Who was the first boxer you were a fan of?

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  1. Andyw

    Andyw Active Member Full Member

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    <==== This man
     
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  2. RacingBeat

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    Ali Frazier and Apollo Creed
     
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    zulander Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rocky Balboa ;)

    Frannk Bruno
    Mike Tyson
     
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  4. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Roberto Duran
     
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  5. Clinton

    Clinton Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I always liked him as well.
     
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  6. wutang

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    I forgot to mention trinidad! It was hard not to be mesmerized by his brutal path of destruction. I remember thinking he was invincible....until I watched the de la hoya fight a few years prior. Regardless, I still really revere and respect what he did for boxing.
     
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  7. Zhuge Liang

    Zhuge Liang Active Member Full Member

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    Ellyas Pical

    Indonesian first ever world champion.
     
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  8. Curtis Lowe

    Curtis Lowe Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Though I had seen Dick Tiger, Emile Griffith, Frazier and Ali, the first boxer I was a fan of was Jerry Quarry.
     
    Curtis Lowe, Dec 19, 2019
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  9. UniversalPart

    UniversalPart Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Tyson

    Pac

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  10. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    What a shortlist that is.
     
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    Mike Tyson.
     
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  12. Nopporn

    Nopporn Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Muhammad Ali was my first.
     
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  13. Cobra33

    Cobra33 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Thomas Hearns. And when he finally got the rematch with Leonard I was so happy.
     
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    aaalbert Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Juan Manuel Márquez.

    I knew about Pac, Tyson, Lewis, Holyfield, JCC, all these guys by name but never really watched their fights, or boxing in general.

    Actually, I really wanted to get in shape but didn’t want to get too bulky and wasn’t really into weight training. I thought that boxers were in really good shape and lean (apart from the bigger weight classes) and looked up boxing training. I don’t remember what came up but remember seeing a JMM training montage/video and from then on, I was hooked.

    (I realized I wrote a long speech that could’ve been answered in a few words lol But yeah, JMM was my first favorite boxer)
     
    aaalbert, Dec 19, 2019
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  15. Frankus

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    Probably Kostya Tszyu.
     
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