How far back does your interest in boxing history go?

[N!Ck F.]

Indeed. You can spot the noobs a mile off that start talking legacy as soon as a fighter has one fight or like saying Canelo is an ATG and things of that ilk. The bar is a lot lower today and the fanbase is a lot dumber yet they act like they know more but only care about current. Mcdonalds said Canelo is an ATG and he tried to tell me Jose Napoles was some average "40's fighter" LOL.

I can usually tell a casual by what they say about Mike Tyson, if there like “man Tyson was the best ever he’d kill Ali” they dksab. Mike was a physical phenom, incredible physical ability and talent, the reason I started boxing, but hardcore unbiased fans know he was a bully that was mentally weak and would never beat a Ali/Lewis/Holyfield type of fighter.

[The Big Dunn]

How far back do you really care about the sport? Do you like to watch old films and read about old fighters or are you the type that thinks boxing started when you started watching?

I'm not really into watching old black and white film from older eras. I prefer younger fighters that are current because I like the drama of not knowing who will win more than I like the nostalgia of a great fight.

I don't think boxing started when I started watching. I have made sure to learn about fighters before I started watching.

I juts don't think there is a "right" way to be a fan of the sport but I do think you should know more than just what they spoon feed you on the networks and casual sports sites.

[boliodogs]

I have read about and been interested in boxing from when bare knuckle boxing was created in England in the 1700s.

[Toffee]

I grew up watching Tyson but I watch old boxing documentaries or old fights most nights. Everyone has a story and the backdrop around the early fighters is more interesting than most.

I'd watch documentaries from any era but typically I stick to fights from about the 60s onwards. Why watch Black and White TV?

Who's making good docos nowadays? 30 for 30 don't do enough boxing. The HBO Legendary Nights series was amazing.

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Indeed. You can spot the noobs a mile off that start talking legacy as soon as a fighter has one fight or like saying Canelo is an ATG and things of that ilk. The bar is a lot lower today and the fanbase is a lot dumber yet they act like they know more but only care about current. Mcdonalds said Canelo is an ATG and he tried to tell me Jose Napoles was some average "40's fighter" LOL.

You can't expect much out of that guy.

[Toffee]

I can usually tell a casual by what they say about Mike Tyson, if there like “man Tyson was the best ever he’d kill Ali” they dksab. Mike was a physical phenom, incredible physical ability and talent, the reason I started boxing, but hardcore unbiased fans know he was a bully that was mentally weak and would never beat a Ali/Lewis/Holyfield type of fighter.

There's a tendency in sports to go over the top in discrediting those that are popular among the masses.

Basically, I think they overrate and we respond by underrating Tyson.

He was amazing up to about the age of 23. Could and probably should have been the best ever by a huge margin. That puts him in a fairly unique position.

If you don't worry about where he ranks in the all time list, you can just appreciate how lucky we were to see him fight. And I don't know that I'd rank anyone in my lifetime higher in that regard.

[bigjavi973]

I personally enjoy reading about the early 20th century the most. 1900-1930 would probably be my favorite era to read, whereas my favorite era to re-watch would be more like 1940s-early 1970s.

It's disappointing how many fans care so little about anything that happened before Ali. This sport has the greatest history and probably the most documented. I try to keep a pace up of between 20-30 books a year.

im a martial artist and I consider boxing to be a martial art

[mcdonalds]

You can't expect much out of that guy.

Didn't you say that Jacobs current resume already puts him on the level of casamayor and Corrales? Lmao

You and the OP are posers to the highest degree

[Tony Trick-Pony]

Didn't you say that Jacobs current resume already puts him on the level of casamayor and Corrales? Lmao

You and the OP are posers to the highest degree

Haha. You can always tell it's a McDonald's post. There are going to be lmao's and lol's and rofl emojis and lol1 emjois along with didn't you says and sarcastic comments. The impression being that you're laughing at us. Always laughing. Laughing, laughing, laughing. Isn't everything so ****in' funny?

And it took you all of five minutes to see this when I didn't tag you.

[mcdonalds]

Haha. You can always tell it's a McDonald's post. There are going to be lmao's and lol's and rofl emojis and lol1 emjois along with didn't you says and sarcastic comments. The impression being that you're laughing at us. Always laughing. Laughing, laughing, laughing. Isn't everything so ****in' funny?

And it took you all of five minutes to see this when I didn't tag you.

You try to act superior but then say dumbass comments and youre not trolling either. For example, you said Jacobs already has a conparable resume to Casamayor and Corrales.

LMAO youre damn right I'm laughing at you. Fraud!!!