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What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 14:28
by 15829
Souleymane M'baye D Andriy Kotelnyk PTS 12 12x3
Kevin Mitchell W Harry Ramogoadi TKO 6 12x3
Derry Mathews W John Simpson UD 12 12x3
Paul Smith W Alexander Polizzi TKO 8 12x3
Stevie Bell W Jamie McKeever TKO 7 10x3
John Watson W Jason Nesbitt PTS 4 4x3
Denton Vassell W Steve Cooper RTD 1 4x3
Anthony Crolla W Eduards Krauklis PTS 4 4x3
Stephen Burke W Daniel Thorpe PTS 4 4x3
Tony Quigley W Dean Walker TKO 2 4x3
Joe McNally W Rocky Muscas


I'd never watched boxing other than The Contender, I seen this in the paper dragged a mate along and I've been hooked since

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 14:52
by palooka
22nd Feb 1989; Brodsworth Miners Welfare.

Diamond Jules won by KO in 1
Pater Gabbitus beat Craig Windsor Snr in 2
Mickey Murray drew with Seamus Casey (Mick is a very sucessful businessman now)

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 14:55
by whiskey
Naz against Kev Jenkins about 92/93 at Mansfield Leisure Centre.

First ever fight was an amateur bout at Ollerton Miners Welfare in the 80's as my friend Russell Walker was boxing, later fought for England a couple of times, it was about 86.

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 15:25
by Looking On
went to this with my amateur boxing club week or so before my first bout

Mansfield, Nottinghamshire, United Kingdom
Del Bryan L Chris Saunders PTS 12 12x3
Robin Reid W Trevor Ambrose KO 5 6x3
Mark Ramsey L Paul Dyer PTS 6 6x3
Jason Matthews W Mark Lee Dawson TKO 3 6x3
Ryan Rhodes W John Rice TKO 2 6x3
Thomas Bradley L Mark Haslam TKO 4 6x3
John Keeton W Steve Osborne TKO 4 6x3
Gary Williams W Adrian Kneeshaw TKO 6 6x3
Michael Gomez L Greg Upton PTS 4 4x3

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 15:38
by Adamj1987
Joe Calzaghe W Mikkel Kessler UD 12 12x3
Enzo Maccarinelli W Mohamed Azzaoui TKO 4 12x3
Nathan Cleverly W Joey Vegas PTS 8 8x3
Thomas Povlsen W Lee Noble PTS 6 6x3
Anders Hugger W Hastings Rasani PTS 6 6x3
Ricky Burns W Youssef Al Hamidi PTS 6 6x3
Tony Bellew W Adam Wilcox TKO 3 4x3
Hari Miles W Mark Phillips PTS 4 4x3
Jamie Cox W David Kirk PTS 4 4x3
Barrie Jones W Silence Saheed PTS 4 4x3
Kerry Hope W Ernie Smith PTS 4 4x3

I really dont remember the bellew and burns fights but i remmber the hugger fight for some reaon really vividly

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 15:39
by Adamj1987
diggler wrote:Souleymane M'baye D Andriy Kotelnyk PTS 12 12x3
Kevin Mitchell W Harry Ramogoadi TKO 6 12x3
Derry Mathews W John Simpson UD 12 12x3
Paul Smith W Alexander Polizzi TKO 8 12x3
Stevie Bell W Jamie McKeever TKO 7 10x3
John Watson W Jason Nesbitt PTS 4 4x3
Denton Vassell W Steve Cooper RTD 1 4x3
Anthony Crolla W Eduards Krauklis PTS 4 4x3
Stephen Burke W Daniel Thorpe PTS 4 4x3
Tony Quigley W Dean Walker TKO 2 4x3
Joe McNally W Rocky Muscas


I'd never watched boxing other than The Contender, I seen this in the paper dragged a mate along and I've been hooked since
Seems like a good bill to atend i wouldnt of minded going to that 1 myself

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 15:52
by matko
12/11/1997 Louis veitch vs Andy Roberts 10 rounder at Pembroke hotel Blackpool John t Kelly, jeff finlayson, Keith palmer all on the bill dinner show never forget from that 1st day was hooked bin to hundreds of shows since

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 16:41
by orbtastic
JonJo Irwin and Michael Armstrong from Ringside in '94. I thought it was earlier than that.

Saw one of the best undercard fights I've ever seen which was Shaun Cogan and Andreas Panayi.

Harry Escott's son kept shouting out bizarre corner advice to him - "up and under" "soft and hard".

Met McGuigan that night too.

Wasn't a bad night.

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 17:27
by 15829
Adamj1987 wrote:
diggler wrote:Souleymane M'baye D Andriy Kotelnyk PTS 12 12x3
Kevin Mitchell W Harry Ramogoadi TKO 6 12x3
Derry Mathews W John Simpson UD 12 12x3
Paul Smith W Alexander Polizzi TKO 8 12x3
Stevie Bell W Jamie McKeever TKO 7 10x3
John Watson W Jason Nesbitt PTS 4 4x3
Denton Vassell W Steve Cooper RTD 1 4x3
Anthony Crolla W Eduards Krauklis PTS 4 4x3
Stephen Burke W Daniel Thorpe PTS 4 4x3
Tony Quigley W Dean Walker TKO 2 4x3
Joe McNally W Rocky Muscas


I'd never watched boxing other than The Contender, I seen this in the paper dragged a mate along and I've been hooked since


It was especially now looking back to how the fighters have progressed in there careers, the atmosphere was the best i've heard at the olympia
Seems like a good bill to atend i wouldnt of minded going to that 1 myself

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 18:51
by brian13
21st of March 2009 - The 02 Dublin

Ricardo Cordoba L Bernard Dunne TKO 11X12
Andy Lee W Alexander Sipos PTS 10X10
Andy Murray W Daniel Rasilla UD 12X12
Jim Rock W Alessio Furlan PTS 10X10
Anthony Fitzgerald L Janis Cernouskis TKO 3X4
Michael Kelly D Valentins Morozovs PTS 4X4

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 17 Oct 2012, 20:17
by el_grande_mauro_mina
29th November 1991, Nia Centre, Hulme, Manchester.

Frank Grant W Winston Wray TKO 3 8x3
Ensley Bingham W Russell Washer TKO 4 6x3
Maurice Core W Steve Osborne PTS 6 6x3
Bobbie Joe Edwards W David Brown TKO 4 6x3
Ceri Farrell L John Green TKO 4 6x3
Ossie Maddix W Kelvin Mortimer PTS 6 6x3

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 01:50
by jessi
Naz v Steve Robinson 1995 Cardiff arms park ! Been to 100's since but nothing beats that one for me.

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 02:31
by Jeff Thomas
The first show I ever attended was this one; I worked the corner handing up


Jon Jo Irwin W Esham Pickering PTS 12 12x3
Sven Hamer L Mark Smallwood PTS 8 8x3
Wayne Alexander W Pedro Carragher KO 2 6x3
James Hare W Peter Nightingale. PTS 4 4x3
Anthony Farnell W David Thompson KO 1 4x3
Steve Conway W Gary Flear PTS 4 4x3
Oscar Hall W Trevor Smith PTS 4 4x3

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 02:42
by Dirk Kelly
Hatton vs. Koysta Tyzu

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 02:45
by fasteddie
jamie mckeever vs tony mulholland 2 for the vacant british title 2003 Everton sports centre,brilliant atmosphere battle of the mersey it was billed.

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 03:38
by ShadrachSimmo
Magnum Centre, Irvine, Scotland, United Kingdom 02/11/2007

Kevin Anderson L Kevin McIntyre UD 12 12x3
Paul Appleby W Ben Odamattey TKO 6 8x3
Ryan Brawley W George Watson PTS 6 6x3
David Barnes W Arek Malek PTS 6 6x3
George McIlroy L Billy Smith PTS 6 6x3
Ricky Owen W Robin Deakin TKO 2 4x3

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 03:39
by bigjack
Bruno v Witherspoon in 1986 i think at wembley stadium

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 04:21
by Srebmun
First big show was McGuigan vs Pedroza in Loftus rd in 85.

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 04:38
by bigjack
BIGMARK wrote:Bruno - Bugner at White Hart Lane
Mark Kaylor and Gary Mason on the undercard but all I remember was all the fireworks going off in the crowd, a lot of fights in the crowd and being having coins thrown at us ringside
Bigmark,i went to that fight and yes there was lots of trouble,someone set off tear gas in the stand 10 foot away from me,there was a lad ko'd in front of me and then i had the exciting journey back to the coach park,that was something to remember

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 05:30
by youngrell
Adamj1987 wrote:Joe Calzaghe W Mikkel Kessler UD 12 12x3
Enzo Maccarinelli W Mohamed Azzaoui TKO 4 12x3
Nathan Cleverly W Joey Vegas PTS 8 8x3
Thomas Povlsen W Lee Noble PTS 6 6x3
Anders Hugger W Hastings Rasani PTS 6 6x3
Ricky Burns W Youssef Al Hamidi PTS 6 6x3
Tony Bellew W Adam Wilcox TKO 3 4x3
Hari Miles W Mark Phillips PTS 4 4x3
Jamie Cox W David Kirk PTS 4 4x3
Barrie Jones W Silence Saheed PTS 4 4x3
Kerry Hope W Ernie Smith PTS 4 4x3

I really dont remember the bellew and burns fights but i remmber the hugger fight for some reaon really vividly
Same as me mate, I was only reading the programme on the weekend during a cleanup under my stairs, didn't even realise Bellew and Burns were on the bill! The fight from the undercard that sticks out in my mind is Jones vs Saheed, Silence Saheed is one crazy ass boxer, his style was mental!!

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 05:41
by reesy
Wembley conference centre,Clinton McKenzie v Colin Power and Pat Thomas v Jimmy Batten. :TU:

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 05:49
by Craig14
Mcguigan's back at the Ally Pally, Nigel Benn on the undercard. First card without 'dad' - Naseem Hamed at wembley arena, Danny Williams and Johnny Nelson on the undercard, Mark Potters debut.

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 05:50
by Bricks
Windsor Barry Michael v Rocky Lockridge as a 7 year old!

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 06:15
by twenty six
Started watching amateurs in 1972 but first pro fight of meaning for me was Herol's debut in November 1978, with Mick Mills on the bill as well.

Re: What was the 1st show you attended

Posted: 18 Oct 2012, 07:41
by pyenest77
Fat Git wrote:29th November 1991, Nia Centre, Hulme, Manchester.

Frank Grant W Winston Wray TKO 3 8x3
Ensley Bingham W Russell Washer TKO 4 6x3
Maurice Core W Steve Osborne PTS 6 6x3
Bobbie Joe Edwards W David Brown TKO 4 6x3
Ceri Farrell L John Green TKO 4 6x3
Ossie Maddix W Kelvin Mortimer PTS 6 6x3
Went to that quite a good bill. I remember when they had the fight posters it had carpark CCTV in operation in big letters just to emphasise that we would be ok.