Goosebumps watching a fight

I remember there was a time I used to get good-bumps for about every major fight. There would be several competitive barn burners set up through out the year. Recently there haven't been that many great fights where I'm uncertain of the outcome. For the most part promoters have been matching their champs against chumps with watered down world "titles" and hyping the fight.

So part of the goodbumps feeling for me is the anticipation of the fight, and not knowing who is going to win. Like if the fight doesn't have hype, but it ends up being a good fight, it's still a good fight, but without the build up. More like a nice surpise. It also comes down to the fight itself. If the fight has hype, but it becomes obvious right away one guy will win, totally deflates the event. Now if it gets hype and the fight is close, now that is nerve-wracking for me, and I love it.

The last time I got goose-bumps for a fight was Cotto vs Margarito. I remember being so uncertain of the fight and who was going to win. And the fight itself was awesome! Cotto was looking on fire, but Margarito kept marching forward, and chopping at the tree. I didn't know if Cotto's punches would eventually snap Margarito's head off, or if Cotto was going to wilt from the pressure. Eventually we got our answer and the scandal, but it was great at the time. I also remember the Trinidad vs Vargas fight. That fight had it all. The countdown to the fight. The multiple knock downs. I would love more competitive match making like this.

 

Lol, seriously, have you guys not had this feeling, or have you all be entertained by recent fights?