When you first started watching boxing who were the champions ?

[generalbulldog]

Tyson vs Bruno 1 was my first boxing match I watch. So 1989 I started watching it but really didn't love it until around 1992 when I saw Holyfield-Bowe 1. You know when the HW division didn't suck.

[brocktonblockbust]

Smokin Joe Frazier was champ and I was in 1st grade. Still remember hearing about that fight all the way home from school--guess it was a monday---, things were still buzzing from the previous Im guessing saturday night at MSG.

dont remember any other weight class champs back then. was only 7 years old.

[Dean Duke]

An old Ali, Larry Holmes v Reynaldo Snipes, Big George, Ernie Shavers on ITV Saturday afternoons back in the day, Jim Watt, Charlie Magri, on BBC 1 Saturday nights after the footy, in my late teens Sugar Ray, Duran, Mc guigan early twentys Eubank, Watson, Benn etc. O the good old days lol

[Ghost]

Heavy weight - Sonny Liston <-/ Cassius Clay <- Winner

[erics44]

McGuigan

[Mattyhitman]

McGuigan

Barry's fight with Pedroza, that was the first fight I remember sitting down to watch with the family, both mum and stepdad loved boxing and what a great fight to watch and remember as the first. Back in the day when they fought 15rds rather than the pussy 12 nowadays

Mid 80's onwards was when i first got into it, remember Terry Marsh being a big name back then and the man to follow on the british scene. Never lost a bout, such a shame about him really

[erics44]

McGuigan

Barry's fight with Pedroza, that was the first fight I remember sitting down to watch with the family, both mum and stepdad loved boxing and what a great fight to watch and remember as the first. Back in the day when they fought 15rds rather than the pussy 12 nowadays

Mid 80's onwards was when i first got into it, remember Terry Marsh being a big name back then and the man to follow on the british scene. Never lost a bout, such a shame about him really

i cant really remember which fights they were but i watched a few of his fights in the build up to the Pedroza fight, my dad is irish and mcguigan was massive news amongst the paddys

we couldnt watch the cruz (if thats how you spell it) fight coz we were on a plane going on holiday i think, probably for the best

[uwey]

Muhammad ALI 1978 vs Leon Spinx. Ali threw the slowest 3 piece combo I ever seen. My pops jumped up yelling, thats the old champ, get em champ. Now I know he was just a big Ali fan and couldnt let the old Ali Dreams go. Ali won that fight. Also the build up to Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran. I thought they saying Roberto the Ram. After that fight I thought Roberto the Ram was invincible. 1978 to 1981 is my intro. Saad Muhammad, Dwight Qawi, Marvin Johnson, Mustafa Muhammad were all big back then. Love that era. Watch boxing for free. Wide World of Sports.

[Master]

Muhammad ALI 1978 vs Leon Spinx. Ali threw the slowest 3 piece combo I ever seen. My pops jumped up yelling, thats the old champ, get em champ. Now I know he was just a big Ali fan and couldnt let the old Ali Dreams go. Ali won that fight. Also the build up to Ray Leonard and Roberto Duran. I thought they saying Roberto the Ram. After that fight I thought Roberto the Ram was invincible. 1978 to 1981 is my intro. Saad Muhammad, Dwight Qawi, Marvin Johnson, Mustafa Muhammad were all big back then. Love that era. Watch boxing for free. Wide World of Sports.

Those were the days when boxing was free, there will not be as many young fans watching now with less and less people watching the sport.

[Spicoli]

Remember Jorge Paez all over the networks. Vs Espinosa and Dorsey. Nigel Benn destroyed DeWitt....Simon Brown..Carbajal coming up...Williams vs Czyz....Holyfield on Showtime and Tyson walking through Carl Williams.

Maybe its the age but DAMN I miss the late 80's-early 90's of boxing

Not to mention quality matches were everywhere to be found on the tube!! and not U-tube haha

[Jimanuel Boogustus]

It's hard to say... Big fights always popped up that I was interested in ever since I was 6 (Tyson Bruno I)

Then there was Benn/ Eubank where in Primary school you would argue over who was best and was only allowed to like on of the fighters. (Nothing changes! )

Then there was Lewis, Prince Naseem, More Tyson... They were the fights you stayed up late for round your mates house while trying to sneak a few bears and girls in because the house was empty.

Then there was BBC fighters like Junior Witter & Esham Pickering, who I used to think was the dogs bollocks.

Then I'd finally heard of Roy Jones Jnr after seeing him batter Clinton Woods.

Then Fight Night 2004 came out and I was like '' Who is this fat dude James Toney ''

After that I gained access to the Web and all hell broke loose.


But yeah 2004 was the year. Antonio Tarver beating Roy Jones Jnr was the first boxing story I read about.

[superheavyrhun]

Tyson vs Bruno 1 was my first boxing match I watch. So 1989 I started watching it but really didn't love it until around 1992 when I saw Holyfield-Bowe 1. You know when the HW division didn't suck.

This was probably the first one that I remember watching, I had to sneak from my room into my grandad's room to watch that fight as it was past my bedtime, and I had to hide behind the sofa when dad brought my grandad a cuppa about halfway through.

I think I did something similar for one of the Benn Eubank fights, probably the first one, as after those fights Boxing disappeared to sky so I didn't watch much more after that for years.

[Master]

Tyson vs Bruno 1 was my first boxing match I watch. So 1989 I started watching it but really didn't love it until around 1992 when I saw Holyfield-Bowe 1. You know when the HW division didn't suck.

This was probably the first one that I remember watching, I had to sneak from my room into my grandad's room to watch that fight as it was past my bedtime, and I had to hide behind the sofa when dad brought my grandad a cuppa about halfway through.

I think I did something similar for one of the Benn Eubank fights, probably the first one, as after those fights Boxing disappeared to sky so I didn't watch much more after that for years.

And this is why you are the deliquent we have today.