What was your first boxing match that you watched intently?

Mancini and Bramble.

I watched a few I don't even know who were in them I was so young.

 

Hamed vs Barrera

I watched it on VHS the next day.

We didn't have Sky [Cable] at home and only had a basic TV package [5 channels]

 

Tyson - holyfield was first took notice of boxing but Tyson - Lewis was first fight ever stayed up for and my interest kind of died till Mayweather - ODH was first fight i was really into and watched all the build up and stayed up and watched every single round

 

Duran - DeJesus I

 

I remember 2 as a youngster watching intently Kostya Tszyu v Julio Ceasar Chavez and Anthony Mundine v Marc Bagero for the Australian super middleweight title.

 

Larry Holmes vs Michael Spinks 2....before that very little because here in the Netherlands we had only 2 channels , and they showed ( if i was lucky ) only highlights of Rudy Koopmans EU title fights )

 

Hopkins- Trinidad. It's when I first got satellite tv. Jim Lampley said it was the greatest fight ever leading up to it, lol, marketing genius. I quite thoroughly liked it.

 

Ali vs. Spinks.

 

Can't forget this fight. I went to the pub to watch it, and on my way out of the house I suss two guys obviously casing my house for a break in. I give them a hard glare, and they know they've been sussed and take off.

I still go to the pub, and the whole time I'm thinking "what if they go back to my house?!?" Plus I was a huge Trinidad fan, didn't appreciate Hopkins yet. So I sat there watching Hopkins slowly dismantle and stop Trinidad...exactly how he said he was going to. He even said his father will stop the fight to save him.

 

Dude, mah house was broken into, I'm pretty sure it coulda been numerous or random people, had to get a house alarm though... Man that right cross that hit Trinidad, Geez his whole country of fans could feel the impact. Hopkins was a bad bad man.

 

Holmes v Cooney.

 

Larry Holmes vs Jerry Cooney

 

Jerry Quarry vs. Mac Foster live on TV

 

Martinez Williams I

Still a favorite to this day. Commentary was epic as well.