HOW DO YOU RATE YOUR KNOWLEDGE ABOUT BOXING

I'd say in my many decades of following the sport I am quite good at recognizing talent and understanding a fighters chances going into a bout-an intuition if you will. I am no expert historian but have learned a lot from this site in that regard.

 

Somewhere above the top end of casual fan, and below the bottom end of expert.

 

More than a casual less than a expert

 

You're obsessed with Fury, bud.

Obsessed.

 

says you
i really couldn't give two ****s
i e been debating dropping boxing again under the heavyweight watch ie fury wilder joshua
boring boring boring

 

I think my knowledge is pretty decent but always listen to others as i dont think im an expert in any way

Some opinons however i can't agree with on here but i love the place never the less

 

That's about how I view myself, too. I've been following boxing for 90+ years, so I have a lot of experience as a fan, limited experience, in the Army, as a boxer (mostly in the gym). I've attended quite a few live fights during most of those years, and have watched fights in the movie theaters as well. I don't do that much live anymore, except when I personally know one of the fighters (Amateur stuff). Often, someone below the Heavyweight level interests me and I'll follow his or her career closely. I will watch any boxing that comes on my television, any weight class and either gender. I often put out the bucks for Pay Per Views. Sometimes a family member treats me to one of those as well. I sometimes watch YouTube boxing matches, but I don't think they tell the whole story about a boxer. I also have a rather large collection of boxing films, mostly Heavyweights, and many boxing books.

 

I think decent because i know some information about journeymen and old school boxers that others may not know.

I don't really take too much notice of the more obscure boxers from countries in eastern europe and also i'm not too schooled on asian boxers. The current lower weight boxers below bantamweight i generally have less knowledge about. I know the champions but i generally have limited knowledge on the challengers a lot of the time unless they've been in previous bigger named fights.

Also, there's people who know much more than me on amateur records of boxers of the past which isn't always easy to find out.

 

On a scale of 1-10. 10 being an expert historian, I give myself a 3.

 

I'd say 3/10. I got in to boxing in a local gym and enjoyed it between 13-22. Still occasionally go for sparring sessions and there is a local in the area I believe will be a world champion. But I read on here and there are so many more knowledgeable people. People talk about fights from the 60's and I've no clue. So I'd say I know more than your casual but a lot less than your hardcore that you get around here. I use the forum as an education tool as much as anything.

 

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