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Not many, not through choice just that i wouldnt really like going to a show on my own, ones i have been to are:-

Hatton - Pederson (should have been Pinto )
Hatton - Maussa
Hatton - Mallinaggi
Woods - Hoye
Woods - Johnson 2
Woods - Gonzalez 1 & 2

Would love to have been to more but cant complain at the ones ive been to, the amount of celebs/boxers at these shows have been brilliant, especialy Hatton - Pederson, Hatton - Maussa & Woods Gonzalez 1 which i managed to get back to the after fight parties

You need to be pretty much ringside to get the benefits, otherwise you are just their for the atmosphere. If I really wanted to see and enjoy a fight the TV is better with decent commentary, replays and unobstructed views etc.
However at ringside with a great atmosphere and a quality seat it is difficult to beat

Eff all these days. Just ain't got the time any more.

Will probably go to Copenhagen however for Froch v Kessler.

Coco wrote:You need to be pretty much ringside to get the benefits, otherwise you are just their for the atmosphere. If I really wanted to see and enjoy a fight the TV is better with decent commentary, replays and unobstructed views etc.
However at ringside with a great atmosphere and a quality seat it is difficult to beat

That's what I love about the York Hall. Every seat is ringside.

I have seen boxing all over the world but the best atmosphere was

Dowling vs Swaby for the Midlands cruiserweight title in Newark.

It was a Lincoln derby and both brought down their bouncer mates and
the nightclub scene of Lincoln - Dowling had 80% of the support and fought
really hard but Swaby was too much that night.

Terry D wrote:Maybe 20-30 a year. Had a quiet year last year but a busy one this time around. Murray-McAllister, Munroe-Martinez II, Elcock-Macklin, Wlad-Chag, Khan-Kotelnik, Macklin-Asikainen, Moore-Piccirillo, Moore-Rhodes, Murray-Lawton, Carl Dilks' title fight, Murray-Thaxton, Quigley-Smith and Femi-Razak. More in there also but lost track a bit. Oh, Froch-Dirrell. This month has been ace. Lots of highlights but when I look back on it my main thought will always be...

Jamie Moore and Ryan Rhodes

My best was Marquez v Pacquaio I - press section of MGM Grand - that was real special.

Coco wrote:You need to be pretty much ringside to get the benefits, otherwise you are just their for the atmosphere. If I really wanted to see and enjoy a fight the TV is better with decent commentary, replays and unobstructed views etc.
However at ringside with a great atmosphere and a quality seat it is difficult to beat

Raised first section of the tiers can be better than ringside IMO.

Agree though, at times at the back of the hall you'd be much better watching on telly

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Eff all these days. Just ain't got the time any more.

Will probably go to Copenhagen however for Froch v Kessler.

likewise used ot go to a fair few though maybe 100 odd in total

highlights the after party round mine.

big ones i guess Hatton Tzyu
Haye Thompson
Hatton Castillo
Hatton Pederson
Hatton Oliviera
HayE Enzo
numerous smaller hall shows when i was covering for the BBN - but got fed up with trekking to dagenham getting in at 2 am and then having to spend saturday deciphering and writing up notes so knocked that on the head due to work comittments.
Harrison williams - 1 nearly finished me going to live boxing.

Been to 20 this year and about 5 amateur, which is a bit disappointing, but a lot of shows were scrapped June-July time. Plan to do at least another seven before the end of the year.

Best fight I have seen this year was Gomez v Buendia at the Hard Rock the night before Hatton-Pacquiao.

Wherever the Sheffield lads are I'm there - regardless of where they train or who they are Promoted by.
Been lucky to travel a bit as well in Europe and the States. However there are more pins in Carlos Wigan's map.
Only missed a couple of Hatton fights from when he first started.
I've been watching boxing earnestly live since 1978.
Favourite moments ?

Naz winning the World Title in Cardiff.
Loved the first Full Monty show in Sheffield.
Loved the Hatton Zoo show.

Also had a great time with the lead up to the Tyson Francis fight.
Got to see Tyson close up in his training camp.
Of late got to say I'm proud as punch over Ryan, firstly for the Woolcombe fight, and latterly for the Moore fight.

Best giggle I've had is Minny Driver being asked to shift her arse for sitting in my seat at the Lewis Botha fight.

Probably average 10-15 a year.......some corkers in that time, few Hatton fights, Brodie, Lennox, Calzaghe, Naz....Bruno.

But love smaller shows and been to quite a few Moore fights, and Jennings.

Was there on Friday at Echo Arena, great undercard, not so great main event.