How long have you been a fan of boxing?

Here's something for the rest of the old farts -- mid 70's version.
[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2yvkT2uMnIY[/ame]

 

I joined the Panamanian Foreign Legion for life in 1974 after the 2nd Esteban De Jesus fight at 17 years of age:bbb:good

All of us back then were brought up on boxing as it was always on the telly, Ali/Frazier 1 Frazier/Foreman ect, but when Duran beat Buchanan with that low blow in 72 which upset all my scottish family i thought "Who's this Duran" i like this ****er:yep

I'am the only one of my family born in England so it was the cool thing to do & when next i saw the "Panama Animal" in 74 i new i had to be his soldierD

Saw Hagler/Hearns live by satalite at 5.30am in 1985 along with 3,000 other screaming maniac drunks & said it's now gotta be Vegas for me (whatever it takes) so i've been going on & off for 20 years now to see:

Leonard/Duran 3
Benn/Quinones
Chavez/Taylor 1
Douglas/Holyfield
Hearns/Barclay 2
Tyson/Bruno 2
Tyson/Holyfield 1
Tyson/Holyfield 2
Duran/Joppy
Holyfield/Ruiz 1

Missed 7 years.

Resumed mission 2007:smoke

Mayweather/Hatton.
Cotto/Margarito.
Pacquiao/Hatton.
Pacquiao/Cotto.

At my age i just gotta have it & have more & Vegas is a must do for any fight fan at least once in his life::deal

 

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shocked at how old a lot of the people on this forum are

 

Did you expect 'em to be younger or older, S?

 

Early 80s,used to watch the delayed viewing on a Saturday afternoon or sportsnight Wednesday(Hagler,Holmes,Hearns)then my dads mate Prince Rodney won the british light middle title and i really got into the sport from then,watched every fight i can even when on holiday.Think its about 25 years.Prince Rodney is still my favorite fighter!Top bloke and will always give you a a good talk about his fights if you show intrest.If not for the eye problem would have won more than just the British.

 

Have been a fan of boxing since the Ali and spinks rematch,was 9 yrs old and my dad telling me about Ali. One of my earliest childhood memories was Ali -frazier 1,i was only 2,didnt watch the fight,but dad took me n my brothers to the pub,whilst he went in to watch the fight i was enjoying the slops in the beer glasses that people left behind:barf in the beer garden..........and my love for beer was born,,,hmmm might have 1 now:yep

 

casually watched since the late 80's, became a die hard around the time of Tyson's comeback in 95

 

My first memory of boxing was "the rumble in the jungle". I was around 6 or 7yrs old at the time. My older brothers were getting excited about this "monster" of a boxer [Foreman] taking on the old former champ [Ali]. There was no way the old former champ could win this fight, no-way. Anyhow that was me hooked on boxing ever since. If my enthusiasm for the sport had have matched my ability I would have been world champion, but alas it doesn't work like that

 

20 years or so......Tyson V Berbick....at a pub with 1000 people.....instant fan :deal

 

I was brought up by my Dad with tales of Joe Louis and Rocky Marciano.

Became a real fan whe Lionel Rose shut Gattelari's big mouth and went on to take the World Title from Harada in Tokyo...

****..... That must be over 40 ****ing years....:admin


Do I win a prize?

 

Casual- 10 years
Hardcore- 3 years

 

i hate this thread....i remember watching Ali Frazier on a black and white tv...it was 74

 

Since 1990, Benn versus Eubank. This was very much talked about at the time.

 

The first time boxing caught hold of my imagination was when I was at Junior school about 25 years ago. Everybody was talking about Hagler vs Leonard, and believe me I mean everyone. Elite boxers really were household names back in the day before PPVs marginalised the sport. Shame really!