Who was the first boxer you were a fan of?

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  1. MVC!

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    Floyd Joy Mayweather, Sinclair.
     
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    Julio Cesar Chavez!!!
     
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    Barry McGuigan, Bruno and Tyson.

    However, the first fighter I truly loved was Nigel Benn.
     
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    Holmes and Pryor.
     
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  7. JOSEY WALES

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    Yep for me also but around 1968 , John Conteh was another I remember being a fan of but a bit later in and around 1973-74 .
     
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    Dillian Whyte, it was back in 2015 when I was just young man and ive always loved the underdog story but then I came across this
     
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  10. Ted Stickles

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    The first fighter that was a must see for me was definitely Tyson.
     
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    I followed him reading Ring Magazine, when he was British Champion, I knew he would give Bob Foster a tough fight.
     
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    A truly great champion.
     
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    Ali - Floats like a Butterfly, :cheer:Stings like a Bee :chatter::chatter:
     
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    I loved John Conteh when I was a kid mate .
     
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    Dana Rosenblatt, John Ruiz, and Marvin Hagler.
     
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