Favourite Fight You've Been To?

[D.Haye-no1-p4p]

Mine would have to be Scott Harrison vs Michael Brodie.

It was the night before Hatton-Tszyu.

A good old Scotland vs England dust-up...there was only a few thousand in the MEN Arena but the Scots all gathered into one section of the arena making it a cracking atmosphere. Nice little fight too, a good two-way brawl before Harrison landed a heavy body shot to end it in the 4th round.

Close but no cigar:

Calzaghe-Lacy
Hatton-Tszyu
Harrison-Mccullough
Calzaghe-Kessler


Yet to make the big trip to Vegas or New York but it will happen next year!

[Chinny]

My fave so far was Cotto-Mosley

Atmosphere at MSG was electric

Close:

Haye-Fragomenni
Calzaghe-Lacy

[Decebal]

Calzaghe v. Kessler - it was AMAZING!:happy

[GazOC]

Lewis-Holy at MSG.

[icemax]

I suppose that my favourite fight attendance was my first biggish one, John Stracey V Ernie Lopez at the Albert Hall in 1974. Ernie was stopped with cuts in the 7th round with both fighters quite badly marked up.

[GazOC]

Christ!! You're even older than me...:lol::good

[D.Haye-no1-p4p]

Calzaghe v. Kessler - it was AMAZING!:happy
It was a great fight but I don't think the atmosphere was that good.

It was a weird atmosphere, the stadium was too big for a boxing fight.

[Decebal]

It was a great fight but I don't think the atmosphere was that good.

It was a weird atmosphere, the stadium was too big for a boxing fight.

I don't know...I thought the atmosphere was incredibly good! It was like a fight between good and evil at the gates of hell, with so many people shouting - it was that dramatic! I'll never forget it, in great part, due to the atmosphere. But I agree with you, at times the experience was surreal - the crowds were so big and the noise volume so high and waves upon waves of shouting echoing throughout the stad...

[AlFrancis]

John Conteh Ko3 Len hutchins at Liverpool Stadium. I was 12 years old and the atmosphere was electric. The Stadium was a fantastic venue purpose built for boxing, great ABA nights there as well. Incidentally Leon Spinks knocked out Peter Freeman on the undercard, 1 round. Little did I know, less than 1 year later.......

[dwilson]

The recent Carl Johanneson vs Micheal Gomez fight was class. Gomez brought a stack of supporters and so did Carl, the entrances were electric and the fight was a modern domestic classic, utterly brutal and well executed plus my fighter showed guts to win. The build up was good too, the fighters had given each other a few jibes and had a little shoving match at a press conference. After the fight they were honourable to each other.


The rest of the bill was great as well. Full of action packed even match ups with the odd fave of mine like Billy Boyle, Danny Reynolds and Fewkes. Doncaster Dome is a venue perfect for boxing (it has parking space).

[The Lads]

where were you sat mate? I was with Oliver Harrison and my missus by Mikes corner... classic, brilliant, electric.

Ringside for Moore Macklin was fantastic. Best atmosphere of any fight ive been too. Hatton Mayweather for occassion.

[GazOC]

Wheres that Northern Soul avatar gone? I kept meaning to DL for later use on other forums...

[The Lads]

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[GazOC]

Ah, sorry mate, I got you confused!!!!

[wayne3280]

I don't know...I thought the atmosphere was incredibly good! It was like a fight between good and evil at the gates of hell, with so many people shouting - it was that dramatic! I'll never forget it, in great part, due to the atmosphere. But I agree with you, at times the experience was surreal - the crowds were so big and the noise volume so high and waves upon waves of shouting echoing throughout the stad...

I'd agree with you. Unbelievable atmosphere. I think it would depend where you were sitting, also. Actually had a few Danes near us and they were great too. It has yet to be bettered in my experience.

[icemax]

Christ!! You're even older than me...:lol::good

Old fucker me mate :yep Well, not that old. The trip was a 13th birthday present off of my grandad. Them were the days when refs didn't stop fights at the first sight of claret. Poor old Ernie was an absolute mess when John H had finished with him.
For my 18th he took me to watch Duran - Palomino at the garden....the day that Rocky Duran knocked down a horse :good

[icemax]

The recent Carl Johanneson vs Micheal Gomez fight was class. Gomez brought a stack of supporters and so did Carl, the entrances were electric and the fight was a modern domestic classic, utterly brutal and well executed plus my fighter showed guts to win. The build up was good too, the fighters had given each other a few jibes and had a little shoving match at a press conference. After the fight they were honourable to each other.


The rest of the bill was great as well. Full of action packed even match ups with the odd fave of mine like Billy Boyle, Danny Reynolds and Fewkes. Doncaster Dome is a venue perfect for boxing (it has parking space).

:good

[GazOC]

Palomino-Duran at MSG? Thats some present for a 18 esp. in those days (no offence!). You lucky fucker, my Dad used to take me to chicken in a basket watching the amateurs at our local Working Mens Club!!!

[JonOli]

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[Dunky McCafferty]

Scott Harrison vs Steve Robinson.

The venue was so small that they oversold the tickets & there wasnt enough seats, & it descended into anarchy, the way I like it! As loads of us had tickets but all the seats were taken a big load of us had to stand, & it was great, just like watching a football match on the terracings! & Scotty laid a severe beatdown on Steve Robinson & the place was in uproar!

Best boxing night of my life, cos it was all so overcrowded! poor Steve, said beforehand that he was going to leave harrison "lying on his face" silly man:lol:

damn, I miss Scotty:-(

[Bigcat]

Tyson v Holyfield...

or Holyfield v Moorer 1 show......

2 great shows..

[chipper]

Hatton vs Castlio in vegas....it wasn't a full house but the thousands of Hatton fans never stop singing & cheering ....brilliant atmosphere!! + Ricky put on a great show!! well worth the money.Calzaghe vs Kessler is a close second! Cardiff just is'nt Vegas!!

[stuey]

lewis - holy at the msg was an awesome atmosphere, as was hatton mayweather.

The most enjoyable fight was obviously castillo corrales 1, unbelievable...cant believe i was there!!!!

funnily, i really enjoyed khan v limond too.

[warrior85]

arturo gatti v micky ward 3

ricky hatton v kostya tszyu

michael gomez v alex arthur

ricky hatton v jose luis castillo

[bizzer07]

I don't know...I thought the atmosphere was incredibly good! It was like a fight between good and evil at the gates of hell, with so many people shouting - it was that dramatic! I'll never forget it, in great part, due to the atmosphere. But I agree with you, at times the experience was surreal - the crowds were so big and the noise volume so high and waves upon waves of shouting echoing throughout the stad...

i agree with you, thought it was epic inside the stadium.

not just that but the partying with the danish vikings outside the stadium in the pubs was a rite laugh. overall Calzaghe vs Kessler was the best fight night i have been too.

[Doyley10]

Probably the Haye v Macca fight. Being a Kevin Mitchell as well as a Haye fan, it was great night, great atmosphere and two "good" results. When young Kevin won the ABA title at York Hall in 2003 was also a great night, especially as I won tickets in a comp in the Evening Standard! If only I'd known Stuey at the time, because it was his mate (Gareth Couch) that Kevin beat in the final!

[berserkafied]

Calzaghe v Kessler....I found the atmos a bit flat, but then again I do attend rugby matches at the same stadium + might have been expecting the same typpe of atmos? (Although the banter with the Danish lads was class!!)

[Doyley10]

The most enjoyable fight was obviously castillo corrales 1, unbelievable...cant believe i was there!!!!



It's because you had a shit hot travel agent......:deal

[wayne3280]

Probably the Haye v Macca fight. Being a Kevin Mitchell as well as a Haye fan, it was great night, great atmosphere and two "good" results. When young Kevin won the ABA title at York Hall in 2003 was also a great night, especially as I won tickets in a comp in the Evening Standard! If only I'd known Stuey at the time, because it was his mate (Gareth Couch) that Kevin beat in the final!

Haye v Macca, although decent inside the O2 (a mate of mine was blagging his way into exec boxes and getting us free pizza and red bull), the transport arrangements afterwards ruined the whole thing for me. I wanted to murder someone. In fact, If I hadn't been wandering around London til 6am and used up every last ounce of energy, I probably would have.


Calzaghe v Kessler....I found the atmos a bit flat, but then again I do attend rugby matches at the same stadium + might have been expecting the same typpe of atmos? (Although the banter with the Danish lads was class!!)

There is simply nowhere near as much passion in boxing as rugby. It's just not going to happen. Shame...

[FLINT ISLAND]

Lewis-Holy at MSG.

One day I got to go to America to see a big one like that.

Must of been awesome :good

[FLINT ISLAND]

I never been outside Wales for a live fight.

One of Enzo's fights in Cardiff

[Doyley10]

Haye v Macca, although decent inside the O2 (a mate of mine was blagging his way into exec boxes and getting us free pizza and red bull), the transport arrangements afterwards ruined the whole thing for me. I wanted to murder someone. In fact, If I hadn't been wandering around London til 6am and used up every last ounce of energy, I probably would have.




There is simply nowhere near as much passion in boxing as rugby. It's just not going to happen. Shame...

The 2am kick off was a right ball-ache, but Strike and I let the crowd die down and had a couple more beers before jumping on a relatively empty night bus. I was home pretty quickly given the circumstances.


I agree, but (International) rugby fixtures have a history going back over a century and the crowd are far more partisan. A huge percentage of a boxing crowd won't really care who wins and just want a good fight (I, along with others, found myself shouting for both Khan AND Limond at various times as an example). How many prople in the MS for a Wales v England match donlt care who wins and just want to see a good game? (Apart from maybe Eddie Butler and Stephen Jones:D ).

[SouthpawSlayer]

calzaghe lacy
naz ingle

[El Cepillo]

Haye v Macca, although decent inside the O2 (a mate of mine was blagging his way into exec boxes and getting us free pizza and red bull), the transport arrangements afterwards ruined the whole thing for me. I wanted to murder someone. In fact, If I hadn't been wandering around London til 6am and used up every last ounce of energy, I probably would have.




There is simply nowhere near as much passion in boxing as rugby. It's just not going to happen. Shame...




Doesn't matter how much passion is thrown at rugby, its still shit.

[FLINT ISLAND]

calzaghe lacy
naz ingle

on the undercard Enzo Maccarenelli had a ding dong with Mark Hobson - that was a good one

[Doyley10]

Doesn't matter how much passion is thrown at rugby, its still shit.

No it isn't:D

[GazOC]

I went to Haye-Mac and I don't think I'd do another 2am kick off unless the bill was exceptional.

[FLINT ISLAND]

I went to Haye-Mac and I don't think I'd do another 2am kick off unless the bill was exceptional.

COULD YOU "HEAR" THE GULF IN CLASS LIKE TERRY D SAID.

OR WAS HE JUST TALKING BOLLOCKS.

[brown_bomber]

i only ever been to one fight hatton vs luzcano and maligianni vs ndou, The fights may have been dull but the crowds were hugeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

[SqueezyFlump]

I'm a complete noob, got hooked watching late night fights with my friends, only fight I ever went to was Calzaghe v Manfredo in Cardiff. The headline fight was not the best of the night, I was just amazed at the atmosphere. It was louder than a gig. Totally infectious. Amazing. And saw some fighters I'd never heard of beat the piss out of each other. Nice :bbb

[brown bomber]

I'm a complete noob, got hooked watching late night fights with my friends, only fight I ever went to was Calzaghe v Manfredo in Cardiff. The headline fight was not the best of the night, I was just amazed at the atmosphere. It was louder than a gig. Totally infectious. Amazing. And saw some fighters I'd never heard of beat the piss out of each other. Nice :bbb:lol: Pretty hilarious. Wait till you see some proper fights.. :good

[brown bomber]

Holligan-Neary

Benn-Collins 2

Tyson- Savarese

Nurse- Allen 2 :good

[SouthpawSlayer]

best atmosphere was bernard dunne v esham ickering for ebu title, sold out point depot witha 8,000 hostile partisan crowd with 7,500 people pissed out of their heads

great night

[brown bomber]

8,000 hostile partisan crowd with 7,500 people pissed out of their heads

great night:huh 500 sober - I thought you said it was in Dublin? :good

[SouthpawSlayer]

yes it was, maybe 7,999 piss heads i was relatively sober

[brown bomber]

yes it was, maybe 7,999 piss heads i was relatively sober Quality.... I love Ireland... hate over the top people who claim to be irish just for the sake of a conversation but I absolutely love the place... Gr8, knowledgable crowd too... I'd live there if I had the money. Dead proud of my Irish Heritage not sure why.... Think my ma must have drilled it into me when I was learning to read.. :good

[AlFrancis]

Holligan-Neary

Benn-Collins 2

Tyson- Savarese

Nurse- Allen 2 :good
I was at Holligan-Neary too, a great night.

[9Ball]

Lennox vs Bruno

Brilliant atmosphere!

[MarkSe]

The 2am kick off was a right ball-ache, but Strike and I let the crowd die down and had a couple more beers before jumping on a relatively empty night bus. I was home pretty quickly given the circumstances.


I agree, but (International) rugby fixtures have a history going back over a century and the crowd are far more partisan. A huge percentage of a boxing crowd won't really care who wins and just want a good fight (I, along with others, found myself shouting for both Khan AND Limond at various times as an example). How many prople in the MS for a Wales v England match donlt care who wins and just want to see a good game? (Apart from maybe Eddie Butler and Stephen Jones:D ).

I agree with this, I was at the event for my birthday. Missus got us ringside seats and we saw Clinton Woods and Bruno. Also got an autograph from Joe Calzaghe. The traffic outside completely spoilt the night. Our hotel was only a few miles away, but it took about 2 hours to get there. I hope they sort this for the next Haye fight.

I'm hoping the MSG atmosphere is as good as rumoured as I'm off there for the Calz vs Jones fight.

[elle]

I haven't been to many boxing events :oops: but thought Johanneson v Mitchell at the O2 was great - contender for domestic fight of the year for me.

[girv]

Hatton v Mayweather just because of the occasion - the weigh in was better than the fight IMO, when they called all the champoins up on stage and then the face off with Calzaghe and Hopkins. The fight itself was a bit of a let down as Hatton was never really in it, but a great weekend.

Scott Harrison v Nedal Hussein - it was the only time I got to one of Scotts fights.

Hatton v Castillo - my first trip to Vegas.

[sean]

errol christie v mark kaylor.
real 50/50 fight
there was a lot of hype leading up to this one and huge animosity/fights, it was not that many years after the brixton riots, great atmosphere at wembley (needed to be wembley was one cold venue )and a great see saw battle of a fight as well.

cant remember the year, about 1986 i would guess.
i wanted christie to win , kaylor won but it was still a thrilling battle where you never sat down from the first bell to last .

[MightyLondoner]

Hatton vs Castlio in vegas....it wasn't a full house but the thousands of Hatton fans never stop singing & cheering ....brilliant atmosphere!! + Ricky put on a great show!! well worth the money.Calzaghe vs Kessler is a close second! Cardiff just is'nt Vegas!!

agreed, what a night that was non stop singing and a good fight too match

[SqueezyFlump]

:lol: Pretty hilarious. Wait till you see some proper fights.. :good

Im on it!

[steelem]

hatton tszyu - what a night

[The Lads]

Quality.... I love Ireland... hate over the top people who claim to be irish just for the sake of a conversation but I absolutely love the place... Gr8, knowledgable crowd too... I'd live there if I had the money. Dead proud of my Irish Heritage not sure why.... Think my ma must have drilled it into me when I was learning to read.. :good

Kiko martinez V Bernard Dunne... funny as fuck about a 15min ring walk for Dunne which included anthem and live singers etc... then about 45 seconds in the ring.

A bloke in the bog after said it'd cost him more than 1 euro a second to watch the fight

[scrap]

Deroux v Mc Millan, it was a First for me.