What moment got you into boxing?

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  1. Brighton bomber

    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Combination of the Rocky movies and the hype surrounding Benn/Eubank II made me a fan. Used to love watching Eubank as a teenager, his over the top entrances and swagger really got me hooked. Then came Naseem Hamed and that made me more than just a fan but a total addict.
     
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  2. destruction

    destruction Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Eubank-Benn 2 and from then on I regularly watched the sky sports shows, and the big fights on ITV.
     
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  3. mrtony80

    mrtony80 Likes thick chicks Full Member

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    There was no singular moment that got me into boxing. I'm 31 and been watching boxing since I was 6...it started with watching Tyson and SRL fights with my dad...
     
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  4. Blake Rayne

    Blake Rayne Fat Cuban Aficianado Full Member

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    Prime Tyson
     
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  5. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace

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    That must have been awesome!
     
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  6. Chappy112

    Chappy112 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    My mate went to Hatton vs Tszyu so I bought it on PPV to see how big it was and if I could see him. Been hooked ever since. Obviously I'd seen a few fights before that but that was the big one that started it all.
     
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  7. Post Box

    Post Box I'm back too, bitches Full Member

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    Joe Calzaghe vs Mikkel Kessler I was 14 at the time
     
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  8. pong

    pong Boxing Addict Full Member

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    watching ricky hatton faceplant into a ringpost
     
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  9. Tar Baby

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    probably this
     
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  10. 1971791

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    Haye's trash-talking vs Valuev. :p
     
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  11. red cobra

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    Tommy Morrison vs Tim Timoshek. It was the 39 "jeepers" that Tim uttered during the postfight interview on ESPN. I decided "this boxing game is for me!"
     
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  12. booradley

    booradley Mean People Kick Ass! Full Member

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    Different world back in the early-mid 60's. Boxing was much more mainstream. As a 7 year old boy I argued vehemently that Ali would beat Liston.
     
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  13. Armstrong!

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    :lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol::lol:
     
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  14. Skilletscuz

    Skilletscuz mma champ Ronda Rousey Full Member

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    My stepdad, when i was a teen...
    he was a golden gloves from waco, texas
    i started watching boxing with him and he'd explain the punches and subtleties about boxing and the fighters...
     
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  15. nbg75

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    Elorde vs Gomes Mar 16 1960 at the Araneta Coliseum (the Big Dome) Quezon City, PHL
     
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