****Canadain Boxing Fans thread****

Hometown: Montreal
How long have been a fan boxing: since Lennox Lewis fighting & winning the gold in the 84 Olympics
How did you become a fan of boxing: Watching the 84 Olympics as a kid, then old fights from the Ali era from 1960+
Favourite boxer(s) Present day: Gary Russell Jr., Gamboa, P.-O. Côté, Bute, Martinez
Favourite fighter(s) all time: Roy Jones, Tyson, Ali
Favourite Canadian Boxer(s) present day: Bute
Favourite Canadian boxer(s) all time: Donny Lalonde, Eric Lucas
Favourite fight: Hagler v Hearns
Fight you most want to see: PBF vs Pacquiao
Favourite division: SMW
Least favourite: Under Featherweight
Biggest letdown Canadian Fighter: Davey Hilton Jr.

 

How old are you if it's not too personal ?

 

Where do you guys rank P.O? He seems very interessting, but he's already 27 years old? Which i think kinda old, when you think of that he never faced an elite boxer

 

If he beat Herrera he will be at least a top 10 in the IBF since the fight is for the IBF inter-continental belt. But light-welterweight is a packed division so he wlould be maybe 20 in the division :think

 

A few years under 40...:good

 

I always thought you were my age and it look like you do , i'm 36, but after reading your answer about Ali and the 60' boxing scene i start thinking you were older that i though !

 

OP, you should rephrase this question to:

 

I admit, Canada is a pretty cool place (I used to want to live there actually), but Bute moving to Canada doesn't make him Canadian, it simply makes him a Romanian living in Canada.

 

Hometown: Small Town, AB
How long have been a fan boxing: 30+yrs
How did you become a fan of boxing:most likely watching a fight with my dad. I can remember seeing Ali lose to Spinks and then beat him in the rematch.
Favourite boxer(s) Present day: I like the sport more than the athletes, not sure if I have an actual favorite
Favourite fighter(s) all time: ODLH, Lennox Lewis, Mike Tyson, Hagler
Favourite Canadian Boxer(s) present day: Bute (might as well go with that, most visible of our fighters at the moment)
Favourite Canadian boxer(s) all time: Aruturo Gatti
Favourite fight: Hagler vs Mugabi
Fight you most want to see: Bute vs someone with a good enough resume (with the fight outside of Canada) to shut people up. lol
Favourite division: Heavyweight will always be my favorite, even though other divisions are currently better
Least favourite: probably Strawweight or something little like that.
Biggest letdown Canadian Fighter: Sean O'Sullivan or Willie De Wit