What moment got you into boxing?

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  1. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    For me it was bruno winning the decision against mccall.

    I'm only 23 and I was obviously quite young at the time of the fight but there was no way of escaping the hype. Bruno was a national treasure more known for his losses than his victories and for him to finally emerge victorious in a big fight was great. There was also the furore surrounding eubank and prince naz, it was a good time for english boxing and although benn and lewis were much more successful, they never quite endeared with me the same.

    I remember when they announced his defence against tyson and the fear surrounding the event. Great memories and even as a youngster they stayed with me.

    That was the hook that caught me and turned me into a boxing fan.

    What about you guys, what fight or fighter or moment turned you into a boxing fan?

    :good
     
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  2. big_AL

    big_AL P4P #1 Full Member

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    mine was recently enough,2007,watching mayweather vs hatton.i was 15 at the time and i thought the build up and spectacle was the greatest thing ever
     
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  3. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    The rise of Cassius Marcelus Clay.
     
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  4. ONE SHOT SON

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    oscar vs mosley.. great fight, been a fan ever since
     
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  5. Koman600

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    ali....
     
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  6. Cableaddict

    Cableaddict Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Ali & Howard Coselle.

    - All the pre-fight banter leading up to (the incredible) Ali-Frazier I.

    It's one of the very few reasons I'm glad I'm old! (that, and rap music.)
     
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  7. lufcrazy

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    How great it must have been to hate lived through that time.
     
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  8. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Yeah that was unreal. Great buildup to the event and like most people from the manchester area I was convince hatton would defeat floyd that night.
     
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  9. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Sometimes I wish I was around back then. I bet the buzz surrounding fotc was immense.
     
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  10. cesare-borgia

    cesare-borgia Übermensch in fieri Full Member

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    Well I knew Ali and tyson but it basically was Oscar vs Vargas that got me into boxing
     
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  11. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Every kid -- and their dads 'n brothers -- fought amateur or pro in my neighborhood. They were gym rats by the time they were ten.
     
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  12. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    Roy Jones vs Reggie Johnson back in 99
     
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  13. Koman600

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    ali for a third time
     
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  14. beefman180

    beefman180 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Oddly enough, the two most vivid memories of getting to watch boxing with my dad and his friends were seeing the Bowe/Golota incidents, "daddy why's he keep hitting him in the balls?", and the Tyson/Holyfield rematch.

    I was young at the time and wasn't allowed to watch much more after those incidents in recent proximity.

    When I came back to the sport the man in my AV gave me something to enjoy. :good
     
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  15. Swarmer

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    Watching Hajime no Ippo when i was in my teen years, back in the day. Got me to watch a few Mayweather, DLH, Hoya fights and i got hooked.
     
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