In this case it wasn't me getting emotional , but it was a really emotion charged scene when after Mustafa Hamsho beat Wilfred Benitez, he was being interviewed in the ring afterwards and the name of Paddy Flood was brought up...this after Flood died and it was Hamsho's first fight since then and he burst into tears and cried like a little boy after his puppy died or something...the most heartfelt weeping...from a fighter no less...it was a very uncomfortable thing for me at first, then I realized how much that man meant to Hamsho and it impressed me very much.
And one other thing that really just about did me in was years ago after Ezzard Charles died, they showed a film clip..it was a commercial about lateral sclerosis and they showed clips of Charles at his best...in his prime in the ring (and that was beautiful)...then a shot of him in his wheelchair not long before he died..with his head drooping down...how withered he was from that disease...
all the time when I was younger. When Hearns fought in the 1980's I couldn't even watch the fights. When he lost to Barkley I was almost depressed. I think anyone who is a real fan of boxing gets down because you put so much into it and have a favorite.
Trinidad/Hopkins fight for me. I didn't cry but I was depressed about that fight for like a week. I was 17 years old when that fight happened and I can say that fight taught me a lot about boxing in the way of head to head match-ups and how styles come into play.
Happens to everyone who gets into the sport. When Hearns lost to Hagler, I had to take my mom to the post office to turn in her tax papers and I was listening to the radio and I was numb. At that point we knew it was a great fight, but I had not watched it yet, all I knew is Tommy lost to Marvin moving up in weight. The great fight part had not come into play yet, and I was depressed.
Was the Hearns/Hagler fight on cable or PPV?......And that's why you had to listen to the radio for that fight?
Indeed. My best mate (cheeky but hopeless) got belted up by a guy (bigger, and only 3/4 hopeless) i couldn't stand back in high school and i couldn't help On the gloved front, man i was distraught when Barkley beat Hearns the first time. I had a crew at the pub and had them ooh'ing and ahh'ing Hearns every assualt, and there were plenty of them. He looked $1 000 000. And then it happened.
Gutted about Tyson's losses and a few other losses. Not crying but certainly gutted, when you really support a fighter and are in the heat of the moment its sad watching them take a beating
I get very emotional watching a good fight. In fact it is fairly normal for me to holler and scream and cuss a blue streak.
Knowing the aftermath, i must admit i get a lump in my throat watching Manila. The sheer craziness in the crowd and the ring when Ali KO'd Foreman has brought a tear in my eye from time to time, especially if ive had a beer
I wish I had never watched Holmes-Ali. Seeing some of Leonard's post-stock market crash fights is awful too.
I got a bit of a lump in my throat when I first saw Holyfield-Bowe 1, the 10th and 11th rounds. Just the sheer courage and pride of the man moved me a bit. I was a lot younger then, still in my teens, and not nearly as cynical and world-weary as I am now at 36. ****, that puts into context how far past his prime Evander is !
Ali-Holmes was probably the first boxing match I ever watched. I just couldn't understand why Ali was just holding his hands in front of his face and not punching back, and what was happening seemed far too brutal and just not nice. I was a 7 year old kid. I'd heard Ali was the best, so I thought he must be some sort of invincible super-hero and whatever he was doing must be the right thing. It just didn't seem right. I remember asking my Dad, "what's he doing that for ? Why doesn't he punch ?" Dad was quiet and distant, "He's getting beaten up." I knew not to ask any questions. I knew what this meant. A super-hero had died.