroying people. I wouldn't exactly call him a hero, but when people got in school-yard fights and someone got knocked out or beat up, someone would say something around the lines of "he just got Tysoned!"

To tell you the truth, even though I know that many hate on him, Manny Pacquiao is the epitome of a hero to Filipinos. I'm an American, but my nationality is Filipino. It's very rare anyone from the Philippines becomes world famous, let alone a world champion. Filipino adults live-and-die by everything he does in the ring. And my little cousins (numerous kids, ages between 4 through 13) shadow box each other and say Pacquiao's name as they do it.

[DaxxKahn]

I was like that with Tyson. When I was growing up it was around the time where Mike was just destroying people. I wouldn't exactly call him a hero, but when people got in school-yard fights and someone got knocked out or beat up, someone would say something around the lines of "he just got Tysoned!"

To tell you the truth, even though I know that many hate on him, Manny Pacquiao is the epitome of a hero to Filipinos. I'm an American, but my nationality is Filipino. It's very rare anyone from the Philippines becomes world famous, let alone a world champion. Filipino adults live-and-die by everything he does in the ring. And my little cousins (numerous kids, ages between 4 through 13) shadow box each other and say Pacquiao's name as they do it.

I don't mean hero in the traditional sense but guys we used to imitate and thought were iron men...We have a few guys that kids follow like Manny who is a national hero at home...same as Hatton Calzaghe etc but back in the day it wasn't one or two it was dozens we followed....

It is what youn said about your little cousins that made come up with this thread (not them in particular but kids)....at the local gyms where the younger guys work out and the after school programs I was amazed on the fact that only like 1 out of 5 even knew half the names outside of DLH and PBF....

Amat has a point thpugh a lot of it has to do with that it is not like fighters are as accessible as they once were to watch

[Preme]

I was like that with Tyson. When I was growing up it was around the time where Mike was just destroying people. I wouldn't exactly call him a hero, but when people got in school-yard fights and someone got knocked out or beat up, someone would say something around the lines of "he just got Tysoned!"

To tell you the truth, even though I know that many hate on him, Manny Pacquiao is the epitome of a hero to Filipinos. I'm an American, but my nationality is Filipino. It's very rare anyone from the Philippines becomes world famous, let alone a world champion. Filipino adults live-and-die by everything he does in the ring. And my little cousins (numerous kids, ages between 4 through 13) shadow box each other and say Pacquiao's name as they do it.

I don't mean hero in the traditional sense but guys we used to imitate and thought were iron men...We have a few guys that kids follow like Manny who is a national hero at home...same as Hatton Calzaghe etc but back in the day it wasn't one or two it was dozens we followed....

It is what youn said about your little cousins that made come up with this thread (not them in particular but kids)....at the local gyms where the younger guys work out and the after school programs I was amazed on the fact that only like 1 out of 5 even knew half the names outside of DLH and PBF....

Amat has a point thpugh a lot of it has to do with that it is not like fighters are as accessible as they once were to watch

who are you calling amat:P?

[CutMeMick]

I used to pretend I was 'Maromero' Paez with my cousin and he was Calvin Groove.

It was the 15th round.... Calvin (My cousin) was up by points and he was moving around well. Paez (Me) was desperate and needed a miracle the crowd in Plaza Calafia was going crazy and I came back to knock him down 3 times to win the fight by MD.

Great times spend in Mexico, pretending to be Jorge.

[No Contest]

It may be higher expectations causing it, it seems like to qualify nowadays you gotta be a undefeated monster just dominating the division. I don't know it may be the lack of boxing on free t.v. less children are exposed to it? Maybe its all the damn titles and this damn pc everyones a winner crap. I think there were clearer defined leaders back in those days....I'm not sure just spitballing.

[No Contest]

I used to pretend I was 'Maromero' Paez with my cousin and he was Calvin Groove.

It was the 15th round.... Calvin (My cousin) was up by points and he was moving around well. Paez (Me) was desperate and needed a miracle the crowd in Plaza Calafia was going crazy and I came back to knock him down 3 times to win the fight by MD.

Great times spend in Mexico, pretending to be Jorge.

I used to pretend I was George Foreman and pull my short up above my bellybutton(talking about comeback days), and try the crab defense. I was pretty good in our neighborhood boxing fights (big ass 16 oz gloves on preteens)

[CutMeMick]

I used to pretend I was 'Maromero' Paez with my cousin and he was Calvin Groove.

It was the 15th round.... Calvin (My cousin) was up by points and he was moving around well. Paez (Me) was desperate and needed a miracle the crowd in Plaza Calafia was going crazy and I came back to knock him down 3 times to win the fight by MD.

Great times spend in Mexico, pretending to be Jorge.

I used to pretend I was George Foreman and pull my short up above my bellybutton(talking about comeback days), and try the crab defense. I was pretty good in our neighborhood boxing fights (big ass 16 oz gloves on preteens)

"and pull my short up above my bellybutton"

[No Contest]

It was a sight to see, a skinny lil white kid pretending to be George Foreman. He was badass when he started his comeback, I thought he was unbeatable the way he was knocking people out brutally. His punches looked like slow motion and the effects were crazy people were crumbling to those shots.

[Deanrw]

I know what you mean. I used to have lots of heroes growing up. I have none to look forward to any more so now I try to be one for my wife. I try to be a great example and dress accordingly:



Quite often I will wear boxing gloves when we make love and force her to call me Marvelous.

[Puya]

Chavez was clearly one of those guys.
There still are some out there maybe not that much in the us but there are

Cotto
Tito (recently Retired)
Hatton
JC
"Popo"

Gatti (recently retired)

etc