how did you get into boxing?

My aunt lived next door to Freddie Pendleton and I grew up with cable descramblers so I had every PPV for free for most of the 90s and early 2000s...always had fight parties.

I'm a child of the 80's so Rocky Balboa and Mike Tyson drew me in. However, my earliest memory was in early grade school when I had to read an autobiography. I chose Ali and was hooked on boxing ever since.

I got in to boxing because my father was a class mate of John Conteh. It was his fight against Len Hutchins as an 8 year old I was lucky enough to be there and as a scouser at that time my 2 loves were Liverpool FC and Boxing Because of John Conteh.. Loved the sport never got to far in it, but a great way to keep fit and in shape even in my 40s...

My dad & his side of the family used to get together to watch the big fights (usually tyson fights) I'd play with my He-Man and watch the fight in the background. He also took me to see the Rocky movies, Rocky 1,2 & 3 we rented, saw rocky 4 and 5 in the theatre. I kind of fell out of it in favor of boxing and got into martial arts and music in the 90s until I returned to my parents hometown and my dad was watching FNFs while i was visiting and I got slightly interested again. Then, the contender came out, and it relaunched my obsession with boxing. So I guess my boxing history is Rocky, Tyson, contender to fanatic. Kind of like me. When I was 8, my mom and dad took us to watch Rocky 1 at the drive in. From then on that was my favorite movie and I watched all the other Rocky's when they came out. Then when I was 13 I ran across a Tyson fight live on TV. I watched him then and was fascinated. I then saw Tyson vs Frazier live on TV, then later saw Tyson vs Berbick on HBO. I've watched every one of his fights ever since. That got me into boxing.

Even though my father regularly bought the big PPVs, I fell in love with boxing when it was booming on my island, due to Tito's rise. The first PPV I watched in its entirety was Chavez-Camacho. Back in 98 I decided to start boxing but my family persuaded me to stop it as they wanted me to become a doctor. Those are my humble beginnings in the sport. The fanboys of today coupled with the robberies, and the reality of the sport once you practice it stole some of that puppy love, but the "Damn Im still schocked on that brutal KO or outcome" moments always seem to ignite the fire. Its been a long journey, with ups and downs; joyfulness and disillusionment....but in the end its been all worth it.:boxing: did you become a doctor?

When I was a kid and found out wrestling was fake! Tyson & Chavez were the fighters to watch back in those days. We didn't have cable so I bought some VHS and it had fighters like Jack Jhonson all the way up to that Tyson vs Douglas fight. I started liking the Tyson and Chaves style of boxing but now my favorite style is the counter punchers. Marquez, Mayweather, Sal Sanchez & Alexis Arguello is what boxing is all about!

Through fighters like Benn, Eubank and Hamed. Loved the showmanship of it all Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

Always watched the big fights but I think watching Gatti vs Rueles one night turned me into a true fan of the sport. Great fight

Erik ****in Morales Posted from Boxingscene.com App for Android

In my teens used to go watch Tyson fights in the bars in PR, then joined a gym in late teens and just been a fan. All I watch is boxing and mma when there are no boxing fights on. Don't watch or follow football, basketball or any other sport

it seems like its a men sports and my father, grandpa watches it when i was a kid and got into it

been watching boxing ever since i was a kid, but actually studying the sweet science while i was stationed in Hawaii. My friend boxed and didn't want to go to the local gym alone, so i went with him, and have been hooked ever since.

yea i gotta say a lot of the reality of boxing from me boxing as an amateur turned me off for a while seeing all the politics and even bad decisions as an amateur where guys got the win cause the fight was in their hometown i didnt realize it would be like that considering that theres really no money in amateur boxing but its still kinda bad This^^^. Lots of these "fans" of today bash on fighters that gave up half of their life just so they could compete at the highest level for our entertainment. Just passing by this forum through the years just to see the "fans" reactions and its truly disgusting. The rivalries between in boxing are great, because they show respect to each other after weirdly throwing all the bull and differences aside bonding during a war, Ive never seen that in any sport. But the rivalries between fanbases are truly disgusting and childish IMHO, and big turn off for any true fan.

Pernell Whitaker. My family is from VA and when I was real young they always made a big deal about him. Sweet Pea is def one of my favorite fighters being from va he fought my coach twice as an amateur and was at my first fight even though i didnt get to meet him although im ashamed to say i didnt know of him untill i started boxing

The fanboys of today coupled with the robberies, and the reality of the sport once you practice it stole some of that puppy love, but the "Damn Im still schocked on that brutal KO or outcome" moments always seem to ignite the fire. Its been a long journey, with ups and downs; joyfulness and disillusionment....but in the end its been all worth it.:boxing: yea i gotta say a lot of the reality of boxing from me boxing as an amateur turned me off for a while seeing all the politics and even bad decisions as an amateur where guys got the win cause the fight was in their hometown i didnt realize it would be like that considering that theres really no money in amateur boxing but its still kinda bad

Pernell Whitaker. My family is from VA and when I was real young they always made a big deal about him.

How did you first become interested in boxing family friends, or whatever? I got into boxing cause my friend was a muay thai instructor and talked me into doing that and i started watching muay thai fights and mma and some boxing eventually i just liked the art form of boxing more than either one of those and decided i wanted to go to a boxing gym instead of doing muay thai and never had an interest in doing mma. Before this i never really paid attention to boxing at all. Now all i really watch is boxing as far as sports, i dont care for mma at all really i will watch muay thai fights some although its more boring to me. The skill and fluidity of the fights is what drew me to boxing over any other combat sports Even though my father regularly bought the big PPVs, I fell in love with boxing when it was booming on my island, due to Tito's rise. The first PPV I watched in its entirety was Chavez-Camacho. Back in 98 I decided to start boxing but my family persuaded me to stop it as they wanted me to become a doctor. Those are my humble beginnings in the sport. The fanboys of today coupled with the robberies, and the reality of the sport once you practice it stole some of that puppy love, but the "Damn Im still schocked on that brutal KO or outcome" moments always seem to ignite the fire. Its been a long journey, with ups and downs; joyfulness and disillusionment....but in the end its been all worth it.:boxing:

i probably should have included i was late getting into boxing i was 20 and now im 28 and still learning a lot about the sport kinda been in and out of it for the 8 years

My dad & his side of the family used to get together to watch the big fights (usually tyson fights) I'd play with my He-Man and watch the fight in the background. He also took me to see the Rocky movies, Rocky 1,2 & 3 we rented, saw rocky 4 and 5 in the theatre. I kind of fell out of it in favor of boxing and got into martial arts and music in the 90s until I returned to my parents hometown and my dad was watching FNFs while i was visiting and I got slightly interested again. Then, the contender came out, and it relaunched my obsession with boxing. So I guess my boxing history is Rocky, Tyson, contender to fanatic.