Which Fighter Got You Into Boxing?

Ricky Hatton for me, the buzz around his fights was unavoidable

 

The one and only Lennox Lewis.

 

Bruno was the first fighter that got me interested in the sport when he fought Tyson for the first time. I started following it during Eubank Sr's time in the early 90's but I really became a hardcore fan during the rise of Hamed. I went from a guy who just watched the big fights on TV to actually start buying boxing magazines and watching every single fight I could, including domestic level fights.

 

Roberto Duran

 

I just got hooked on the fights, the events, the hype etc. I don't think it was any particular fighter. As a kid under 10 years old, I was watching Holmes, Hagler, Barry Michael, Frank Ropis, Graeme Brooke, Lester Ellis.
A few years after Jeff Fenech and Jeff Harding were my idols/heroes. Barry Michael made an impact on me, he would always beat the young up and coming local fighters who were supposed to beat him. My Dad was a huge fan of his.

 

Manny Pacquiao

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Ray Leomard

 

Mike Tyson
Jorge Maromero Paez
Oscar De La Hoya

All played a part for me.

 

JC Superstar

My Dad(RIP) was a huge fan and all his fights became events at our house.

 

Frank Bruno was the pro that go me interested but I was already in the boxing gym by then because I was a delinquent and my dad sent me to learn some self discipline

 

Tyson when I was a kid..

Then fell out of boxing til one night when I was 21 or so, the TV was on HBO and I happened to catch the Klitschko vs Mercer fight...

I was like, damn, a real life Drago!

Been hooked ever since

 

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Love Ippo, have watched the entire series through a number of times.

 

Muhammad Ali