Does anyone else feel like a lonely boxing nerd?

[DondiNeverLeft]

Most of my friends and family are football, basketball and baseball fans. I'm casual on these sports but hardcore on boxing.

I have to come to this site to discuss 90 percent of the boxing that takes place today. My acquaintances don't know these fighters and if you try and have a discussion or God forbid a debate....I feel like a sage talking to a child. Sometimes the "Big fights" come up and everyone starts talking about Floyd, Pac,Cotto.....uhhh I guess that's pretty much it...and again , they pretty much don't know what the hell their talking about. It's a lonely boxing fans world out there.
Does anyone else feel like this?
Are they're some lucky guys out there whose friends know all about the boxing world.?....it's just a shame to me that these warriors who stand alone and not on a team , don't get more play..smh

[SthPaw]

I have always been the only one out of my friends that follows boxing. A lot of them like it and will watch the big fights (and sometimes innocently come out with some really ****** 'casual fan' type of comments that I can laugh at!) but it has always been just me who is in the know about it and follows it.

My brother is into it, but that is mainly coz I tell him the latest stuff from time to time. It's a shame it isn't a mainstream sport anymore, it seems to me that boxing is one of those sports that most people think is 'ok' rather than be a fan of it...

[-PBP-]

Hahahaha. Hell yeah. NOBODY I know ****s with boxing on the regular.

And the one's that do look at me crosseyed when I say something like "parrying a jab" or "transition from defense to offense".

[DondiNeverLeft]

I have always been the only one out of my friends that follows boxing. A lot of them like it and will watch the big fights (and sometimes innocently come out with some really ****** 'casual fan' type of comments that I can laugh at!) but it has always been just me who is in the know about it and follows it.

My brother is into it, but that is mainly coz I tell him the latest stuff from time to time. It's a shame it isn't a mainstream sport anymore, it seems to me that boxing is one of those sports that most people think is 'ok' rather than be a fan of it...

I agree it should be mainstream. It's harder to stand alone in a ring and go to war or utilize the sweet science.

[Guest]

I still talk with a guy I sparred with when I was 11!
Whenever I see him, which isn't often, we go all in- it's like we both have been on deserted islands and talk about every single fight for the next 3 months.


But it's true. Most people are pretty much amateurs. I don't ever wanna be a jerk to people that show excitement but some of the things they say drive me crazy.

A lot of times I prefer to watch boxing home alone for full enjoyment.


So yeah I feel like that sometimes. The cure is going to the fights where you will find no shortage of people that actually know wtf they are talking about.

[_original_]

Luckily I got a lot of people to talk about boxing with (I'm Mexican-American), but it's mostly the bigger names/fights. I've gotten my dad, brother, and a friend pretty into it but I have to keep them updated. I'm alone when it comes to lesser known and obscure names and fights so I come here to get my fix. Also, I don't know if you box yourself but if you joined a boxing gym, even just to stay in shape, you would meet a ton of people to discuss the sport with, probably quite a few who would school you and are more knowledgeable.

[DondiNeverLeft]

Hahahaha. Hell yeah. NOBODY I know ****s with boxing on the regular.

And the one's that do look at me crosseyed when I say something like "parrying a jab" or "transition from defense to offense".

I think one of the most satisfying times a casual fan learned the hard way was this incident. ...
I went to a Pinoy owned business around after Pac vs Jmm 1 or 2, the Pinoy owner had newspaper clippings from Philippines and a bunch of Pac clippings on his wall. I figured he knew boxing, after a lil small talk I asked what he felt about JMM, he responded "who?"... Thought he was joking but he really didn't know. He followed with Pac is best anyway and also threw a Floyd is scared comment. I left. A week after Pac got ktfo I happened to return. I asked the guy if he now knows who JMM is? Lmao...he was bothered and quickly changed the subject.

[-MAKAVELLI-]

i have some casuals that know a lil bit but not too much


but i do have two good friends that are into like i am...one is this older dude at a bar i watch games at...he's like 70 and has tons and tons of old boxing tapes..and i have a homey who moved up to Oakland...we still text about upcoming fights

[Fetta]

Thats why i come on NSB.

Played collegiate baseball so im pretty big on that too

[DondiNeverLeft]

I still talk with a guy I sparred with when I was 11!
Whenever I see him, which isn't often, we go all in- it's like we both have been on deserted islands and talk about every single fight for the next 3 months.


But it's true. Most people are pretty much amateurs. I don't ever wanna be a jerk to people that show excitement but some of the things they say drive me crazy.

A lot of times I prefer to watch boxing home alone for full enjoyment.


So yeah I feel like that sometimes. The cure is going to the fights where you will find no shortage of people that actually know wtf they are talking about.

He'll yeah! Have that one friend too...we're like two high school girls on the cell phone every time I see him...lol