What got you into this GREAT sport of BOXING

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  1. Elvizzz

    Elvizzz Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Tyson vs Spinks.... Stayed up untill 4 in the morning (I live in Europe) and it only took Tyson 1.30 minutes to finish Spinks, but I was sold.
     
    Elvizzz, Oct 18, 2008
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  2. warrior85

    warrior85 R.I.P THUNDER Full Member

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    seeing rocky 4 for the 1st time aged 4
     
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  3. crespo21

    crespo21 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    i used to sit with my old man watching barry mcguigan back in the day. i guess thats when it started.
    but really got in to it watching eubank and benn beat the **** out of each other. ****ing loved it.
     
    crespo21, Oct 18, 2008
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  4. bizzer07

    bizzer07 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    8 years old, staying up mega late at the time with my dad watching Benn Mcclellan, i was awe-struck how someone could be knocked through the ropes in round one, expecting it to all be over, for that same guy to then come back and punish the other guy, loved boxing ever since
     
    bizzer07, Oct 18, 2008
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  5. T.S.

    T.S. T.Stout Full Member

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    Growing up during the Ali, Frazier, Foreman, Norton era.
    The first fight between Ali/Frazier was huge in it's day and made a great impression on me as a small boy. Been a fight fan ever since!
     
    T.S., Oct 18, 2008
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  6. JETSKI

    JETSKI Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    My Dad...Fought pro (along with many of his brothers) back in the late 20's & early 30's, out of Elizabeth, NJ, which really was a hub of boxing back then.
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    He showed me the ropes when I was a kid, would watch Dick Tiger on Gillette Friday Night Fights (late 50's/early 60's) & thats the story. I've seen them all, through 5 decades now.

    What a trip its been!:bbb
     
    JETSKI, Oct 18, 2008
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  7. realsoulja

    realsoulja Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    tyson
     
    realsoulja, Oct 18, 2008
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  8. C HOP

    C HOP The World Awaits Full Member

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    1 name got me into boxing Prince Naseem
     
    C HOP, Oct 18, 2008
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  9. treva1977

    treva1977 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    fighting in school i suppose.
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    treva1977, Oct 18, 2008
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  10. rock_lv

    rock_lv Active Member Full Member

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    Just living in vegas, this town is in pandemonium the week of a big fight, and going to fights with my dad.
     
    rock_lv, Oct 18, 2008
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  11. socrates

    socrates THE ORIGINAL... Full Member

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    love of rubber.
     
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  12. adub215

    adub215 Active Member Full Member

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    watchin fights with my dad i wanted to be sugar ray leonard when i was kid and i would go to school and start fights so my dad started me in amatuer fighting
     
    adub215, Oct 18, 2008
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  13. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Love seein' vintage pix like this, J. What name'd your dad fight under? And what weight class?
     
    john garfield, Oct 18, 2008
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  14. heehoo

    heehoo TIMEXICAH! Full Member

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    My grandfather talking about Sugar Ray Robinson.
     
    heehoo, Oct 18, 2008
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  15. chliJs

    chliJs Active Member Full Member

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    graciano rocchigiani getting robbed in every fight are my first memories.

    also schulz' controversial fights against foreman, botha...

    then i didn't care too much for boxing for quite some years, except for klitschko fights. one time an undercard bout of a klitschko fight also got broadcasted here. it was cotto/torres. that got me back into boxing.
     
    chliJs, Oct 18, 2008
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