What Was The First Fight You Watched?

As a child, I always watched the Wednesday Night Fights with my family, later the Friday Night and Saturday Night fights. I don't remember exactly the first, but do remember watching the likes of Gene Fullmer, Benny "Kid" Paret, Emile Griffith, Yama Bahama, etc.

Regarding heavyweight championship fights, the first I remember watching was Floyd Patterson vs Brian London in 1959. My great-grandfather had told me of the Corbett - Sullivan fight and how Corbett won with his hit and don't get hit strategy. I was fascinated as I listened to his vivid description, envisioning the bout in my mind's eye. He was but a lad of 12 when that fight took place and of course did not personally witness it, but he was a great storyteller. He then told me that Floyd Patterson was the current heavyweight champion, and when he defended on TV, I made it a point to see it. Patterson was always a favorite of mine from that time onward. I also studied boxing as a form of self-defense.

Of course, all those early bouts were broadcast live in black and white.

 

Duran/Barkley!

 

I remember two fights being shown on Wide World of Sports in the winter of 1978...Arguello-Escalera I, and then Zarate-Davila. Those were the first two fights I remember watching from start to finish, though I have vague memories of watching highlights of Ali and SRL on TV before then. But I think those two fights were what turned me into a serious boxing fan, 'cause I rarely, if ever, missed a fight on Wide World of Sports or Sportsworld from that point forward.

 

Tyson-Spinks first fight I saw back in 88 the rest is history. two years later i would lace up my first pair of gloves

 

Clay-Liston 1-1964...

 

Joe Calzaghe vs Sakio Bika

Loved every minute of it.

 

Larry holmes vs ken norton

 

David , fighting Goliath. David was just a featherweight, but still slew the massive Goliath...No betting was allowed ! My first bout I watched !

 

November 13th... 1992. Bowe-Holyfield I

 

I remember Griffith-Paret and the newspapers the next day, also remember Dick Tiger and Irish Joey Archer...Sonny Liston made an impression on me also as a kid and listening to the adults about him coming out of prison like that made him meaner

 

Ali vs. Holfield 1 and Frans Both vs. Michael Moore I believe.

I'm pretty new to boxing.

 

Goliath had a glass chin.:-(

 

i think you mean tyson and not ali.

 

"Ali-Young.":-((

MR.BILL:hat

 

Ali against Bob Foster on Wide World of Sports while my family was eating at a Shakey's Pizza Parlor. I was fascinated because of all the hubbub over Ali-Frazier the year before and my parents being so invested in Frazier winning.