Who was the first boxer you were a fan of?

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  1. El Meza

    El Meza Member Full Member

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    I became a boxing fan 3 years ago after I started boxing myself at 15. Lomachenko was the first boxer that really caught my eye and ive really loved and learned alot about the sport since then
     
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  2. expljose

    expljose Active Member Full Member

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    Well as a child I wasnt a boxing fan I did how ever get excited over an old man coming back to win the title...and some guy named holyfield which I pronounced hollyfield cause i was ignorant ..
    I remembered my dad talking about holmes and thought when I saw a news article about this hollyfield fighting Holmes like it was some kinda super fight..i remember going to my grandpa about it ..lmao cause I was so clueless...

    Short story long..when I finally settled down into watching it and being a fan it was around 2002 2003 I remember getting one of those year end boxing books and just going through records...I remember Trinidad standing out for me ...i remember mike Tyson standing out...tua ..then when i finally watched it ..i really liked cotto
     
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  3. wutang

    wutang Active Member Full Member

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    My dad used to bring me into watch de la hoya fight a lot. But independently, Marco Antonio Barrera was the first fighter I gravitated toward when he beat hamed. Followed by pre fame mayweather
     
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  4. Inglis_1

    Inglis_1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    David Tua and Maselino Masoe, 2 Samoans based in NZ who had successful careers helped me get interested in the sport.
     
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  5. George Crowcroft

    George Crowcroft He Who Saw The Deep Full Member

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    Lol wait for this one then.

    GGG, he was the first fighter I watched live. Him vs Jacobs in 2017.
     
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  6. Elvizzz

    Elvizzz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Iron Mike!
     
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  7. LoadedGlove

    LoadedGlove Boxing Addict Full Member

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    As a kid, Ali was more like a cartoon character or super hero than a boxer so the first guys I followed were Tony Sibson and Pat Cowdell. The first fight I went to was Cowdell v Needham for the British Title. Ref Sid Nathan nearly started a riot by giving the decision to Needham.
    There are some seriously young posters on this forum. Good to see.
     
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  8. dan4579

    dan4579 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Rocky Balboa and then Mike Tyson
     
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  9. themaster999

    themaster999 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Haha
     
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  10. themaster999

    themaster999 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Frank Bruno
     
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  11. 22JM

    22JM Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Chavez after watching the amazing comeback against Taylor, loved boxing ever since, I was 8 years old still remember that amazing night.
     
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  12. Faceplant

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    Dustin Nichols.
     
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  13. granth

    granth Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Probably Tyson followed by Nigel Benn.
     
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  14. Chuck Norris

    Chuck Norris Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Mike Tyson.
     
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  15. kirk

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    Chronological order of favorite fighters (not that new ones became my favorite favorite but just that they became 'a' favorite)

    1. Fernando Vargas in 2002
    2. Wlad Klitschko 2002
    3. Micky Ward 2002
    4. Arturo Gatti 2002

    5. Ricardo Mayorga 2003
    6. Miguel Cotto 2003

    7. Kassim Ouma 2005
    8. Edison Miranda 2005
    9. Erik Morales 2005
    10. Ricky Hatton 2005

    ....

    This is not my top 10. Just my 'first 10'.
     
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