Do you enjoy Boxing?

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Demon-Xanth

Lifer
Feb 15, 2000
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I like some. Generally I find the lower weight classes to be more enjoyable. The spanish channel airs some great matches. The top level PPV fights always strike me as overblown.
 

Drakkon

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I'm Looking forward to Pavlik vs Hopkins this weekend - and moreso Hoya vs Pacquiao - but i really enjoy it more so because i have the casinos nearby that show the fight for free and turn it into an event on a massive theater screen :D during the main event they even do special lighting with lasers and smoke.
 

rise

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Dec 13, 2004
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i think every normal male out grows their appreciation for fighting/boxing/mma by the time they're 30 or so.

i've run into some idiots at my old age who still want to fight with fists rather than intelligence. i laugh at them as much as do boxing/mma. it's for kids.

 

Descartes

Lifer
Oct 10, 1999
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No, not at all. I admit that I used to watch the highly publicized matches at times (e.g. Lennox, Tyson, etc.), but otherwise have little to no interest in boxing, mma or any of the others.
 

moshquerade

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Nov 1, 2001
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Originally posted by: frostedflakes
Watching two guys beat the shit out of each other has never really appealed to me, so no.
What about two girls? Didn't Muhammad Ali's daughter try her hand at that?
 

Gooberlx2

Lifer
May 4, 2001
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Meh. Never made an effort to care about the sport. I might watch a fight if I see one that looks interesting while channel surfing, but that's about it. I enjoy kickboxing and UFC both a little bit more. But not by much.
 

Atheus

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Jun 7, 2005
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some boxing is OK, but the heavyweights are so slow and crap it's really not interesting, I much prefer lighter weights or kickboxing.

Originally posted by: AstroManLuca
Soccer sucks.

YOU suck
 

JD50

Lifer
Sep 4, 2005
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Originally posted by: joesmoke
Originally posted by: Arcadio
I'm going to check out this "MMA" thing people keep mentioning. I 'ave a vague idea of what it is, but I guess I should watch it carefully to determine whether is worth watching.

wow, instead of letting a normal thread do its thing, you had to douche it up. Now I must request that you die slowly in a fire.

Why do you care?
 

ConstipatedVigilante

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Feb 22, 2006
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Originally posted by: Oceandevi
Originally posted by: CrazyLazy
Originally posted by: Arcadio
I'm going to check out this "MMA" thing people keep mentioning. I 'ave a vague idea of what it is, but I guess I should watch it carefully to determine whether is worth watching.

Ban. I noticed you have been avoiding words that start with H for several days. Couldn't resist I though I guess.

Why does this piss everyone off? He is a bit odd, like the rest of you fools.

He's a troll. He does the 'h' thing despite being told to stop by moderators, since he's obviously just doing it to bait people. He never really addresses it either; he just keeps on doing it.
 

JulesMaximus

No Lifer
Jul 3, 2003
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Not really. I would watch it if it looked like a good matchup or I knew something about either of the fighters but otherwise I just don't care.
 

joesmoke

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Nov 2, 2007
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Originally posted by: JD50
Originally posted by: joesmoke
Originally posted by: Arcadio
I'm going to check out this "MMA" thing people keep mentioning. I 'ave a vague idea of what it is, but I guess I should watch it carefully to determine whether is worth watching.

wow, instead of letting a normal thread do its thing, you had to douche it up. Now I must request that you die slowly in a fire.

Why do you care?

Do I care? No. Do I find it annoying enough to type a quick sentence about it? Yes. Why do you care why I care?
 

Abel007

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Jun 12, 2001
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Originally posted by: Tooncesthedrivingcat
MMA > boxing

Boxing used to be good.

Agreed. Boxing once was an excellent sport. Now it is stupid.
 

MaxDepth

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Jun 12, 2001
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being there is completely different from watching it on TV. I have a healthy respect for those guys and it is more than just two guys wailing on each other. Middle weight fights are mostly good fights.