which fighter(s) made you a boxing fan?

Mike Tyson

 

Sonny Liston...for real.
He WAS the Baddest Man On The Planet until the questionable complexities of the Cassius Clay/Muhammad Ali bouts took place.
After that he was appeared as ordinary as Superman with Kryptonite in the room.

 

my earliest fight memorys are tyson/bruno 1, benn/mclellen, eubank/watson, benn/eubank so probablys be these fighters who got me into boxing but was too young to actually remember the order - will have to check it out on boxrec

 

Up until Calzaghe vs Lacy in 2006 i wasn't hooked on boxing (not too much coverage in the UK...) but that performance was such a schooling that i've been wanting more ever since.

 

Roberto Duran

 

Tyson, The prince, Ali and Benn. Mike Tyson was a phenom to watch in his prime back when most heavyweights looked like fighters.

 

Thats a sick joke There is no proof Margarito ever had illegal wraps but there is concrete proof Mposely & jones jr fought & WON!!!! while juiced up. Why are they allowed to get away scot free??

 

Iron Mike, ali, joe louis, and roy jones jr.

 

Roy Jones jr. I remember I saw him and Vinny Pazienza on TV a lot and when they were matched up I thought it was going to be an even fight, keep in mind I was like 12. Of course Roy beat the snot out of him and I've been hooked every since.

Also about 4 years ago I had become just a casual fan for about a year and a half, then the contender came on TV and I was back into it more than I ever had been.

 

Felix Tito Trinidad

 

Ali, Holmes, Tyson... when heavyweights ruled the world...non heavyweights the likes of Roy Jones and Gatti later on.

 

The domination of Trinidad at welterweight....

 

Well muhamad ali i knew of before even being a hardcore fan,I even had an action figure doll of his that was my favorite,But as far as watching the sport passionatley id have to say Little Red Lopez who was a regular on wide world of sports all his title fights were on regular Tv. Bobby Chacon too his 3rd fight with Bazooka Limon is still one of the top 5 fights ive ever seen he came back from an early beating to kick limons ass in the late rounds almost pulling out a 15th round knockout before Limon was saved by the bell. Then of course Duran/Leonard I remember having that anticipation of that big fight and i was only like 9 or 10. Also I remember an aging Ali winning the title back for a 3rd time against Leon Spinks. Salvador Sanchez was a hero of mine even though he beat my og hero LIttle red. Loved it when Sanchez put a beatdown on the trash talking Gomez. I remember many Saad muhmamad wars as a kid, the one with Yaqui lopez was a classic and i think fight of the year.

 

arturo gatti and micke ward. i liked boxing but it was a casual thing but after watching these two go at it i didnt ever wan to miss a fight.

 

James Toney vs. the Burger King man in Fight Night Round 3