How did you get into boxing?

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

my father was a boxing fan, we used to watch all the weekend fights on free TV...one of the first I recall was Ray Leonard-Andy Price in 1979...saw Rocky in 1976...watched Ali-Spinks in 1978...my father saw the interest was deep and brought me to a gym in 1982...been there ever since...without those free weekend fights a lot of guys never would have gotten into the game I suspect...

[fitefanSHO]

The power of the Rocky movies is undeniable.

Sly totally deserves his place in the IBHOF for what he did for the sport!

[ICEMAN JOHN SCULLY]

I know Lavell and Terrell, I've been to plenty of their local fights.

ha, I mention them in my book...twin brothers, always the same suit, same hat, same shoes, and the same toothpick coming out of the same of their mouths...

[V.WEBB]

ha, I mention them in my book...twin brothers, always the same suit, same hat, same shoes, and the same toothpick coming out of the same of their mouths...

Absolutely Ice. I saw Lavell not too long ago actually.

[fightfan_79]

For me, growing up in a "fight town" (Brockton, MA.) led me to be very interested in boxing. I would always read the magazines (KO, Ring, etc..) whenever I could get them. I was just fascinated with all things boxing. The first fight I remember just having to see was the first fight between Leonard and Hearns. A man down the street had the fight showing in his house (and me being only 11) I could not go with my Dad to see it. Growing up, the Middleweight Champion was from my town (Hagler), a former undefeated Heavyweight Champion (Marciano) was from my town, so I just grew up with it all around me.

30 years later, I'm as into boxing as ever.

How about you, how did you get into boxing?

All my uncles and my dad were boxing "fans"...but diddn't really follow any specific fighters....

My earliest memories of REALLY getting into the the sport were watching Michael Carbajal, JCC Sr., Azuma Nelson and of course Mike Tyson....I loved that Tyson was always expected (and did) to KO his opponents....and I loved how the "little guys" showed that they could fight too....

But my favorite fighter growing up...Terry Norris

[[ DUBBZZ ]]

My family used to have bbqs and get togethers when I was a kid and the men in the family would watch Tyson fights in the garage. From then on I was hooked. Favorite fighters: started with Tyson, to Sweet Pea to RJJ, to James Toney, to Oscar to B hop to Floyd and now Manny

[fightfan_79]

Why no *******s in this thread? I see plenty of people who actually box/have boxed though.

Because they only love Pac...not the sport of boxing itself....

[B.U.R.N.E.R]

Watching Oscar in the olympics.

[Danny Gunz]

Great thread.

Growing up my grandfather always would watch the ESPN classic fights on the tv and I ended up watching alot of them with him. I was always playing sports then one summer I met the owner of the gym near me he is a great dude used to be pro boxer and kick boxer and has all these belts in martial arts. He talked me into joining and trying out boxing since I was already a fan of it and I was training pretty regularly up until about a year and a half ago.

People really miss out on the amateur boxing circuit. I always loved going to the gyms around philly and catching some of the fights. You meet some great people and see great fights.

[Carpe Diem]

When Rid**** Bowe fought Evander Holyfield in their last bout in 1995. I knew nothing about either of them. I used to think that Boxing gloves has the same impact as pillows.