Recently became a boxing fan, need help.

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Like lightsout said, it's immensely hard dealing with the fan boys, and especially if they're fans of boxers who you feel very strongly are trash. Don't let that deter you though, it's an absolutely amazing sport once you understand the styles, strategies, size differences, skill level's. And how those all mix match and mesh to give endless entertainment in a sport that only involves four different punches. You will be floored by the amount of depth provided by the sport with a very minimal amount of components...two participants, who are only allowed to punch. Simple rules to learn, with a life time of understanding to be had.

 

Guys, he isn't asking for advice on who he should root for or discuss things with.

He had a specific question about purse bids.

 

Welcome to the sport that goes unsupervised and the rules/regulations can get twisted:twisted:

Welcome to ESB:good

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Watch some Mayweather.

Mayweather/Gatti
Mayweather/Corrales
Mayweather/Canelo
Mayweather/Mosley
Mayweather/Hatton
Mayweather/Baldomir
Mayweather/Marquez

All were brilliant fights

 

No. No they won't.

If you go by rankings, then go by TBR.

http://www.tbrb.org/all-rankings/

 

just had to slip it in there, didn't you?

 

I say you gotta watch Prince Naseem highlights, don't watch him talk but, he's got some of the coolest movements, unique punching style, and great KO's. One of the most entertaining guys in the ring aside from the obvious Mike Tyson.

 

0 Slicksters on his resume and hes the tbe....pleaseeee....

 

ROFLMAO What turnip truck did you fall off of ??? Calzaghe couldn't thro a legitimate scoring punch he slapped like a girl That's not boxing

 

Oh yeah, and my purist choice is Pernell Whitaker...

 

I'm in the same boat as you mate. I liked Boxing when I was younger, particularly Nigel Benn and have got interested in it again recently, there's loads of terminology I don't understand though, like ' sitting on punches' and Groves described himself as throwing from ' the wrong side if the line' does anyone have advice about a book or the like that helped them to get to know the terminology? I love James Toney btw.

 

I watched Calzaghe v Lacey for the first time recently and I think it's incredible. I genuinely felt sorry for Lacey in the end. Seemed like a career ending beating