What was the first fight you ever watched?

[Silencers]

i liked ali-frazier 1 better. one of my favourite fights

I always preferred the third fight.

[journeyman2000]

I was too little to remember it was soo many years ago. I do remember one thing though and that is that they were bums. lol

[joshyp18]

hearns - hagler

[Boogie Nights]

I always preferred the third fight.

be honest because ali won? i too sometimes hate seeing fights where my favourite fighter looses. it's a matter of taste really. but i thought the first fight really lived up to the hype. the bout was historic, both men were undefeated, there was drama surrounding the fight. the action was great and really workmanlike and also the left hook in the 15th round was great and really made it that much better towards the conclusion. sealed the deal if you will
the third fight really showed the courage of both men, maybe there's an appeal there. but both were past their prime, gassed out much quicker and neither man made it competitive for himself. just 2 old guys trying to outlast father time.

[Silencers]

be honest because ali won? i too sometimes hate seeing fights where my favourite fighter looses. it's a matter of taste really. but i thought the first fight really lived up to the hype. the bout was historic, both men were undefeated, there was drama surrounding the fight. the action was great and really workmanlike and also the left hook in the 15th round was great and really made it that much better towards the conclusion. sealed the deal if you will
the third fight really showed the courage of both men, maybe there's an appeal there. but both were past their prime, gassed out much quicker and neither man made it competitive for himself. just 2 old guys trying to outlast father time.

No, not because Ali won. The first fight made me a fan of Frazier's.

I always liked the third fight because they both showed their champions' hearts even though they were past their primes, they both left everything in that ring, neither man was willing to lose the third fight to the other and they both fought like they were 5 or 6 years younger. They were never the same again.

The event of the third fight was definitely better than the third fight though.

Anyway, I'm probably biased because it was the fight that made me hooked on boxing.

[Naps]

Tyson Bruno. I was 8 and watched it with my grandad. Hooked ever since.

[Boogie Nights]

No, not because Ali won. The first fight made me a fan of Frazier's.

I always liked the third fight because they both showed their champions' hearts even though they were past their primes, they both left everything in that ring, neither man was willing to lose the third fight to the other and they both fought like they were 5 or 6 years younger. They were never the same again.

The event of the third fight was definitely better than the third fight though.

Anyway, I'm probably biased because it was the fight that made me hooked on boxing.

no you not being biased, it's a matter of taste like i said before, i can never really blame another fan for having their own favourite fight, i just wanted to know why you liked it

and i cant agree on the age part. to me at least they showed their age pretty fast and faded early. it wasnt about conditioning, their hearts kept them fighting. joe also had problems with his eye, and it made it that much tougher on him. both took alot of punishment. i doubt that there are a lot of young conditioned fighters out there who could go through that.
and yes they were finished after this fight. but both of them also retired too late with unecessary comebacks.

[jamesc]

not sure but i think the first fight i watched was calzaghe vs reid..it was definately calzaghe and it was around that time....

[jamesc]

oh and it didnt really get me into boxing...i didnt understand why they didnt jump off the ropes and hit each other with chairs more.....

[Silencers]

no you not being biased, it's a matter of taste like i said before, i can never really blame another fan for having their own favourite fight, i just wanted to know why you liked it

and i cant agree on the age part. to me at least they showed their age pretty fast and faded early. it wasnt about conditioning, their hearts kept them fighting. joe also had problems with his eye, and it made it that much tougher on him. both took alot of punishment. i doubt that there are a lot of young conditioned fighters out there who could go through that.
and yes they were finished after this fight. but both of them also retired too late with unecessary comebacks.

To me, I thought they tired very quickly because they were fighting in an indoors stadium with no air conditioning, it was standing room only as well so that stadium was packed. It was also in the Philippines, a very humid country, so the temperature in the stadium must have been horrible.