What is your status in relationship to Boxing?

Been a fan since i was a kid,the build up for Benn Eubank 2 then Benns fight agianst Mclellen which was brutal but exciting and celbrating like England had won the world cup when Benn stopped him,that was before knowing the damage that was being done.Then all the Boxing went to Sky and i drifted away from it(still followed it a bit and listned to radio 5 live for a big fight) untill i got Sky a few years later and got into it again,
I go to quite a few fights a year mainly in London because living in Devon the north is more of a pain also subscribe to Box Nation,Boxing News and Sky but i do watch allot of football and Cricket aswell

 

Minter and Hagler is my first recollection. Boxed for St Marys for years. Then became an avid fan, now I tend to be very selective about what I watch

 

Ive had some Am fights when i was younger. Trained at the Moston and Collyhurst Gym. Trained and sparred with Robin Reid, Matty Hall , Micheal Jennings etc. Also had a light spar with Khan before the Olympics. Also had a year at champs camp being trained by Ensley Bingham and Maurice Core.

 

Boxed from 13-19 years old, turned to bodybuilding in my early 20s, huge boxing fan, i work security at a construction site so normally end up on here at daft 0' clock at night when i'm bored.

 

Been a boxing nut since I was a child pretty much, watching fights like Holy/Bowe, Nigel Benn, Lewis and Bruno and Eubank. Went through a short lived stage of being obsessed with Tae Kwon Do as a teenager but nothing can replace boxing. I've never had any amateur fights but boxed on the pads and bags for many years and have light sparring at my local gym every Thursday night with a group of other lads that are enthusiasts some of whom have boxed amateur before, it's great for fitness and to let off some steam.

Have been to a fair few shows, used to follow Howard Eastman a little bit as had a mate who was pals with his brother, more recently been taking an interest in Groves as he grew up in the same place as me and went to my old school so good to support a local fighter.

Still watch as much boxing live as possible and like to revisits some of the old classics on Youtube, it's been the cause of much disruption in my relationship but she's starting to come round to the idea that boxing takes priority!

 

Novice boxer of 8 fights, I aim to go pro for a bit. Very dedicated atm, go to a boxing academy and amateur gym. Trained for years on/off casually to keep fit but been training properly the last 2 and a half years.

Been an internet fan since 2005, ever since I watched the contender I became hooked although I did go off it, not completely but a little for a few years.

 

Is that actually you in that picture? You're a beast if that's the case. I'm guessing the Susan Boyle pic was cropped over some boxer you met at a dinner show.

 

Lol yeah it's me mate wasn't that size when i boxed though, it's actually a wax model of Susan Boyle at Madame Tussauds in Blackpool, don't know what possesed me to use it as my avatar atsch but it's the most recent pic i could find.

 

Was lucky enough to grow up through the early 90s watching on it all on itv @9 on a sat night.benn v eubank 2,g-man v benn,bruno ...

 

On a timeline basis.

Early 1990s - watched Benn and Eubank with a passing interest.

1994 to 1998 - Naseem Hamed fanatic.

1998 to 2002 - Hiatus. Was heavily into modern literature and music so boxing took a backseat. Wrote a novel (unpublished).

2003 to 2006 - Heavy boxing fan again. Started going to shows.

2006 to 2012 - Wrote for a number of websites, eventually moving up to a position of assistant editor at SecondsOut.com.

2008 to 2011 - Completed a BA degree in sports journalism.

2009 to 2012 - Freelancer for Boxing News

2009 to 2012 - Wrote most of the boxing stories in the Yorkshire Evening Post (also covered some football)

2012 to present - Media officer for Hatton Promotions.

 

I watched a lot of boxing growing up with my dad and became a committed fan of the sport at 18 (by that I mean going to see fights live, setting your alarm for 4am to watch an american card, etc)

I have never boxed competitively and feel that am quite old to do so now (soon to be 21), but I stay in great shape and would really love to sparr sometime, even if I ended up getting beaten up

Not having joined a boxing club when I was younger is one of my regrets in life.

 

And what?

 

****.

Thinking of starting out writing boxing freelance. I have a profession and a good job, just need a change. Can you PM me?

 

Grew up around boxing all the late night fights watching with the family, am boxing don't do much now some sparring now and then , I love to test myself now and then ,mostly traveling around the country to shows and occasional abroad show love the sport it's the only sport that you don't play ! It's a sport you do!

 

still interested but only just.

don't take it serious anymore, especially the Hype Machine of damn near every fighter in boxing. you can tell too, the ones that even Top Street lads could do them over on any given night.

very, very few great fighters in boxing anymore!