Is there a specific fighter who got you interested in boxing initially?

[raf727]

Spadafora, he was like a neighborhood super hero growing up

[Hougigo]

Alfonso Gomez for me, hahaha
Then really picked up with Pac after I moved back to the States

[Weltschmerz]

Nigel Benn, Roy Jones jr, Prince Naz were the ones for me.

You didn't watch Bruno-Tyson in '89

Were you 6 years old? come on dude. At least cover up your lies with something better.

Correct answer for you would be: "When Wladimir Klitschko fought Ibragimov in '08" - Fighting poetry.

It was shortly before my 7th birthday, late February '89.

[Weltschmerz]

Tyson takes a lot of honor getting kids interested in boxing in the 80s and 90s.

[bojangles1987]

Roy Jones Jr.

[dc3383]

Iron Mike Tyson

[JmH Reborn]

Jake La Motta

I watched the Raging Bull movie with my grandfather when I was about 12, when it was on regular TV. Then my grandfather use to tell me stories of watching his fights live in New York in his teens/early 20s, and how superhuman he was.

So watching that movie was like, in my mind watching the real thing. Became a fan of De Niro and LaMotta all in one sitting. This was all in Tyson's prime as well, so that really connected me with my grandpop. Good times

[King_]

Nigel Benn, Roy Jones jr, Prince Naz were the ones for me.

You didn't watch Bruno-Tyson in '89

Were you 6 years old? come on dude. At least cover up your lies with something better.

Correct answer for you would be: "When Wladimir Klitschko fought Ibragimov in '08" - Fighting poetry.

That was actually going to be my answer. Except I would call it "art," more then anything

[J The UnBiased]

I grew up with my parents watching Leonard, Tommy, Marvin, Wilfredo but I wasn't old enough at the time to say I knew exactly what was going on lol. The guy that did it for me was Sweet Pea. I saw him and said "that's the way you're supposed to fight". Then Roy Jones came onto the scene and I fell in love again lol. I remember when those 2 were trying to set up a fight.

[P4P_No1]

Prince Naseem for me.

I just remember always going with my Dad to his mates house to watch his fights. Then I kinda stopped watching all together until I'd say Khan's Olympic run where he got the silver and then I've been following it more closely since.