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dirk2686 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 02:00 Depends on who is fighting. Reports from Fury Chisora II suggest the atmosphere was absolutely dire with loads of idiots pretty much doing what they liked.

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 03:12 I go to as many live shows as I can, and the atmosphere can vary hugely. But the big stadium events are almost always total sh!t until just before the main event, people just wander around getting pissed up and only a handful are actually watching the boxing.

jamamb wrote: ↑24 Apr 2018, 23:20 id like to go to live pro fights, to get a different look from just watching videos

back when i boxed as an amateur i was at the am cards, but have never gone to pros

is it an okay environment for someone who wants to avoid confrontation and might go alone? how does the atmosphere change with the type of card, like small hall and progressively up? i dont think id go to the big events like aj though

if this has been discussed feel free to direct me to past threads

Mimmy wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 03:54 All depends on whos fighting.

I went to see Fury v Parker and it was like a morgue, good job I was sat next to a few kiwi's who actually shouted for their man. The undercard was dull as washing and to be honest I was glad when the show ended for the run to get our last train back to Leeds.

You cant beat the atmosphere when Eubank was fighting. I think I could honestly say that the atmosphere in the Eubank v Wharton fight was effing electric you could feel the noise inside your body, and your ears were ringing well after you left. I have never had hairs stick up on the back of my neck like that night, it was pure euphoria.

Ive not been to tonnes of live action in the 2000's but nothing sticks out to emulate Eubank in my opinion, not even David Haye v Audley Harrison.

mickey1975 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 08:27

Mimmy wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 03:54 All depends on whos fighting.

I went to see Fury v Parker and it was like a morgue, good job I was sat next to a few kiwi's who actually shouted for their man. The undercard was dull as washing and to be honest I was glad when the show ended for the run to get our last train back to Leeds.

You cant beat the atmosphere when Eubank was fighting. I think I could honestly say that the atmosphere in the Eubank v Wharton fight was effing electric you could feel the noise inside your body, and your ears were ringing well after you left. I have never had hairs stick up on the back of my neck like that night, it was pure euphoria.

Ive not been to tonnes of live action in the 2000's but nothing sticks out to emulate Eubank in my opinion, not even David Haye v Audley Harrison.

It was all Wharton fans!

dave_smith wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 04:37 Been to a few shows and all but a couple there has been some type of trouble - ffs they were fighting at ringside at DeLaHoya vs Floyd, tickets that cost tens of thousands of dollars.

Small hall shows all depends on who the fighters are, been to many Colin Kenna fights and if Henry Castle for example was on the undercard you knew there’d be dick heads with there chests puffed out trying to intimidate people (except when he fought in Pompey, wonder why they weren’t trying then!!) - guess people support the boxer not boxing if that makes sense.

Then the bigger shows you have people seeing their mate fight on the undercard, piss off to the bar to get pissed up and come back for the main event. Pissed up lads = more chance of trouble.

That said I’ve never really had bother. Only go either myself or with a couple of lads and we go and watch all the fights, don’t get involved in hanging around boozing etc as the trouble will be on the concourse as opposing fans tend to be sat away from each other like football. Only bother I had was because I couldn’t not say anything to a group of Khan supporters sat behind me in Pakistan cricket shirts telling Willie Limond to go back to his own country!!

Never been to a fight with a shite atmosphere and I think over the years it has gotten better, you can drink in the arena now, fights are on one after the other, used to have about 30-60 min wait between fights.

Always worth asking on here whose going as I’ve met up with a few posters over the years at fights. Poncey, The Law, Terry, Jim Cook, Eddie Shredder, Matt S, States and probably a few more. Would have met a good few more but we couldn’t physically get in the pub in Hamburg where everyone was. Gutted as I didn’t get to meet the legend that is Mickey.

Black Sam Bellamy wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 08:13 Been to quite a few events this year including Frampton last week but always find myself coming to the same conclusion - better off at home ! Better view, cheaper, easier to get a drink and have a piss and no dick heads ! I think this whole atmosphere thing is a bit overplayed. Especially if a lot of the undercard fights have gone the distance.

Black Sam Bellamy wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 08:51 Did you enjoy twelve rounds of the Tete fight ?

Boxerbeetle wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 03:12
I did make the mistake of taking the missus with me to the Williams-Corcoran fight, where it absolutely kicked off all night, total carnage

nobleart1978 wrote: ↑25 Apr 2018, 09:12 Fight crowds changed about 10 years ago.

I used to go to the Mickey Duff promotions and there was never any trouble. No alchohol was served and you would never see women there. All Arthur Daley types who knew their boxin.

Now its more like a nightclub with a boxing ring in the middle of the room and 20 year old males who are on steroids thinkin they're hard. But, believe it or not, the women are a lot more aggressive after a few alcopops !