First fight you ever watched live

barry mcguigan - eusabio pedroza in 1985, 15 rounds. it was shown live by the bbc in england. i was captivated by the whole thing. it was the fight that got me into boxing, well that and the rocky films.

 

I could've gone to the Boston Garden to watch Freddie Roach vs Rafael Lopez back in June of 1982 one night after graduating from Boston College but I didn't. I decided to go hang out with some drop dead georgeous chick in Martha's Vineyard instead. This I donnot regret. Rumour had it that Freddie was tough but that was about it. No skill. Go figure!

 

Damn, man...how old are you? :huh

 

Was ringside with my dad at the ol' Garden in '46 for the Sugar Ray Robinson- Tommy Bell fight for the vacant welter title.

 

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A ESPN friday night fights in connecticut when i was in a-school in the navy.

 

Tyson/Spinks was the first fight I remember watching live, and my dad betting me $10 that Spinks didn't make it out of the first round.

First fight I attended live was Hopkins/Taylor II

 

Boxing main events are always on Sunday arvo here which is the yank Saturday night, cause Aussies are from the future.

Anyhoo - I watched heaps of fights in football clubs going back to Holmes period which is where I remember seeing the earliest fights.

 

Earliest fight i remember is Ali vs Foreman,was only a kid but still remember being at the pub with dad,and all the men went inside to watch it,stuck my head in the main bar and seen a bit of it.

 

mine was Pedro Decima vs. Paul Banke at the Great Western Forum in Inglewood in I think at the end of 1990 like October, but I am not sure exactly of the date. That would make it 20 years ago.

 

Yo, how old are you? Are you just messing around?

 

You were 5, jpab, about to turn 6 soon after.

 

The truth, h. I'm 74

 

Must have been amazing to see Robinson fight, I'd love to have an experience like that, the best I can say I've been to see live is Bernard Dunne or Andy Lee

 

I thought TS meant live in person.

My first fight I saw live on TV was Leonard-Hearns I when I was 9 years old.

My first fight I saw live in person was unfortunately Williams-Cintron. I still demand a refund from Kermit for that ticket I paid.