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Hector Camacho. Huge WWF fan that originally got into boxing via USA Network Tuesday Night Fights.

KiwiRider wrote: ↑10 Nov 2019, 14:53

nmhz wrote: ↑09 Nov 2019, 19:50David Tua

wow!
Cool mate. He's a lovely bloke too.
His love for the sport, his family, and his community is still an inspiration today.

Agree. I had the pleasure of meeting him around 2001. I was only a casual fan at the time but started following boxing not long after.

mcriss wrote: ↑09 Nov 2019, 23:45 Mid 80's Tyson then my favorite dude ever RJJ

RJJ became my favorite for a while. Then I started following Tito. He became my favorite fighter quickly. I've had other favorites. But none as much as Tito. His fight with Vargas is still one of my favorites to this day.

Ray Leonard

Holyfield vs Bowe

Lucian Bute

Honestly it was watching movies like rocky which eventually turned my attention towards the real thing. The first super fight I ever watched was Hagler vs Leonard in 1987. Then I slowly started becoming more of an avid fan.

Either Bilbao or Creed

×2! ricky bilbao! from madrid. the spaniard spanker! the spider from spain! what a stud he was! just couldn't keep that devil down, freakish! foookin legend!

Holmes vs Norton was the first bout I watched. I was 8. Then i watched Rocky on tv movie night soon thereafter. I Liked Boxing at these points,but when I learned about Manos De Piedra, Yeah, i suddenly became BigTime into Boxing !

Harry Greb. My Dad and Pap both seen him fight many times and talked about him non-stop up until both of them died.
Both said he was a freak of nature. They said there will never be another like him ever. Wish I could have seen
him fight. Al Avant was a tough club fighter who was friends with my uncle Lew. He was always fun to watch fight around here.

Lloyd Honeyghan

drunkenpiper36 wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 16:03 Honestly it was watching movies like rocky which eventually turned my attention towards the real thing. The first super fight I ever watched was Hagler vs Leonard in 1987. Then I slowly started becoming more of an avid fan.

Who took you closed circuit? Was your dad or uncle a big fan?

It was the Minter v Hsgler fight. It was a terrible scene after and Minter came across as a prick in the build up, I was glad Hagler made a mess of him and was keen to see what he did next.

After further thought, it was the 1972 Munich Olympics and a little known fighter named Jesse Valdez. He was a fast fighter with a terrific jab. I remember the flashing of the white colored fronts of the gloves really got me for some reason. Unfortunately, only Sugard Ray Seales won gold that year fo the US, but I was fully taken.

Onetimeonly wrote: ↑13 Nov 2019, 17:15

drunkenpiper36 wrote: ↑12 Nov 2019, 16:03 Honestly it was watching movies like rocky which eventually turned my attention towards the real thing. The first super fight I ever watched was Hagler vs Leonard in 1987. Then I slowly started becoming more of an avid fan.

Who took you closed circuit? Was your dad or uncle a big fan?

Neither. It aired on HBO not too long after

oogiebe wrote: ↑13 Nov 2019, 17:57 After further thought, it was the 1972 Munich Olympics and a little known fighter named Jesse Valdez. He was a fast fighter with a terrific jab. I remember the flashing of the white colored fronts of the gloves really got me for some reason. Unfortunately, only Sugard Ray Seales won gold that year fo the US, but I was fully taken.

Do you remember Bobick from the Olympics that year?

The return of Ali in 70 because that's all anyone seemed to be talking about. I watched some boxing in the 60's, but couldn't tell you who it was.

Tony1244 wrote: ↑13 Nov 2019, 22:44

oogiebe wrote: ↑13 Nov 2019, 17:57 After further thought, it was the 1972 Munich Olympics and a little known fighter named Jesse Valdez. He was a fast fighter with a terrific jab. I remember the flashing of the white colored fronts of the gloves really got me for some reason. Unfortunately, only Sugard Ray Seales won gold that year fo the US, but I was fully taken.

Do you remember Bobick from the Olympics that year?

Yup. And from the Pan AM games the year before. Followed the lad from then to his demolishing at the hands of NOrton.

Impractical Poster wrote: ↑11 Nov 2019, 02:00

mcriss wrote: ↑09 Nov 2019, 23:45 Mid 80's Tyson then my favorite dude ever RJJ

RJJ became my favorite for a while. Then I started following Tito. He became my favorite fighter quickly. I've had other favorites. But none as much as Tito. His fight with Vargas is still one of my favorites to this day.

the rock rocky marciano

frank bruno was devastated as a kid when he lost to tyson and lewis

Ron Lyle. He had a savage and aggressive style of boxing.

oogiebe wrote: ↑13 Nov 2019, 23:21

Tony1244 wrote: ↑13 Nov 2019, 22:44

Do you remember Bobick from the Olympics that year?

Yup. And from the Pan AM games the year before. Followed the lad from then to his demolishing at the hands of NOrton.

Wish I could see the Bobick-Stevenson bouts. Don't see them anywhere.
To condense posts, Don't you think Ali held a lot in the Thrilla as well?

Tony1244 wrote: ↑16 Nov 2019, 14:59

oogiebe wrote: ↑13 Nov 2019, 23:21

Yup. And from the Pan AM games the year before. Followed the lad from then to his demolishing at the hands of NOrton.

Wish I could see the Bobick-Stevenson bouts. Don't see them anywhere.
To condense posts, Don't you think Ali held a lot in the Thrilla as well?

LOL!
Regarding Bobick vs Teofilo, I only can find 13 second snipits.