Have you ever been to a live fight?

Mosely/Margo and Vitali Klit/ Sanders. The Margo, Mosely fight was awesome. At the time it was the largest crowd the Staple Center ever had. I would say 90% of the crowd was for Margo. I, on the other hand was in the minority. Although I felt Mosely was past it and Margo was the most feared welter in the division, I instantly started rooting for Mosely once the crowd booed Mosely, a guy from the LA area. It turned out very good. My wife and I stayed at a hotel walking distance from the venue, she got a very good buzz and my night got very good.

 

Thousands

 

I have. Its hard to see **** live especially if you don't have great seats. Its also weird seeing the camera guy basically leaning on the ropes into the ring.

 

Taylor vs Lacy, Martinez vs Dzinzirik, Adamek vs Chambers, Martinez vs Cotto Klitschko vs Jennings, Berto vs Jesus, Thurman vs Porter, Cleverly vs Fonfara and too many Broner fights in Cincinnati since that is so close and Wilder vs Duhaupas for my bachelor party. Think that is all for me but might have missed a few.

 

I havent been to countless fights live...but have been fortunate to go to all different levels / venue sizes from

Woolwich Town Hall x 2
York Hall several times
O2 Arena x 3
Wembley Stadium
MGM Grand x 3
MSG x 1

Best experiences ?
Probably Dave Walker at York Hall and Hatton v Malignaggi at MGM cause I had had $2000 seats for free ( 2 rows behind Laim and Noel Gallagher )

Atmosphere.....for that fight compared to when i watched floyd at MGM was night and day........it still amazes me how floys continually creates so much hype and attention yet the actual events are so "meh" in terms of atmosphete

Wembley for Froch Groves 2 was a good night.. cause i got nicely fcked up.....but essentially just watched it on the screen

 

I'm from Manchester, so I go to most shows at the Manchester Arena mainly. The last one I went to was Crolla vs Burns and the next one I'm going to is tomorrow - Groves vs Eubank Jr.

 

Not quite as many as I'd like. Defo going to get to more.

Went to Bellew vs Chilemba when they drew. Derry Mathews vs Crolla as main support... and they drew as well!

Hatton vs Senchenko and also went to the card where Fury was meant to fight Ustinov but couldn't make it. Still had BJS, T Flanagan and a certain Eubank Jr on though.

Brook vs Jo Jo Dan was fun because I had some cracking seats. Did AJ vs Wlad and Groves vs Froch 2 as well. And thankfully got tickets for Groves vs Jr tomorrow!

 

that is some variety
never new there was boxing in woolwich town hall

i remember we all going to lewisham theater for a duke mckenzie fight and driving around lewisham shopping center 1 way asking everyone where lewisham theater was.

only to find out it was in catford.

 

I've been to a few fights but to be honest I prefer watching fights on TV with friends. Unless you're ringside the veiw is usually terrible

 

It was only for amatuer boxing club fights
But good times....especially when ur mate is boxing a local guy and u and ur 10 pals have to try and make as much noise as the 100+ bods cheering on their woolwich guy

Great times.....u dont give a fck in your 20s before parenthood and mortgages come along haha

 

yep i had the exact same at the york hall on friday nights in the 1980s.
me and about 10 mates all 20 somethings used to go virtually every fortnight / a lot of times not knowing who was even fighting that night sometimes to watch an old repton/fairburn house/west ham boys club fighter .
and cheap.

york hall great view from the balcony and in the 80s we were able to park right outside the steps by the old church opposite .
no red routes/permit parking / yellow lines after 6.30 then
we were all back home 15 mins after the last fight

 

I was trying to go to Vargas-Mayorga at staples center, but didn't have the extra funds... Damn

 

Pacman vs JMM 4
Canelo vs cotto
Canelo vs GGG
Barrera vs morales 1

 

Not boxing but I've been to a few live MMA shows.

I even got to walk out with one of the fighters. Funny story actually.

The kid fighting was a lightweight in his first fight, as pasty white as pasty white gets. Apparently he burned a CD for the Dj so he could have the intro music he wanted. But the DJ played the wrong track on the CD. The track he did play was a DMX song which began witch a 30 second N-word filled rant. The kid panics. That's not my song. "Oh **** this whole crowd is going to think I'm racist."

The head coach thought quickly, "Adrien..." the black 6'2" brawler who was supposed to be the main event that night "Adrien we need you to be the first face out of the locker room." He'd just finished taping up and still hadn't begun warming up yet. The normally stoic Adrien smiled a sadistic smile. He got in the front of the entourage and the moment they emerged from the locker room Adrien threw his heavily taped hands in the air creating the most muscular capital Y I have ever seen. The pasty kid bouncing behind him, a soldier behind his shield.

Both guys won their fights that night.

I only had a passing time at that gym, but I always liked Adrien a lot. I saw a lot of Sonny Liston in his personality. Bad dude, got along well and helped those who helped him.