What Type Of Boxing Fan Are You?

"11 Types of Boxing Fans All 14 messages in topic - view as tree Brian Jul 11 2002, 2:11 am show options Newsgroups: rec.sport.boxing From: Brian - Find messages by this author Date: Thu, 11 Jul 2002 02:09:10 -0400 Local: Thurs,Jul 11 2002 2:09 am Subject: 11 Types of Boxing Fans Reply to Author | Forward | Print | Individual Message | Show original | Report Abuse Boxing has it's own peculiar types of fans that are different from other sportsfans. Many people could be classified in several categories. Here they are in no particular order. 1. Diehards: Follows many boxers, but has a particular favorite. Loves the sport of boxing and will watch any fight but likes to root for their favorite boxer. Has gone to see many boxing fights in person and will not miss a big fight. This fan supports their favorite boxer and doesn't get pissed and dump them if they lose. 2. The experts - A hardcore fan who watches every boxing fight that comes on and can tell you who won between two guys on a Tuesday night fight show from the early 90s. This die-hard fan can tell you 90% of the current champions and top contenders in every weight class from memory and has an awe inspiring collection of fights on tape. 3. Fantasy fans - To them boxing is all about a fantasy world filled with all time top 10 lists and matching up Ali vs. Marciano and Dempsey vs. Tyson. Real matches are boring for these folks who would rather play imaginary boxing. 4. Old fogies - Is an older person who may know boxing rather well, but feels every boxer nowadays sucks compared to the old time boxers. 4. Sadists - These are people who don't really like sports and the only sports they enjoy are boxing and UFC type events. They just love to see "motherfuckas get knocked out" and have no appreciation for the sport or the technique involved in boxing. Enjoy discussions of "worst beatings" and feel no sympathy for boxers who suffer terrible damage in the sport. 5. Ethnic fans - these are people who only like a boxer because of their ethnic/regional/national identity. 6. Conspiracy theorists - these fans believe there is a fix or some sort of conspiracy behind every major fight. 7. Casual fans - Typically a person who only tunes in for a Mike Tyson fight. Basically a person who can name maybe 3 or 4 boxers but has no idea who is champion in more than one or two weight classes. Feels boxing is a corrupt sport but enjoys the spectacle and competition of a big matchup. May be a fan of many other sports and could become a regular boxing fan but thinks it's too confusing and corrupt. 8. Fan - Follows sports and likes boxing as a sport. Knows the major champions, watches the big fights but may miss some fights and rarely goes to fights in person. Doesn't bother to read boxing discussion groups. 9. Haters - Very angry and mean spirited, these fans hate most star boxers and put down champion boxers all the time. They cannot bring themselves to say nice things about many boxers and instead critique every single mistake the champ makes but will never stop watching the boxer or give credit. May go to a fight to boo at a boxer. Always thinks anyone who likes the star boxer is an idiot and directs anger toward them as well. 10. Dummies - A dim-witted fan that cannot see obvious things and refuses to acknowledge obvious facts. Unable to accurately see winners and losers in decisions and cannot accurately predict any fights. Often out of touch with what has been happening in boxing and relies on news articles instead of viewing fights. 11. Whiners - These are one of the most annoying kinds of fans to deal with. They have an excuse for everything and will never give credit to a fighter who wins."-Newsgroups: rec.sport.boxing I think I am eithe a diehard fan, but I have only been to one fight card in person. :(

Comments (20)

I think I would fall into the Die-Hard category, but that's just my humble opinion.

19y ago

adietheforestfa

a fogie who thinks that anyone who claimed "expert" or "diehard" should also indicate the date of the last fight in which they participated or attended :boxing: I am a diehard expert. Witter v Moura Froch v Dodson Witter v Chop Chop Froch v Magee Mutley v Jennings I could go on and on. Last fight. In pub friday. Won TKO.

19y ago

The_Texican

I'm half die hard/ half expert. I've never been to a fight, but my girl knows to ask if there is a fight this weekend before she makes any plans.

19y ago

kadyos

wtf NO nuthugger type!!! its a cross of all those type .. die hard, expert, old foggies, sadist, ethnic, conspiracy theorist, casual fan, fan, haters, dummies and whinners rolled into one .... Yeah right, nuthuggers who likes lurking at nude pics of sexy babes and who don't give a rat's ass about boxing except the pacman. :lol1:

19y ago

I'm a fan and would like to box professionally, and whoop other 115 pound asses. Diehard boxing fan.

19y ago

JOMS

wtf NO nuthugger type!!! its a cross of all those type .. die hard, expert, old foggies, sadist, ethnic, conspiracy theorist, casual fan, fan, haters, dummies and whinners rolled into one ....

19y ago

BmoreBrawler

im a fan that reads message boards but rarely posts besides on the training one.

19y ago

Animal_Squabbs

I am a master expert and future champ.

19y ago

Gio

Diehard Boxing fan Forever.

19y ago

flipside

im a mix of a diehard and a casual fan. if that's possible.

19y ago

mercadojglb

Fan, ethnic, diehard

19y ago

DarkSpyder

Im sure anyone who posts in the non stop boxing is a die hard fan LOL I am a future champion who is a diehard fan and got people I look up to.. Where is that gif from in your sig?

19y ago

Tong_Po

Mixture of 1, 2 and 3.

19y ago

Ramamaiden

i think im a fan. although im very new to the sport i really like all that shit of stadistics and stuff, so i really like to search trhough www.boxrec.com =P. But i do read disscussion boards.

19y ago

titoi

the last fight i went to was gatti vs baldomir ... Nice. Can't remember who fought (no-one special), but I do remember that the last fight I went to was in '87 or maybe '88 at the blue horizon in philly... ;^>

19y ago

Mistadobalina

there should be a category called "historian" and two sub-classes under that called "historian who helps people learn" and "historian who bashes new school fans who know less than him, thus limiting the number of future fans to carry on the sport" :cop:

19y ago

STC

a fogie who thinks that anyone who claimed "expert" or "diehard" should also indicate the date of the last fight in which they participated or attended :boxing: the last fight i went to was gatti vs baldomir ... i was gonna go to malignaggi vs cherry last night but couldnt

19y ago

titoi

a fogie who thinks that anyone who claimed "expert" or "diehard" should also indicate the date of the last fight in which they participated or attended :boxing:

19y ago

STC

mix between die-hard and fan...and definately an ethnic

19y ago

boxer2k5

1. Diehards: Follows many boxers, but has a particular favorite. Loves the sport of boxing and will watch any fight but likes to root for their favorite boxer. Has gone to see many boxing fights in person and will not miss a big fight. This fan supports their favorite boxer and doesn't get pissed and dump them if they lose. i am also an amature boxer who competes and i want to go pro that shows how diehard i am

19y ago