A funny thing about boxing fans

**Low Blow Armo** · 03-25-2009, 10:12 PM

There's so few "real" boxing fans out there that I don't bother bring it up that I'm a boxing fan. The few times I've brought it up, all people have asked me is about "when Oscar or Tyson" are going to fight again.

**CarsonCALI** · 03-25-2009, 10:14 PM

yup its true. In my dept i started talking boxing with one guy, a few heads heard and know thats all we talk about all the time.

**David Gilmour** · 03-25-2009, 10:15 PM

yeah, i feel ya. its rare that i find true fans, other than on this site.

**MonsieurGeorges** · 03-25-2009, 10:15 PM

Originally posted by Oh By The Way..

it may just me but, some boxing fans seem to be "in the closet" per se. i say it as they do not let anyone they are indeed tru boxing fans. unless there is someone else who shares the same love for boxing.

today, i noticed that. first, at work in the office, we have this "spotlight" on a certain employee, who gives their personal prefrence, such as favorite food, favorite holyday. these newsletteres always exclude the identity of the person, but state ther personal references. so i found out last week that a person had put boxing as their favorite sport. so today i found out who that person was, a cute billing girl in accounting. surprised me, but also found it intriguing.

later in class, my professor asked the class if anyone was a sport's buff. one guy, very quietly let out, "im only a boxing fan". again, surprised me. it makes me wonder, if there are indeed many more boxing fans than say pay per views lead on?

has anyone else had an encounter ike this?

I've had a few people hear me talking about a fight and then say they are boxing fan. they usually go on to ask me why floyd mayweather won't fight kelly pavlik, then I close my eyes and lay face first in my cheese fries

**PittyPat** · 03-25-2009, 10:16 PM

Often I won't even bother with making myself known as a boxing fan, since the only response I'll get is "Ohhh Tyson, maaaaaaaan".

I mean, what? Seriously. It gets old after a while, and it's different people each time. :angry1:

**MonsieurGeorges** · 03-25-2009, 10:18 PM

Originally posted by PittyPat

Often I won't even bother with making myself known as a boxing fan, since the only response I'll get is "Ohhh Tyson, maaaaaaaan".

I mean, what? Seriously. It gets old after a while, and it's different people each time. :angry1:

Speaks volumes about MT though, even middle school kids know Mike Tyson and Muhammad Ali

**David Gilmour** · 03-25-2009, 10:19 PM

i know, i actually fooled one guy into believing that tyson was gonna fight jorge arce. and he said, "oh man that fight is gonna be awesome!!!"...i just laughed.

**Spray_resistant** · 03-25-2009, 10:21 PM

I don't know anyone in real life who is a "real" boxing fan, most of the time when I talk about boxing it results in awkward silences....I usually use the subject now to get out of conversations with people who I don't really want to talk to.

**Owlzfan84** · 03-25-2009, 10:24 PM

Originally posted by Oh By The Way..

i know, i actually fooled one guy into believing that tyson was gonna fight jorge arce. and he said, "oh man that fight is gonna be awesome!!!"...i just laughed.

wow. Then again if you talk confident you can make ppl believe anything. I've convinced ppl that their are left handed baseball bats.

A funny thing about boxing fans