If you were new to boxing...

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  1. PaddyGarcia

    PaddyGarcia Trivial Annoyance Gold Medalist Full Member

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    Seen discussions on here before where people have said which fight got them stuck into boxing. Which exact moment you realised this was the sport for you. Mostly, these are fights from quite long ago - unforgettable classics that still resonate with many new and old fans alike today.

    So I wondered, let's say you only got involved with boxing in the last 5-10 years max. Which fights in that time do you think would have captured your passion for the sport quite the same way a Hagler-Heanrs might have?
     
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  2. Zakman

    Zakman ESB's Chinchecker Full Member

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    While I watched some of Ali's fights here and there in the mid to late 70s, the fight that really got me hooked on boxing was Leonard-Hearns I
     
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  3. abuffy

    abuffy Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Pretty sure Mayweather/Ortiz got me stuck into boxing. Sucky fight really, but the post fight interview was absolutely hilarious. It made the sport seem interesting to me.
     
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  4. Dan88

    Dan88 Active Member Full Member

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    No idea why. But for some reason I always remember the Lewis vs tyson clash in 2002. I was around 13-14 when I watched that fight. Wasn't the greatest fight but it stuck with me
     
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  5. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Mayweather/Hatton.

    My first fight ever, I was there and the buildup was insane. Best atmosphere I've ever been a part of. I followed the sport before that, but that fight got me hooked on boxing.
     
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  6. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    well no wonder you love Floyd, that was a impressive performance :bbb
     
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  7. rossco666

    rossco666 Guest

    And ever since then you have been living inside Mayweathers ass feeding off his ped induced bowel dung and with no way of viewing the real world. Poor lil flo rida!
     
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  8. itsa

    itsa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson vs Lewis
    Mayweather vs Hatton
     
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  9. itsa

    itsa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Mayweather/Hatton is miles above Mayweather/DeLaHoya and May/Pac IMO

    the fighters, the atmosphere, the fans, the ending.

    had it all
     
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  10. MVC!

    MVC! The Best Ever Full Member

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    Mayweather/hatton was absolutely a beautiful fight
     
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  11. lepinthehood

    lepinthehood When I'm drinking you leave me well alone banned Full Member

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    Morales vs Barrera 1 was one of the first great fights I watched that hooked me, Lennox Lewis before smashing grant was one of the first.
     
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  12. ki_ote

    ki_ote Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Growing up with the great fights on Wide World of Sports in the 70's.
    Glad that Fox is bringing good fights back to regular TV.
     
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  13. HerolGee

    HerolGee Loyal Member banned Full Member

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    well for buzz it was leonard haggler.


    for action it was the Tyson fights later in that same year I believe. this little kid killing off the champions and top contenders, bizarre.
    after that a hiatus from boxing until we got the british smw minor triumvirate in the 90s.
     
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  14. latineg

    latineg user of dude wipes Full Member

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    for me it was AA vs aaron pryer ,

    I had been a fan of the heavyweights, SRL, Hearns and Haglar, but that fight opened me up to all the weights and got me way more into the sport in general.
     
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  15. boxingbull

    boxingbull Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Man it was so many the first big mega fight I saw live on TV was Tyson/Holyfield 1 so that may have started it

    Fights over the years that made my passion grow (and these are also fights i seen live)

    Mosley/Forrest
    Mayweather/Corrales
    Vargas/Trinidad
    De La Hoya/Trinidad
    etc
     
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