Share your experience meeting boxing peeps thread

[GoldenGloveLove]

Who you met? Fighters/trainers/commentators, etc. How'd it go? Curious who treats the fans well.

[richardt]

I met Roy Jones Jr in Sun Valley Mall in Concord during the 88 box-offs. I didn't know who he was but he had a sugar ray leonard shirt on and I told him Leonard was my all time favorite. The guy next to him said "this is the next sugar ray leonard". I'm glad I didn't laugh since I wasn't watching the 88 box-off's and didn't know that was Roy Jones.

Then I ran into a guy in the mall who had a Leonard cap I believe and he told me where Leonard was staying at the Hilton and I went to the Hilton and met all the Olympians and I told Evander that I was certain Evander could beat Tyson and he signed his autograph and put "John 3:16" on it. I also ran into Lou Duva and told him that I feel Whitaker has the style to beat Chavez which is exactly what he did.

But I wanted Leonard's autograph more than anything. He came out of an elevator and when I met him, he drew a picture of a glove with a smiley in it and his signature. I have actually exchanged a few emails with Leonard. I cannot give out his email address though.

Watching the 88 box-offs and the Olympics now that I had some interest, I was blown away to see how great Roy Jones was. I finally got his autograph 10 years later at the Vargas/Raul Marquez fight in Tahoe. I ran into Arturo Gatti in Caesars in Tahoe that night. He had a lady or two and a couple friends. They were drinking. I think someone said Gatti won 10K on a slot machine but I could be wrong.

[richardt]

Come one guys, am I the only one on here who has actually or known a top boxer??? I doubt it! Speak up!

[Daylyt]

i met holyfield, he was a douche, i met alot more boxers but they were cool.

[ChampBox@PR]

Met Juanma - He has a fake humble attitude.
Talked to Cotto multiple times
Met Kenny Bayless real nice guy

Met Pedraza he was cool

The Arroyo twins are really humble

Met tito, he goes to my hometown a lot

[SeekDaGreat]

I met Winky Wright in the Monte Carlo in Las Vegas. I said "what's up Winky!" And he just threw me a peace sign while he made his way across the casino with a bad little Asian chick under his arm. Possibly an escort.

Edit: this was in 2006.

[El-blanco]

Possibly an escort.

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One of the best analysis I've read on here lol

Met joe Frazier about 12 years ago ringside at a fight up here in the Toronto area. He was cool as **** and looked like he could still kick ass.

Met cotto twice, either he's shy or a total ****, can't tell. Based on what my people's in caguas tell me I'll go with the latter.

Juanma, met him in Culebra at some beach party. I thought he was cool and down to earth, he kicked it with me for a bit talking boxing, chicas and booze. Man likes his Zombies.

Briefly met tito in Santurce. What's there to say, people love him back home, easy to see why.

[SlySlickSmooth]

Sold movie tickets just two months ago when I was working at the theater to Shawn Porter.

Believe he saw Lucy and Hercules. He saw another movie too another day but he didn't come into my line.

"as you can see, I'm a movie guy." -Shawn Porter

First boxer I met in person, sucks he lost just a month later meeting him.

[El-blanco]

Sold movie tickets just two months ago when I was working at the theater to Shawn Porter.

Believe he saw Lucy and Hercules. He saw another movie too another day but he didn't come into my line.

"as you can see, I'm a movie guy." -Shawn Porter

First boxer I met in person, sucks he lost just a month later meeting him.

Jinx lol

[Tedkidlewis]

Sold movie tickets just two months ago when I was working at the theater to Shawn Porter.

Believe he saw Lucy and Hercules. He saw another movie too another day but he didn't come into my line.

"as you can see, I'm a movie guy." -Shawn Porter

First boxer I met in person, sucks he lost just a month later meeting him.

He should have spent less time watching movies and more time focussing on Kell Brook.