Who was the first boxer you were a fan of?

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  1. Reecedouglas1

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    I would say Amir Khan for me , loved him
     
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  3. mark ant

    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Hagler was the first boxer I was a fan of after I watched him beat Minter when I was 4 years old.
     
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    In 1985 when I was 10, domestically I became a Bruno fan when he beat Anders Eklund for the European heavyweight title and on the world scene it was the Marvelous one when he beat Hearns in the WAR
     
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    I always liked boxing, but it wasn't til around 2004 when I really started watching, and Miguel Cotto was my dude in those days. Back when he was rocking that jew 'fro.
     
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    Mike Tyson
     
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    This.
    There hasn't been another fighter like him since.
     
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    heerko koois Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Rudy Koopmans
     
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    LANCE99 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Frank Bruno.
     
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    Cassius Clay.

    (Later, Muhammad Ali).
     
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    sid Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Loved watching Chris Finnegan/Minter/Tony Sibson/SRL/Ali
    When younger these were some of my fav boxers.
     
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    Lith Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I could only see limited boxing when I became interested in it, so I only knew a limited amount of boxers - but what I had seen Muhammad Ali stood out, probably partly from the hype. Even knowing so little about boxing at the time, and being quite young (10, max?) I loved his banter and how clever he was in the ring... it made boxing quite exciting to watch.

    I wanted to like Mike Tyson, there was so much hype around him and was very excited to see him but the first fight of his I watched was him fighting Buster Douglas which was mega awkward.
     
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    Alo2006 R.I.P Sean Taylor Full Member

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    Ditto!
     
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