Is boxing you favourite sport?

Two part question really. For me, boxing is not my favourite sport to watch. I am a Newcastle fan and have had a season ticket from the age of 16. I travel all over the county to watch them play. No better feeling than a local derby. In terms of training boxing is definately my favourite. Pretty much enjoy all aspects of boxing training, you feel as if you have acheived so much after a hard session. I am also into my weight training, but that is a vanity thing...

How about you guys...

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Two part question really. For me, boxing is not my favourite sport to watch. I am a Newcastle fan and have had a season ticket from the age of 16. I travel all over the county to watch them play. No better feeling than a local derby. In terms of training boxing is definately my favourite. Pretty much enjoy all aspects of boxing training, you feel as if you have acheived so much after a hard session. I am also into my weight training, but that is a vanity thing...

How about you guys...

I had no idea you were a Newcastle fan. I might be more leniant on you in future.

King Beer wrote:

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Two part question really. For me, boxing is not my favourite sport to watch. I am a Newcastle fan and have had a season ticket from the age of 16. I travel all over the county to watch them play. No better feeling than a local derby. In terms of training boxing is definately my favourite. Pretty much enjoy all aspects of boxing training, you feel as if you have acheived so much after a hard session. I am also into my weight training, but that is a vanity thing...

How about you guys...

I had no idea you were a Newcastle fan. I might be more leniant on you in future.

Are you a fellow geordie?

Lumbering_Jack wrote:

King Beer wrote:

Lumbering_Jack wrote:Two part question really. For me, boxing is not my favourite sport to watch. I am a Newcastle fan and have had a season ticket from the age of 16. I travel all over the county to watch them play. No better feeling than a local derby. In terms of training boxing is definately my favourite. Pretty much enjoy all aspects of boxing training, you feel as if you have acheived so much after a hard session. I am also into my weight training, but that is a vanity thing...

How about you guys...

I had no idea you were a Newcastle fan. I might be more leniant on you in future.

Are you a fellow geordie?

A geordie love in where are Ant and Dec?

It's boxing for me, Jack, and by a country mile.

As a kid I followed and played one or two other sports, but nothing ever came close to eclipsing my interest in the noble art.

Two part question really. For me, boxing is not my favourite sport to watch. I am a Newcastle fan and have had a season ticket from the age of 16. I travel all over the county to watch them play. No better feeling than a local derby. In terms of training boxing is definately my favourite. Pretty much enjoy all aspects of boxing training, you feel as if you have acheived so much after a hard session. I am also into my weight training, but that is a vanity thing

When I was younger I used to participate in both boxing and football but as I've got a bit older and my back pain has got worse I don't participate in either anymore. Only swimming now which is boring as hell.

I used to prefer footbal but being from Glasgow their is a lot os s**t that comes with the football up here and it put me off. Now I would much rather watch boxing than football my son also has more of an interest in boxing which means I have had an excuse to watch some recent classics regularly.

I think a good question would be:

Football World cup final - Brazil vs England/Scotland or whatever country

Wimbledon Final - Fed vs Nadal (or whichever dream matchup)

Rugby world cup final

HW fight - Tyson vs Ali or whatever dream fight

Lords Test match of final day of the Ashes in a decider

Or whatever sporting event you decide.

Which one will you choose?

Boxing is my favorite to watch just edging kickboxing mostly down to the consistency of more big & better fights. I also enjoy watching tennis & will admit to getting intrigued with weightlifting & sumo when its on.

Like yourself I find boxing/kickboxing training the best, there's so much involved whether its technique, sparring or conditioning & as you say there's a good feeling after because you have achieved & learnt something. Also a bit of a relief! Have played some badminton & used to enjoy tennis when I was in my teens. I also go running regularly.

Yup. Football bores the pee out of me, F1 likewise...MOTO GO/superbikes I don't mind (more near the knuckle that F1)...but yeah, it's boxing for me. UFC doesn't even get a look in.

I'm actaully not that fussed about England. The 4-1 vicotry at the stadium of Poopie was the greatest day of my life by a million miles...

The old Ant and Dec joke kev ....

I'm not a Geordie by birth but i've been a devoted Geordie follower for 16 years!

Lumbering_Jack wrote:I'm actaully not that fussed about England. The 4-1 vicotry at the stadium of Poopie was the greatest day of my life by a million miles...

The old Ant and Dec joke kev ....

Couldn't resist mate. You owe me one.

King Beer wrote:I'm not a Geordie by birth but i've been a devoted Geordie follower for 16 years!

Nice one, does this mean I can behave like a dick as we have a common interest.... You going to the match on Sunday... 47quid for a ticket, disgsutingly priced.

prettyboykev wrote:

Lumbering_Jack wrote:I'm actaully not that fussed about England. The 4-1 vicotry at the stadium of Poopie was the greatest day of my life by a million miles...

The old Ant and Dec joke kev ....

Couldn't resist mate. You owe me one.

I cant think of a witty retort at the moment, partly due to my soft spot for the Scottish at the moment. Recently been to Edinburgh for a pretty decent weekend... All Scottish people are the same after all...

I'm just sports-mad in general, but boxing does take top spot in my eyes. After that, I literally love and closely follow a lot of other sports, in nearly as much detail. Football, tennis, rugby league, cricket, athletics, snooker.

Two notable exceptions. First off, Formula One. The height of boring, in my eyes, and I can't come to terms with it being considered a 'sport' either. Each to their own of course. Next up, golf. I'll have the odd glance, very briefly, if there's a major on, but I don't understand how it's become such a mega-money, watched-by-hundreds-of-millions sport. Not for me, just don't see it personally.

Agree Chris. F1 is only a notch up from Nascar IMO. As for golf, I get bored when the adverts come on the tele.

boxing only sport i follow closely.
keep up to date with newcastle score (geordie through & through) and thats it

You may as well watch scalectrix when watching F1. My brother is crazy about it and travels across europe to watch cars go round in circles.

Lumbering_Jack wrote:

King Beer wrote:I'm not a Geordie by birth but i've been a devoted Geordie follower for 16 years!

Nice one, does this mean I can behave like a dick as we have a common interest.... You going to the match on Sunday... 47quid for a ticket, disgsutingly priced.

I got offered a ticket but cause of the price i turned it down, i'm always loathe to put money in Mike Ashley's pocket.

azania wrote:You may as well watch scalectrix when watching F1. My brother is crazy about it and travels across europe to watch cars go round in circles.

Crazy man... The ring road will offer the same level of entertainment.

It's soccer not football....

Favorite sport is Baseball..............Red Sox forever......

Boxing for me by a good distance. Like other sports such as football, cricket and somewhat strangely baseball but boxing has always been number one. Is the only sport I buy and read books about mainly and is the only sport I make a conscious effort to attend.

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:It's soccer not football....

Favorite sport is Baseball..............Red Sox forever......

Unfortunately not, Trussman. At least not in any country outside the good ol' U.S of A.

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:It's soccer not football....

Favorite sport is Baseball..............Red Sox forever......

Just got back from the states Truss, got to attend my first game, went to see the Mets. Is a great sport to attend in person. Works so much better live than on TV

The atmosphere is special isn't it.at a ball game...No malice..just a great day out for families.......

Old man didn't take us to Fenway park often but always loved it when he did.....

Seeing and analysing a ball thrown at you at 100+ mph and dispatching it is a rare skill ....

Glad you enjoyed it..

yeah it is by quite a way, do like most other sports as well- including mma/ufc. rugby, horse racing, football, darts, snooker are all quality to.

Football was always my first love, am a tottenham fan, used to go most weeks and have followed them over Europe, used to play myself to a reasonable standard til I left uni, have seen Juve play a fair bit too as they're my dads hometown side. In the last 4 years I've fallen out of love with the game a touch, most footballers irritate me, there's too much money and dissent in the game and the national teams a joke. The world cup and Rooney saga put me off this season altogether, only spurs CL run held my interest.

Boxing has become my sport of choice in the last 4 years now, in terms of buying boxing publications, going on boxing websites, making the effort to watch every bit of boxing I can - I don't put that much energy into following football - partly coz I don't have to as it's everywhere anyway, partly coz I don't want to as I'd rather keep up with boxing.

Am also a big snooker fan, enjoy the tennis, play a bit of squash and will watch F1, go to the gee gee's and do a lot of long distance running and personal training. Love sport but boxings no1 for me these days.

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:The atmosphere is special isn't it.at a ball game...No malice..just a great day out for families.......

Old man didn't take us to Fenway park often but always loved it when he did.....

Seeing and analysing a ball thrown at you at 100+ mph and dispatching it is a rare skill ....

Glad you enjoyed it..

It is football, English invented it, not Americans.

Also, Baseball is just an expensive game of rounders, never seen the point.

Football atmospheres are the greatest thing on earth, the more hostile the better as far as I am concerned.

Lumbering_Jack wrote:

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:The atmosphere is special isn't it.at a ball game...No malice..just a great day out for families.......

Old man didn't take us to Fenway park often but always loved it when he did.....

Seeing and analysing a ball thrown at you at 100+ mph and dispatching it is a rare skill ....

Glad you enjoyed it..

It is football, English invented it, not Americans.

Also, Baseball is just an expensive game of rounders, never seen the point.

Football atmospheres are the greatest thing on earth, the more hostile the better as far as I am concerned.

Totaly agree with that would love to go to Boca v River or Fenerbache v Galatasaray. Been to lots of old firm games and the atmosphere is unbeleivable.

Would be close between Footy (Newcastle),Boxing and Cricket.Cricket might just edge it for me.

Lumbering Jack sounds like a class act.

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Lumbering Jack sounds like a class act.

He's right though Truss the more hostile the atmosphere the better in football. Even the players agree.

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Lumbering Jack sounds like a class act.

Come on Trussy, what red blooded male doesnt like a bit of hostility....

As much as I hate the rubbish that comes with it the old firm atmosphere is very hostile and unbeleivable. You will get nothing like it in another sport. Not one for the family though.

It is for me followed by, but in no particular order Football, Darts and MMA.

prettyboykev wrote:As much as I hate the rubbish that comes with it the old firm atmosphere is very hostile and unbeleivable. You will get nothing like it in another sport. Not one for the family though.

Agree fully. The derby with the mackems is filled with 100 years of hatred. I plan my year around those two fixtures.

My mate is a Geordie and he took me a few years ago because I took him to an Old firm game. It was excellent. Like the old firm both sets of fans just sang all the way through.

We are more sophisticated in America....

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:We are more sophisticated in America....

Or soft, depends on your view I suppose...

Bin Laden would probably disagree

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:Bin Laden would probably disagree

It only took 10 years, real good job...

Got to stick up for Truss having attended exactly one game of baseball am hardly an expert but it was refreshing to attend a major sport with virtually no police presence and with fans from both sides sat together enjoying the game, having a drink with not even the slightest hint of trouble. Call me wet if you want but will not be convinced that is not how things should be.

Rugby Union for me. I played (quite poorly) at school and for some reason just really liked it despite being rubbish! Watched it intently ever since.

Watch the big fights whenever I can and also follow F1. Mrs Bounce knows not to disturb me during title fights, 6 Nations & RWC, England International Matches and F1 races.

I have no time for Golf, Football (or soccer, Truss!) or cricket.

You don't like Americans do you.....

Gratitude for the amount of times we've bailed you out kiddo...

Momma must have told you "Don't bite the hand that feeds you"

rowley wrote:Got to stick up for Truss having attended exactly one game of baseball am hardly an expert but it was refreshing to attend a major sport with virtually no police presence and with fans from both sides sat together enjoying the game, having a drink with not even the slightest hint of trouble. Call me wet if you want but will not be convinced that is not how things should be.

I can see the appeal with that, dont get me wrong. Just something very animalistic about a hostile environment.

Then again, im young. Im sure i'll grow out of it...

TRUSSMAN66 wrote:You don't like Americans do you.....

Gratitude for the amount of times we've bailed you out kiddo...

Momma must have told you "Don't bite the hand that feeds you"

You must be so grateful to the Chinese then?

I dont have a problem with Americans, find some a bit obnoxious...

If it is such a great country, how come you left?

I am I love chicken chow mein.....

We have a better human rights record though..

Rowley is right....calm atmosphere where people don't f and Jeff in front of litttle children is to be admired....

I'm an old man and get sick of going football and sporting events over here and only being able to go to certain pubs on the day, being unable to have a drink at your seat and being herded about like cattle because of a small element of morons. Have to say being able to sit in a ground with a beer in my hand just watching and enjoying a game was one hell of a pleasent change.

I find some obnoxious too......

Good and bad eggs everywhere......