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What was the fight that made you a Fan?

For me it was Rose Vs Gatelleri. Never heard of boxing until then but it got great press and Rose was at the top of his game, After that I discovered TV ringside and from then I was hooked.

first fight i remember actually watching in full was tyson/holyfield II. but i think the one that hooked me right in was kostya/judah

Paulie Ayala-Bones Adams I

probably tyson bruno 1...i was 9

my dad made the whole family wake up at 3am and listen on the radio

Gary Cowburn v George Barnes. Listened to it on the radio.

Fenech v Azumah 1

ali v fraser 1

For me it was Trinidad vs Hopkins, my dad borrowed the fight on tape from his work. My dads work mate told him about all the hype surrounding both fighters. I thought it was a really exciting fight (sadly one of the only exciting fights of Hopkins career). Next big fight I really watched that got me totally hooked was Kelly Vs Roy Jones... watching Jones speed, and his hands behind his back knock out punch was totally awesome. Before the fight I had never heard of Jones, so it was really cool watching his older fights.

Carlos Palomino vs Dave "Boy" Green

I was too young to see it live, but an old tape of Ali vs Foreman and Ali vs Frazier 3(Thrilla in Manilla).

I watched spiratically throughout Tysons career and folowed Fenech domestically, i took about 6 years off then watched Kostya vs Jake the snake and eventually stumbled onto Green when Green fought that South african on the Judah/Tzsyu card and have watched every card domestically since.

Tyson V Douglas, 1990.

Seeing Bumper Farrell and his fellow police take apart a gang of no-hopers at Stone's milk bar (which masquaded as a club out the back) in Coogee a long time ago. My father advised me that there were fights with more rules involved, so he recommended the Sydney Stadium.

For me it was SRR v Turpin 1, the old man let me stay up late to listen to it on BBC

Larry Holmes v Gerry Cooney. I was 10. The build up was huge. I remember watching it live on free to air...those were the days !!!

Grant wrote:What was the fight that made you a Fan?

For me it was Rose Vs Gatelleri. Never heard of boxing until then but it got great press and Rose was at the top of his game, After that I discovered TV ringside and from then I was hooked.

Still see Rocky occasionally. He takes his cars to the same mechanic I take my old heap to. He still looks fit and well.

Im with you Grant

watching my two older brothers belt each other, then going into newcastle stadium and watching the sands boys, tollis, kapeen to name a few, but it is too far back to remember the first fight that hooked me, all the best

Naseem Hamad v Steve Robinson

patron wrote:watching my two older brothers belt each other, then going into newcastle stadium and watching the sands boys, tollis, kapeen to name a few, but it is too far back to remember the first fight that hooked me, all the best

how old are you, if you don't mind me asking?

toppity wrote:

patron wrote:watching my two older brothers belt each other, then going into newcastle stadium and watching the sands boys, tollis, kapeen to name a few, but it is too far back to remember the first fight that hooked me, all the best

how old are you, if you don't mind me asking?

no, i don,t mind, may 1936. all the best

I went to the fights before i could walk but watching Brian Janssen fight my uncle in the amateurs when i was really little got me hooked. I was probably about 4 or 5 years old but from what i remember they went at it for the whole fight. Had the crowd on their feet the whole time. Salvador Sanchez v Danny little red Lopez was my first memory of a big fight and loved it.

ivan drago vs rocky balboa

tiger10 wrote:
ivan drago vs rocky balboa

Ha ha tiger 10 good call. that was the best fight ive seen !

Most of the time you only have to go to the fights once and your hooked. L love this sport.

patron wrote:

toppity wrote:

patron wrote:watching my two older brothers belt each other, then going into newcastle stadium and watching the sands boys, tollis, kapeen to name a few, but it is too far back to remember the first fight that hooked me, all the best

how old are you, if you don't mind me asking?

no, i don,t mind, may 1936. all the best

I was born in September 1947, first child of a returned soldier. I wonder if there are any others here between us in age?