Does your partner like boxing

jayc · Post by **jayc** » 13 Jan 2009, 18:13

Hey guys, just out of curiosity, but do your respective partners like or hate boxing.
I'm quite lucky as my girlfriend makes an effort to take an interest in big fights despite the fact she doesn't really love the spam. She does have an unhealthy crush on Michael Buffer though! She is supportive about the fact that im out training 4 nights a week as well!

On a side note.
Is it just mine or is every gym absolutely packed at the moment?
I remember 5-10 years ago and some gyms were like ghost towns - now you can hardly move.
I'm not complaining, think it's huge for british boxing and can only be a good thing.

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 13 Jan 2009, 18:35

Women don't understand me :( :( :(

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 13 Jan 2009, 18:51

My wife loves to watch the big fights, her favourite is Joe Calzaghe. I wouldnt call her a boxing fan though, she doesnt have a lot of interest in British area titles. I tell her these lads have to start somewhere and any title is some achievment. I then point out in a year or so you could see the same lad win the Lonsdale belt. She loves the Lonsdale belt and thinks its the best looking belt of them all. My wife also likes Michael Buffer, not a bad looking guy for 64. Actually amateur boxing is doing pretty well so local gyms should be doing OK. Its the pro game that has lost a lot of support over the years. Also a lot of lads take up boxing to keep fit, Clinton Woods did and found he was a lot better than most and made a career out of it.

Spud · Post by **Spud** » 13 Jan 2009, 18:52

jayc wrote:Hey guys, just out of curiosity, but do your respective partners like or hate boxing.
I'm quite lucky as my girlfriend makes an effort to take an interest in big fights despite the fact she doesn't really love the eastsideboxing. She does have an unhealthy crush on Michael Buffer though! She is supportive about the fact that im out training 4 nights a week as well!

Nope!!! - in all the shows she could have come to - she would rather go out with mates and get p*ssed or have a giggle.

She has met Clinton Woods and Ricky Hatton at a party a week after Clintons fight against Gonzalez - and the only other show she came to was an Army Boxing Charity Dinner evening I help organise and thats only because Clinton, Dennis and Richard attended and she likes them all - ffs she needs another eye test!!!

She will watch sometimes and only sometimes if me and my lad are at a show to see if she can see us but thats it!!!

whiskey · Post by **whiskey** » 13 Jan 2009, 18:54

Yeah she loves it 'ringside'

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 13 Jan 2009, 19:04

Chambers2 wrote:Women don't understand me :( :( :(

Think I have heard that one before along with, my wife doesnt understand me. Oh well, we dont understand them but we cant do without them.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 13 Jan 2009, 19:10

G0mez wrote:Yeah she loves it 'ringside'

My wife prefers a nice warm bed, a bit less public.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 13 Jan 2009, 19:17

Spud wrote:
jayc wrote:Hey guys, just out of curiosity, but do your respective partners like or hate boxing.
I'm quite lucky as my girlfriend makes an effort to take an interest in big fights despite the fact she doesn't really love the eastsideboxing. She does have an unhealthy crush on Michael Buffer though! She is supportive about the fact that im out training 4 nights a week as well!
Nope!!! - in all the shows she could have come to - she would rather go out with mates and get p*ssed or have a giggle.

She has met Clinton Woods and Ricky Hatton at a party a week after Clintons fight against Gonzalez - and the only other show she came to was an Army Boxing Charity Dinner evening I help organise and thats only because Clinton, Dennis and Richard attended and she likes them all - ffs she needs another eye test!!!

She will watch sometimes and only sometimes if me and my lad are at a show to see if she can see us but thats it!!!

Ah, fame at last "thats Spud, second row, just behind the referee, and no he isnt sitting with Mr. Warren".

states · Post by **states** » 14 Jan 2009, 00:50

WildWaylon wrote:She loves the Lonsdale belt and thinks its the best looking belt of them all.

Your wife is not alone in that.

allworld80 · Post by **allworld80** » 14 Jan 2009, 01:44

My wife likes it just fine.

Bard of Boxrec · Post by **Bard of Boxrec** » 14 Jan 2009, 06:57

No, and particularly not when I'm trying to watch a stream during her monthly visit.

thepocketrocket · Post by **thepocketrocket** » 14 Jan 2009, 07:28

Yep, taking her to her first fight!!!

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 14 Jan 2009, 07:29

I had a girlfriend once, i think

Poncey · Post by **Poncey** » 14 Jan 2009, 08:16

She can't stand it. Really pisses me off. I have to watch her mother fecking soaps!!!

chinny · Post by **chinny** » 14 Jan 2009, 08:40

My missus likes the big fights and comes to quite a few that I attend.
Some of the stuff she comes out with is funny but can add an interesting laymans perspective.
Eg: I took her to an Ian napa fight at York hall and she couldn’t take it seriously as she claimed I’d taken her to midget fighting. It never occurred to me at all because I guess we are used to the x established divisions, but I suppose the fact is I’d taken her to watch two extremely small men fight.

A tip: If you have a flutter, cut her into half the potential winnings. This gets the interest up. I was able to watch Mosley-Mayorga on the Sun am rather than Hollyoaks or whatever as I’d promised to split the winnings on a 7-1 punt on Mayorga. Bad call in the end but she got into it big time.

Ted · Post by **Ted** » 14 Jan 2009, 09:34

I brought her just once, the fight was terrible, a real mis-match against an experienced fighter and a novice.

After the fight I told her, she wont have to box me again.

Did'nt you just see that coming............. she didnt!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 14 Jan 2009, 09:43

My missus loves a good fight.

She's keen on boxing too.

Shirow · Post by **Shirow** » 14 Jan 2009, 11:11

My wife tolerates it and seems to enjoy the big event world class action fights but i was never sure if she was just humouring me as it's one of the few things i get excited about.
I took her on a 3 week boxing binge in November - Calzaghe v Jones then Haye v Barrett then Hatton v Malignaggi. She was flagging by the end and refused to sit through the entire undercard with me but if she can put up with that i'm taking that as a yes.

WildWaylon · Post by **WildWaylon** » 14 Jan 2009, 11:24

My wife makes me laugh with her comments like "who is Hatton playing this time" and "is this Floyd Merryweather any good".

youngrell · Post by **youngrell** » 14 Jan 2009, 11:30

My missus enjoys a slugfest (until there's blood) but as soon as there's a close to technical match up she thinks it's boring!

She really enjoyed Calzaghe v Jones because both of them were showboating

Chambers2 · Post by **Chambers2** » 14 Jan 2009, 11:30

WildWaylon wrote: "is this Floyd Merryweather any good".

One of my mates keeps calling him Floyd Mayflower

Captain Hook · Post by **Captain Hook** » 14 Jan 2009, 11:32

This missus is more into it now we have Setanta though she is not overly enthused about watching Edner Cherry v Bradley on Setanta later :)

Coco · Post by **Coco** » 14 Jan 2009, 11:34

The ex I had when I was fighting was a nightmare, moaned bout me watching it, didn't like me training as she got lonely, would tell me I looked stupid if I had a bit of stubble/a goatie b4 a fight, used to wake me up crying in the middle of the night before a fight because because she felt shut out as my mind wasn't centred on her in the run up to the fight.
She couldn't understand why I got nervous as I was always all right after a fight, so for that reason she never worried about me being bashed up.
I remember once I was criticised on the telly for fighting negatively( I dislocated my thumb in the 1st and fiddled my way around for the rest of the 4 rounder) she was on the mobile as soon as I was in the changing room having a right go at me as it made her look bad! It was also my 5th fight in 6 weeks just b4 xmas and she had spent heavy.
She hated me fighting but wanted the dough.
In the end I used to go 2 my parents a couple of hundred miles away for a few days before a fight.

youngrell · Post by **youngrell** » 14 Jan 2009, 11:39

Captain Hook wrote:This missus is more into it now we have Setanta though she is not overly enthused about watching Edner Cherry v Bradley on Setanta later :)

My missus said to me Monday when I got home from work, "I think we should save some money, I'm canceling Setanta" I said like f**k I'll cancel you first!

charlieb · Post by **charlieb** » 14 Jan 2009, 12:19

Coco wrote:The ex I had when I was fighting was a nightmare, moaned bout me watching it, didn't like me training as she got lonely, would tell me I looked stupid if I had a bit of stubble/a goatie b4 a fight, used to wake me up crying in the middle of the night before a fight because because she felt shut out as my mind wasn't centred on her in the run up to the fight.
She couldn't understand why I got nervous as I was always all right after a fight, so for that reason she never worried about me being bashed up.
I remember once I was criticised on the telly for fighting negatively( I dislocated my thumb in the 1st and fiddled my way around for the rest of the 4 rounder) she was on the mobile as soon as I was in the changing room having a right go at me as it made her look bad! It was also my 5th fight in 6 weeks just b4 xmas and she had spent heavy.
She hated me fighting but wanted the dough.
In the end I used to go 2 my parents a couple of hundred miles away for a few days before a fight.

Wow. That's harsh.

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