The fight you watched that made you fall in love with boxing.

[boxaholic]

Hamed vs Kelly. Tito vs Vargas. Sheika vs Pemberton. Brewer vs Echols

[Lorily]

For me, it was Arturro Gatti. I'm not even sure who he was fighting (mighta been Ivan) but he took this monsterous uppercut and went down. I remember just being glued to the screen watching him get up and thinking "oh, he's gotta be done", only to watch him come back even harder and stronger than before. That was the thing about Arturro (R.I.P), when he got hit it made him come back even harder. I was hooked after that.

[SplitSecond]

some mayweather fight, cant remember, but floyd got me into boxing

[Einstien]

Erik Morales vs. Barrera
Diego Corrales vs. Castillo
Trinidad vs. Vargas
Ward vs Gatti (any)
Pacquiao vs Morales 1
JMM vs Pacquiao
Trinidad vs Reid
JCC vs Meldrick Tayor
Hearns vs Hagler
Holyfield vs Bowe
Hamed vs Kelly

[Larrysbird]

One of those sugar ray fights and this. Too young back then.

[bmoffitt18]

gatti ward!!!! my step dad is a long time ward fan and was jumping out of his seat during the fight lmao. great fight, RIP

[Mr.Crust]

I always watched boxing with my Dad, I could never tell how into he was, but i remember we'd go to my uncles house for big fights. I remember him talking about Tyson vs Spinks, and then i remember watching tyson douglas with him, everyone was freakingout, i was half watching half playing with he-man or GI joes. I played alot of Video game boxing from the NES up to the curren consoles, I think thats what honestly what repeaked my interest. Actually what honestly probably really hooked me on boxing and vaulted me from the occasional watcher to a "gotta see every fight i can", kind of person was (embarassing as it is) the contender series. It resparked my interest, and allowed me to talk boxing with other people.... Then the internet and espn classic, i got to relive fights i had forgotton about from the time i would just an occasional viewer.

Nothing at all wrong with that,me and the missus were hooked on that for the first two series,and now I watch it with my lad. People come to the sport in different ways,its all good. As a fan I want everybody to love the sport.

[DiLLiNGER]

Mike tyson fights back in the mid 90's when he got out of prison.

[Mr.Crust]

some mayweather fight, cant remember, but floyd got me into boxing

Thats the good thing (recent years aside) about the american olympic squad,such a rich history and so many great champs produced.

[Ringthebell]

Show offs. Just kidding! Thats amazing,you remember it well?

I do. Funny thing is, I didn't like Leonard because I thought he was a show-off! I saw Duran beat him in Montreal from the nosebleed seats at the Olympic Stadium in 1980 (I remember wearing a garbage bag as a makeshift raincoat because of unexpected thunderstorm) and was cheering wildly for Duran the whole time.

I have been around boxing (as a fighter and part-time trainer) and following the sport for about 35 years. Nothing like the atmosphere of a live fight.