Why do you like Boxing?

why didnt you take it up, Webb? I still ask my dad this question to this day, Mak! But he pushed me to other sports (main reason I played football from about age 6 all the way through college), because he used to always tell me how damaging boxing would be for me in the long run (football is dangerous too!) and he said he didn't want me have the pressure to live up to what he did in his career (mainly as an amateur fighter).

Born into it. Love fighting , love punching, love hitting people, love slipping punches, love the violence, love the technique involved. A slug fest or a technical chess match is both exciting for me

I love the sport because of the respect shown by most...the dedication it takes... The skill involved...the athleticism....also the heart and courage.... Its just action packed...with emotion at the same time.... Gets me pumped up That about sums it up.

corrales/castillo I.... hagler/hearns.... gatti/ward....

I like boxing because it illustrates violence in a poetic manner. I usually prefer a technical fight, but two sluggers who refuse to buckle under each other's power is also great to see.

Because my pop was a fighter (a very good one at that) and he had me in the gym with him when I was about 2 years old. I've LOVED it since then. Still remember how hot the gym was and the smell of it. :lol1:

I like boxing because I cant get into team sports and enjoy sports and contests that are 1 on 1. Level playing field, battle of who is the best prepared and can execute a game plan. When a L comes theres one person a true fighter will look to, the same person they look to when they get the W. The only man responsible for the outcome. Its a beautiful thing. Team sports are whack. IMO...

Now your aunt was a REAL fan of boxing. A female breaking down fights like that is unusual or not very common unless she's Ann Wolfe. Yeah man....she loves Boxing! Even now when I'm out in the club on a Friday night I'll get a random text about if I just "saw that knockout". I sometimes go along and give a generic yeah cause I don't want to taint one of our strongest bonds which is watching boxing. So I make sure to DVR Friday Night Fights just in case she sees something text worthy and I can watch it when I get home.

the muth fukkin glory!

I love the sport because of the respect shown by most...the dedication it takes... The skill involved...the athleticism....also the heart and courage.... Its just action packed...with emotion at the same time.... Gets me pumped up

I think it's because boxing, and combat sports in general, are very primitive in a way. It's two guys standing in front of each other and fighting it out to prove who is the better man. Other sports like football, for example, don't have the same dangerous nature as boxing, when you watch a fight, you know what these guys could be seriously injured if they mess up. I'm not saying we want to see anyone get messed up badly, but the chance of it adds an allure to the sport - if you know what I mean.

i like a skilled slugfest.... or a fast paced chess match (Leonard duran 1, barrera morales 123, robinson-lamotta, ali-frazier ect.) i like when the most skilled guys put it all on the line... thats why i want pac-may cause they are the only peopel that can make the other fight and the winner will really shine. duran an hagler are my fav fighters cause they could brawl and punch but they had great skills also.... duran had some of the best defens ive ever seen. boxer vs puncher/swarmer is always the best imo....

I used to love slug fests and the ko when I was a kid cause of Mike Tyson. I started boxing and thought as long as I threw hard and hit him in the head I was fine. As I started to feel how hurt I was from a gut blow that wasn't that hard of a punch, or how hard I was thinking to get a punch off without getting countered, or how winded I got from wailing away with all my power and how my technique suffered from it, etc....I started to appreciate the art and technical aspect of it more. Then Roy Jones came along and captivated me with "how much better" he was than his opponents. While Roy was amazing as far as athleticism in the ring, I'm glad I had my aunt who loves boxing more than me. We'd sit up and watch every fight imaginable. She'd stop the cassette and tell me what to watch for. How Julian Jackson used to set up his power punches?; How Sweet Pea used distance and balance on defense?; How Tito was a devastating puncher but limited in skill set and was subseptible to being jabbed and turned?; How Frankie Randall's dedication to his jab was key against Chavez?.....the list goes on and on. Then along came Floyd. He embodied every thing I came to know and love about the sport (in the ring). Before anybody throws jokes my way, I'm simply a fan of the man's skill set. His name could be Joe Blow...as long as he possesses those skill sets, I'd be a fan. Now your aunt was a REAL fan of boxing. A female breaking down fights like that is unusual or not very common unless she's Ann Wolfe.

I used to love slug fests and the ko when I was a kid cause of Mike Tyson. I started boxing and thought as long as I threw hard and hit him in the head I was fine. As I started to feel how hurt I was from a gut blow that wasn't that hard of a punch, or how hard I was thinking to get a punch off without getting countered, or how winded I got from wailing away with all my power and how my technique suffered from it, etc....I started to appreciate the art and technical aspect of it more. Then Roy Jones came along and captivated me with "how much better" he was than his opponents. While Roy was amazing as far as athleticism in the ring, I'm glad I had my aunt who loves boxing more than me. We'd sit up and watch every fight imaginable. She'd stop the cassette and tell me what to watch for. How Julian Jackson used to set up his power punches?; How Sweet Pea used distance and balance on defense?; How Tito was a devastating puncher but limited in skill set and was subseptible to being jabbed and turned?; How Frankie Randall's dedication to his jab was key against Chavez?.....the list goes on and on. Then along came Floyd. He embodied every thing I came to know and love about the sport (in the ring). Before anybody throws jokes my way, I'm simply a fan of the man's skill set. His name could be Joe Blow...as long as he possesses those skill sets, I'd be a fan.

Watch Gatti-Ward I Round 9 Then Gatti-Ward II Round 3 That's why...

It's one man trying to take another man's respect from him. You can either be a hammer, or you can be a nail.

The most natural form of sport. Im also more intrigued in exceptional feats of athleticism than I am either just brawling or technical boxing.

I reckon its because we all enjoy the primal aspect of one man dominating/being victorious over another. Plus there is no sweeter thing than seeing that perfect ko shot.

Grew up watching the sport alongside my dad in the 60's when the fights were shown in black and white TV's. There was hardly a good technical/tactical fight back then. There were mostly brawling events and it didn't really fascinate me back then. I started developing some interest in the sport in the 70's, and the 80's was when I caught the boxing bug for good with the likes of Ray Leonard, Camacho, Whitaker, and Tyson. Been hooked ever since.

Do you only enjoy the Slugfests? or are you more interested in technical fights which play out like chess matches? For me, Boxing is the purest form of sport and sportsmanship. A good slugfest is always fun but I think it’s also great to see a masterful technical performance from someone who’s worked their balls off to be as good as they can be.