My big bro just hooked it up with some tickets to see Mares vs LSC for my bday. Im pretty damn excited since I've yet to go to a big event like this. What was the first fight card you went to see live? Where was it and how was the atmosphere?
Im curious did you think there was much of a difference between a Showtime fight and a PBC one? I'm just excited for the match up overall but i thought I'd ask.
They are very similar. Thee only difference I noticed was pbc seems cleaner cut with the music and lack of ring girls ect. Both are great shows
Khan vs Peterson.... the crowd was rowdy being it was in Lamont's hometown of dc and the fans from the UK showing up for khan made it an very fun atmosphere.
Duran vs Leonard
1980-06-20... I was 18 at the time ... Not a big Boxing fan yet, but a friend of mine got tickets...
http://static.boxrec.com/thumb/8/82/SI5301.jpg/350px-SI5301.jpg
"Duran would earn $1.5 million, by far his biggest payday ever, while Leonard stood to make between $7.5 million and $10 million, more money than any man had ever collected for a fight."
- BoxRec
Juan Diaz vs Katsidis, decent fight was my first
Juan Diaz vs Juan Manuel Marquez best event that ive been too
Danny Garcia vs Erik Morales also decent event
Donaire vs Travieso Arce went to the weigh ins day before it was cool also, met Julio Cesar Chavez sr, Barrera, Juan Diaz, Harold Letterman, Bob Arum lol lots people
Ruslan Provodnikov vs David Torres in Spokane,WA. Torres was from where I grew up and it was a Friday Night Fight as well so I had to go. Ruslan KO'd him in 6. Vince Vaughn was there too watching a fighter he was promoting or something, Yakubu Amidu. He lost.
First fight was Morales vs Chavez and my second was Marquez vs Pacquiao.... Good times, I been to allot of fights diffrent venues but my all time favorite spot to see a fight is the stubhub center in Carson.
Nice, I was there too. I live in Sac so I rarely miss a local card.
Nice! I've made a lot of trips up to Sac for the shows at Arco.
When I was younger and had more time I used to regularly go to shows at the Radisson, too.
My big bro just hooked it up with some tickets to see Mares vs LSC for my bday. Im pretty damn excited since I've yet to go to a big event like this. What was the first fight card you went to see live? Where was it and how was the atmosphere?
Youre welcome bro! Lol! Dad took me to watch Erik Morales vs Guty Espadas. It was a night of Latino fighting in the ring and in the stands! Hahaha anyway the fight should be good even though u know how i feel about it. Both mares and santa cruz were rushed and their best prime weight is 122.
Good sh*t! a great first fight to attend live!
I was 15 for my first fight. Fernando Vargas vs. Shibata Flores in September 2001 - just after 9/11. My dad was a big Vargas fan back in the day and wanted to take me to see him fight - plus it was an excuse for him to go to Vegas!
Since then I've been to:
Pac - Morales III - crazy atmosphere!
Ward - Miranda
Ward- Kesslar
Ward - Green
Ward - Dawson
Ward - Smith
I'm from the Bay Area if it's not obvious!
Had tickets for Berto v. Ortiz II and Maidana v. Guerrero but both were cancelled b/c of injury.
Went to the Hopkins - Wright weigh in but didn't go to the fight. Was just in Vegas that weekend and made my GF go to weigh ins with me...she's now my wife :)
Ha! From BA too and been to all Ward fights you mentioned. Also had tix to Guerrero/Maidana too.
1995, Jorge Paez vs Jose Vida Ramos, Caesars Tahoe.
Paez was DQ'd for hitting Ramos when he was down in the fifth.
I've been diehard since 95' and have been to close to 70 live bouts.