Getting friends into boxing...

[David06]

Obviously the upcoming DLH-PBF fight will be huge, and if it's a good fight can turn many casual boxing fans into more serious fans, or make casual fans of people who don't watch boxing at all.

But until then(and after, if the fight doesn't live up to the hype) what fights can I show my friends to excite them about boxing? I'm thinking...
Gatti/Ward I
Pacquiao/Morales(II or III)
Ali/Foreman
Hagler/Hearns

What are some of the other great fights that I should show my friends to help introduce them to boxing?

[Super Cartel]

Dont forget to add Barrera/Morales 1 if ur gonna show him Pac/Morales..

[K-Nan]

It seems like it deludes my friends when I show them a bunch of great fights. They expect every fight to be a slugfest.

I say if they can't appreciate the sweet science of boxing, then they'll never be a fan.

[JAHamilton77]

Dont just show great action fights.

Show some slower tactical ones too and explain the subtleties to them as it goes. This way when they come up on a slower fight they can appreciate it too and not be let down.

[Super Cartel]

Depends..they can still be a casual fan which is better then no fan at all.
And casual fans are the type's that like a tear up..

[Irish0910]

I show my friends training videos like Floyd hitting the mitts and that usually pumps them up about boxing.

[Rockin']

I always had a hard time getting friends into boxing. Take them to the gym, punch 'em in the nose and they had had it.

Trying to talk to them about fighters, current or old school is impossible.

Rockin'

[JAHamilton77]

I try to get my wife interested, but the only fighter she knows the name of is Oscar De La Hoya.....

I say "I am watching boxing tonight, wanna watch?" and she responds "Ooooo Oscar De La Hoya".... I just sigh and say "Nevermind"

[Super Cartel]

To be honest i dont even try to convert my friends..
If there half interested then i might show them a few fights bar that i
dont try to bother...

Have u ever tried having a conversation with a mate if your still excited about
the night before when u saw for instance a fight like ie...Gatti/Mayweather
and they aint got a ****in clue what ur on about?
Goes something like this...

S.cartel: **** my man took a whoopin last night did you see the state of
him at the end of it he was in bits

Friend: Is that the guy who was the gangster in prison?

S.cartel: No thats Gotti u ****head!

It just aint blooming man....

[siablo14]

its hard to get my friends to watch after it aint a popular sport and most of them ****ers like to follow what they think is "cool."