What does boxing mean to you?

[Larry the boss]

When you picture the sport of boxing what do you envision?

[Boxfan83]

I will be the first to say, if any1 else made this thread theyd maybe get a couple replies, but because its you, you will like get 10 pages and half will be Broner fighter of the decade bashes and or Mayweather sucks etc.

In before Daggum.

[StefanTosic]

It may sound as an overused phrase but boxing saved me and helped me during the darkest years of my life and made me feel the self-worth and self-respect for the first time. Boxing tought me self-perservance, discipline, hard work, but most importantly that everything is possible when you put your whole being in it and that we are capable of a lot, to always trust in myself.

That's why I hate corruption in it, also the haters and cheerleaders who never laced a pair of gloves and are only supporting an individual or a particular race instead of showing a bit of respect for the sport. The corruption may never stop, the talent pool may vary and there may be the times where there isn't a lot of exciting fights/fighters, and I may feel dissapointed because of it, but I won't ever stop being in love with boxing as a sport.

[S7V7N]

maybe something slightly between the two...

[BoxingIsGreat]

maybe something slightly between the two...

[Larry the boss]

It may sound as an overused phrase but boxing saved me and helped me during the darkest years of my life and made me feel the self-worth and self-respect for the first time. Boxing tought me self-perservance, discipline, hard work, but most importantly that everything is possible when you put your whole being in it and that we are capable of a lot, to always trust in myself.

That's why I hate corruption in it, also the haters and cheerleaders who never laced a pair of gloves and are only supporting an individual or a particular race instead of showing a bit of respect for the sport. The corruption may never stop, the talent pool may vary and there may be the times where there isn't a lot of exciting fights/fighters, and I may feel dissapointed because of it, but I won't ever stop being in love with boxing as a sport.

great damn post

[boliodogs]

I love watching highly skilled boxers fight since I was 15 years old.I only like combat sports and nothing else. I boxed myself so I know how much better the best boxers are than I could ever be. I follow my favorite boxers closely and it inspires me and makes me happy when they do well. I watch the moves they make and the way they throw their punches.

[Rip Chudd]

maybe something slightly between the two...

Yep, her nose is definitely broken after that

[N/A]

When you picture the sport of boxing what do you envision?

A bunch of low class people watching on TV and a bunch of rich pricks watching in person.

[Dip_Slide]

The best sport in the world and the only sport I follow. Boxing stories of fighters coming from nothing and becoming something really motivated me to want to become something in life too when I was down and out as a teenager. Plus the amount of skills, intellect and toughness (mental and physical) needed to be a successful boxer can't be matched by any other sport.