Fights you have seen Live!

[Tito Time]

I am curious to know which fights everyone has seen live (location please) and if they prefer the live atomosphere or watching it closer on T.V... I, for one prefer the energentic crowd, going crazy with a group buddies and getting wasted.. Good time for me! Then see the reply to see who really won...

Ive seen:

Tito-Wright Vegas
Wlad Peter (mainly for Cotto-Torres) Atlantic City
Hopkins-Taylor I Vegas
Cotto-Quintana Atlantic City
Cotto-Judah New York
Cotto-Mosley (yet) New York
Hopkins-Tarver Atlantic City

[CASH_718]

I am curious to know which fights everyone has seen live (location please) and if they prefer the live atomosphere or watching it closer on T.V... I, for one prefer the energentic crowd, going crazy with a group buddies and getting wasted.. Good time for me! Then see the reply to see who really won...

Ive seen:

Tito-Wright Vegas
Wlad Peter (mainly for Cotto-Torres) Atlantic City
Hopkins-Taylor I Vegas
Cotto-Quintana Atlantic City
Cotto-Judah New York
Cotto-Mosley (yet) New York

Toney vs Ruiz NYC
Wlad vs Peter AC
Toney vs Rahman AC
Gatti vs Damgaard AC
Hopkins vs Taylor 1 Vegas
Cotto vs Abdullaev NYC

[acb]

Only Barrera vs Juarez on the elite level. Was a great show and I got to meat Pac for a moment (really nice person).

Talked to someone who met Corrales at the fight (and likewise said he was a cool dude), would have been great to meet him. :good

[Tom_Tocca]

Depends if you are a boxing writer doing a report or just there for fun. For fun I prefer the live atmosphere. Though if I have to write a report on a fight I go with the TV.

I always have to review a fight if I'm going to write some about a fight I attended live.

[Tito Time]

Only Barrera vs Juarez on the elite level. Was a great show and I got to meat Pac for a moment (really nice person).

Talked to someone who met Corrales at the fight (and likewise said he was a cool dude), would have been great to meet him. :good

I met a lot of famous celebs with I went to see the Tito-Wright bout... To name a few... zab, floyd sr, floyd jr (very nice fella at the time), steward, cris carter (football), Willie McGinest (football) etc.. They where all out that night at the MGM. Oh yea.. Saw Eddie George with a flock of hotties hopping in a stretcher outside of MGM after the fight... Pimp scene that was.

[LogDog69]

Only one I've seen is Taylor/Wright in Memphis. Even though it's less expensive and more convenient watching from home on the big screen, I still plan on going and seeing another one...it was really awesome.:good The bad part was the ticket prices for that fight were more expensive than any other fight that I've looked for ticket prices for since. :shock:

[Thread Stealer]

"The World Cup of Boxing" a month ago.

[Tito Time]

Only one I've seen is Taylor/Wright in Memphis. Even though it's less expensive and more convenient watching from home on the big screen, I still plan on going and seeing another one...it was really awesome.:good The bad part was the ticket prices for that fight were more expensive than any other fight that I've looked for ticket prices for since. :shock:

How much did you pay?

[acb]

I was close to ringside at Corrales-Castillo I

Damm, elaborate! How was it live?

[Deslizer]

Is was at Abraham-Ikeke and Abraham-Gevor.

I liked beeing live there. It was awesome, when Abraham KO'ed Gevor. Almost everybody jumped up with the hans in the air ... like when a soccer team is making a goal.

[Still~style]

my dad saw ali foreman in zaire.

[Burundanga]

Vinnie Pazienza beat up my friend Ray Stebbins on 1st beach in Newport RI about 25 years ago. Bit him too.

True story.

[Tom_Tocca]

Is was at Abraham-Ikeke and Abraham-Gevor.

I liked beeing live there. It was awesome, when Abraham KO'ed Gevor. Almost everybody jumped up with the hans in the air ... like when a soccer team is making a goal.

It was more like "Oh shit, he killed the poor guy" - that was what most people thought when they jumped up...

[Rumsfeld]

* Jameel McCline versus Shannon Briggs
* David Tua versus Maurice Wheeler
* David Tua versus Robert Hawkins
* Wladimir Klitschko versus Calvin Brock
* John Duddy versus Anthony Bonsante
* Curtis Stevens versus Darnell Boone

[Tito Time]

I forgot... I was also at Hopkins Tarver.

[caballo]

Joe Frazier vs. George Chuvalo (old MSG)
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Armando Muniz (Springfield, MA)
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran I (Montreal)
Roberto Duran vs. Alfredo Escalera (Las Vegas)
Marvin Hagler vs Mike Colbert (Boston Garden)
Peter Manfredo Jr. numerous fights (RI)
Scott Pemberton vs. Omar Sheika I (Foxwoods, CT)
Trevor Berbick vs. John Tate (Montreal, leonard duran undercard)

[caballo]

Vinnie Pazienza beat up my friend Ray Stebbins on 1st beach in Newport RI about 25 years ago. Bit him too.

True story.

Can you give us some details. Why were they fighting?

[Tito Time]

Joe Frazier vs. George Chuvalo (old MSG)
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Armando Muniz (Springfield, MA)
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran I (Montreal)
Roberto Duran vs. Alfredo Escalera (Las Vegas)
Marvin Hagler vs Mike Colbert (Boston Garden)
Peter Manfredo Jr. numerous fights (RI)
Scott Pemberton vs. Omar Sheika I (Foxwoods, CT)
Trevor Berbick vs. John Tate (Montreal, leonard duran undercard)

Wow, your pretty old school. :hat

[SteveO]

I'm new to the sport. Feb '06 I saw Tommy Hearns fight Shannon Landberg. Probably his last fight. Palace of Auburn Hills.

[lillarry]

Spinks-Judah II

[redrooster]

Joe Frazier vs. George Chuvalo (old MSG)
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Armando Muniz (Springfield, MA)
Sugar Ray Leonard vs. Roberto Duran I (Montreal)
Roberto Duran vs. Alfredo Escalera (Las Vegas)
Marvin Hagler vs Mike Colbert (Boston Garden)
Peter Manfredo Jr. numerous fights (RI)
Scott Pemberton vs. Omar Sheika I (Foxwoods, CT)
Trevor Berbick vs. John Tate (Montreal, leonard duran undercard)

Caballo, what was your impression on Hagler-Colbert?

I saw one Hagler fight -vs. Hamsho 2 at the MSG.

[Boinko]

- Klitschko/Mcline - Mayweather/Castillo 2 won the undercard
- Mayweather/Judah

The first card was OK, the main event being mostly boring as Mcline fought very scared. Mayweather/Castillo was pretty good, although I pissed off the Mexican guy sitting next to me when I told him I thought Floyd won!

Mayweather/Judah was a blast just because of the atmosphere in the Thomas & Mack Center. I was a little paranoid when the riot erupted in the ring. I had visions of Golota/Bowe.

I didn't have great seats at either card, so ultimately watching it on TV would have been better, but the atmosphere at a live fight is hard to beat.

[THN]

Kessler vs. Beyer if you can call it a fight?

[caballo]

Caballo, what was your impression on Hagler-Colbert?

I saw one Hagler fight -vs. Hamsho 2 at the MSG.

Hagler was already very big in New England at that time. He just looked rough, tough, very strong and very efficient with his punch delivery, defense, etc. Mike Colbert was pretty talented from what I remember. Kind of slick. He looked kind of like Walt Frazier. It was already clear Hagler was fearsome. We were already huge fans.

[knockout]

"World cup of boxing" in Sacaramento Ca and going to see the Chad Dawson fight in three weeks.