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Originally posted by mickey malone
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The 1st boxing match I can remember watching was James Toney vs. someone. I cannot for the life of me remember who he was fighting...Its been so long ago.
My interest in boxing dipped in the early 2000's...I was still a fan,but I didn't pay a ton of attention to the sport. My interest returned around 2007.Comment
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Same thing happened to me, except it was 2008 for me, when a guy online told me about Yuriorkis Gamboa and Miguel Cotto, they got me back into watching the sport and then started to check out some Mayweather and Pacquiao fights.Originally posted by SouthPawHitman View PostComment
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Rocky of course did it for everyone,then along came Roberto Duran and
Hagler.I despised Leonard at that time and was so angry as a kid that he
was beating all the tough fighters.Now I appreciate the skill and science he
applied.Then came Jerry Cooney,and that knock out of Ken Norton was
spectacular to watch..the rest is history.Comment
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spar with my cousin but never did engage in any actual fights when I was young. My dad was not a rabid fan but enjoyed the big fights and the first fight I paid attention to was ali frazier 1. The rocky movies and the heavy weights caught my attention for most of the seventies until the welters of the late 70's early 80 's had so much talent. I then paid attention to all the fighters bought all the magazine's and a few books about the former great's such as Joe Louis. I love the history of the sport but do not keep up with the current fellow's as much as I used to. People on this forum will notice I rarely post on NSB. I now read as much on fighter's such as Langford and even enjoy book's on the great teacher's such as arcel and Dundee. I am so looking forward to the Duran Biopic.Comment
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Zelenoff was a phenomenon....a cruiserweight with a heart as big as Odessa and a left hook to die for....I know this because Zelenoff told me!Originally posted by Rockin' View PostMy views have been shaped mainly by one fighter, a stolid one at that and man can he talk some ****. Ofcourse I am speaking of the great Charles Zelenoff.
As far as actual fights, I've never even seen a live boxing show let alone competing or officiating in one. I would like to see a ring in person though, I think rings look cool.............. Rockin'
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My dad boxed in the Marines second World War and introduced the sport to the household... Growing up in East Harlem I noticed that some kids boxed or did martial arts and got a free pass from having to fight to make it home everyday. I was intrigued. Finally at 13 I started martial arts and am still going strong at 50. Boxing is mind candy to me because one can analyze it and it becomes a part of our experiences. Guys like Joe Reine and Ray Corso, guys who have been in the game and write/speak intelligently about the fight game is one of my pleasures in life. Norman Mailer wrote some great boxing prose as well.
For me the difference is that boxing i a sport and my martial arts training is about survival...it is an irony that I got involved with training some MMA stuff for fighters on occasion because I have no interest in MMA. I enjoy the fellowship of intelligent conversation on boxing and even have penned professional writing pieces...actually I get paid to write on Martial Arts but write boxing for free as a pleasure. I have stuff up on figghhtbeet if anyone ever wants to take a look.Comment
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I bet you would take Zellenoff and turn him into a pretzel!Originally posted by Weltschmerz View Post
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I had a strong disdain for that loudmouth cretin by the name of Ali. I was a young boy when he was fighting and running his mouth in the 60's which led me to become a boxing fan.I would always hear from the adults that Henry Cooper nearly knocked his head off. Every time the cheeky bastard would fight, I would hope for a repeat and I got it thanks to Joe Frazier.
When I see Ali today, shaking in a wheelchair, I realize that my dream has been fulfilledComment
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