Anybody else sick of these WWF entrances

[PBR Streetgang]

It's not so much the spectacle but just the sheer length of time it takes for them to get to the ring. Let them put on all the music, fireworks, ridiculous outfits and whatever so long as they get to the ring without wasting ten minutes of everyone's time.

On that note, who remembers this?

That Hamed entrance was epic (but so long). I still remember watching that on television.

[PBR Streetgang]

I like when mariachi bands accompany Mexican fighters.

Most electric entrance I ever experienced was Gatti whenever he came out to ACDC's Thunder at the Atlantic City Convention Center. Thought my head would explode it was so loud. I gotta think that got into opponent's heads.

[buddyr]

That Hamed entrance was epic (but so long). I still remember watching that on television.

I was in the army, home on vacation in December of 1997. I was watching this live on HBO while my mother had went to the store up the street from her house when Prince was coming to the ring. When she got back, he was still dancing and she said, "that n____ aint got to the ring yet????" hahahhaa. She wanted kevin Kelly to win bad after that, but I was actually a Prince fan. I was a Prince fan before Americans were aware of him. I would see his rankings in boxing mags and read about him in IBD and I had a friend in NJ whom would trade tapes thru the mail across the globe and he got a LOT of Prince early fights. There was no youtube back then. The first Prince fight I saw live was against Cabrera on ABC wide world of sports when he ko'd Cabrera in 2 rounds. The struggle was real in the 90s with tape trading throught the mail lol.

[ELPacman]

If you're referring to Triller, then, yeah, they suck. If you're referring to like in the UK when AJ walks out, I don't mind those so much. It's not like an overly dramatized intro but just a lil something extra for the favorited fighter. It's not so bad when he ends up losing.

I think when they come out rapping and dancing, then end up losing, that looks the worst of all.

Boxing is an iffy sport with big grand entrances. On one side, if you win, it makes it that much more spectacular, on the other side of losing, it looks that much more hamulating. You just don't play boxing and glorifying something you don't play can have drastic unexpected outcomes.

[Mushashi]

They add to the spectacle and atmosphere. I could do without national anthems though

[Lomadeaux]

I miss the camera panning over to the group of people coming out of the locker room with music playing. No introductions until they got in the ring.

[PBR Streetgang]

I was in the army, home on vacation in December of 1997. I was watching this live on HBO while my mother had went to story up the street from her house when Prince was coming to the ring. When she got back, he was still dancing and she said, "that n____ aint got to the ring yet????" hahahhaa. She wanted kevin Kelly to win bad after that, but I was actually a Prince fan. I was a Prince fan before Americans were aware of him. I would see his rankings in boxing mags and read about him in IBD and I had a friend in NJ whom would trade tapes thru the mail across the globe and he got a LOT of Prince early fights. There was no youtube back then. The first Prince fight I saw live was against Cabrera on ABC wide world of sports when he ko'd Cabrera in 2 rounds. The struggle was real in the 90s with tape trading throught the mail lol.

Great story. That's hilarious. I remember swapping boxing tapes back in the day. I also remember a friend of mine accidentally using some of my fight tapes to record **** and then forgetting he did and returning them back to me. A bit of surprise to see a different kind of "action" on those tapes when I got them back.

As for Hamed, his fight with the Flushing Flash had to have been the first time I saw him live on TV. Had only read about him in boxing magazines prior to that. His war with Paul Ingle is one of my favorite fights of all time. The Yorkshire Hunter fought bravely but was seriously outgunned in an incredibly violent scrap.

[Get em up]

It's not like boxers haven't been doing it for decades. Wilder definitely isnt the first its showmanship. Is it necessary? No it's not but it's not a new thing either.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

Which Klitschko came out to Tina Turner's Simply the Best? I thought it was so corny that it was awesome.

I’m not sure tbh. I know Vitali mainly used Hells Bells by AC/DC and Wladimir mainly used Can’t Stop by the Red Hot Chilli Peppers can’t remember either using Simply the Best. Eubank famously used it and I remember Arthur Abraham using it occasionally as well.

[Inspired]

best ring enterance was when Mike Tyson walked out to Pac's Ambitionz az a ridah in the MEN Arena...
we lived 10mins away..my uncles took my brother to that, i was well p*ssed off they didnt take me.