When did you get into boxing?

age- 7

first fight -not sure if it was live or same day delayed showing , john h stracey vs hedgmon lewis

best boxer-pernell whitaker- on film willie pep

favourite fighter- marvin hagler

- none stand out that much

 

About 10 or 11, thats when I went to the local Boxing club, I used to watch the likes of Benn, Eubank on television.

 

-your current age:17

-Age when you got into boxing: 15

- First fight you saw live: NSV V.s Holyfield on Eurosport (Didn't know how scoring went but even i knew Sugar lost )

- best boxer you saw since you started watching boxing: Does Roy count?

- Favorite fighter ever: I have three : Jones Jr, Martinez and Hopkins

- Favorite fight ever: Williams Martinez

- who do you think will be a future atg: Dominic Tyler.

 

Current age - 18

age got into boxing - 16

First fight you saw live - Calzaghe Vs Lacy

best boxer you saw since you started watching boxing - oscar de la hoya

Favorite fighter ever - Manny Pacquiao

who do you think will be a future atg - Amir Khan

 

-your current age: 22 years old.

-Age when you got into boxing: 7 years old.

- First fight you saw live: Mike tyson vs Frank Bruno I believe. I can't remember if this was before I was 7 years old, but this is the first bout I remember watching.

- best boxer you saw since you started watching boxing: Floyd Mayweather Jr.

- Favourite fighter ever: Prince Naseem Hamed.

- Favourite fight ever: Barrera v Morales trilogy.

- who do you think will be a future atg (only youngsters so no wlad or maquez for example: Tough one...can't decide, none of the prospects have shown anything that makes me believe that they can become ATG's...not even Alvarez.

 

-your current age:34

-Age when you got into boxing: 7/8??

- First fight you saw live: Frank Bruno vs Tim Witherspoon

- best boxer you saw since you started watching boxing: RJJ

- Favourite fighter ever: Nigel Benn

- Favourite fight ever: Benn vs Mclellan

- who do you think will be a future atg (only youngsters so no wlad or maquez for example: Its a long shot but David Haye would be nice

 

-your current age: 26

-Age when you got into boxing: In a age of 5 Mike Tyson was my hero and I watched his fights if I could. I started to follow boxing more closely when I was 10. Unfortunately there werent lots of coverage in Finland so i saw many fights months even years after they happened.

- First fight you saw live: Mike Tyson vs Peter McNeely

- best boxer you saw since you started watching boxing: Roy Jones Jr.

- Favourite fighter ever: Toney or Tyson

- Favourite fight ever: Dont really know, maybe Toney vs Jirov

- who do you think will be a future atg (only youngsters so no wlad or maquez for example: Andre Ward

 

1959,i watched patterson fighting johansson

fav fighters ali,chuvalo,leonard,hearns.

 

-your current age:

30

-Age when you got into boxing:

18/19

- First fight you saw live:

Prince Naseem vs Paul Ingle. BEST fight I've seen live was Haye Fragomeni. I was at York Hall and the atmosphere was the best I've ever experienced in any sport.

- best boxer you saw since you started watching boxing:

RJJ - outrageous talent

- Favourite fighter ever:

Ali

- Favourite fight ever:

Hearns vs Haglar

- who do you think will be a future atg:

No obvious choices as far as I can see but if pushed I'd say Gamboa

 

-your current age:21

-Age when you got into boxing: 9 was when I properly got into it

- First fight you saw live: sure my dad had me watching Collins vs Benn?

- best boxer you saw since you started watching boxing: Oscar de la Hoya

- Favourite fighter ever: Roberto Duran, Barrera/Morales, Oscar de la Hoya

- Favourite fight ever: Marco Antonio Barrera vs Erik Morales 1

- who do you think will be a future atg: I'll stick my neck out and say Vasyl Lomchenko even though he's not turning pro till after 2012.

 

You've got very good writing ability for a 7 year old