The more I practice Muay Thai the more I am enjoying and respecting Boxing; however I am a gigantic noob and I have no idea where to start looking for information. What are a list of fights I should look to download or maybe some sites I can read? Who are the current popular fighters? I can't stress how little I know.

PS This isn't a troll thread I am genuinly interested.

I like www.boxingscene.com the most, thats where I get most of these threads from
ill start a thread with some good links a bit later, sounds like a good idea

Thanks for the boxing links and faqs MBL what are some fighters I should be looking for their fights? I watched Floyd Mayweather jr. totally outclass the last guy he fought, are there any other boxers out there of his caliber?

Honestly I like Oscar the most right now, apart from some up and coming Aussie boxers like Mundine and Katsidis
MANNY PACQUIAO is p4p better than Floyd imo and fights like a little mike tyson but better
theres a thread somewhere in here with all the current top boxers in the world but it might be a few pages back
also James Toney is good to watch

roy jones jr.

james toney.

julio cesar chavez

manny pacquiao

mikey ward

erik morales

marco antonio barrera

yea im in the same boat as subroc, i am a total boxing newb, but gaining interest

If you want to get into it watch a Mike Tyson vid, then watch some Ali fights and yu start to appreciate it even more
personally I enjoy watching Ali fights more than Tyson

yea i was watching some of the ali, foreman, and nortan fights one night on a espn special.

i saw a dvd of a shitload of mike tyson knockouts yesterday in best buy, im thinkin about gettin it for my dad for xmas, cause he is always talkin about that shit and i have never seen them.

I recommened seeing all of Tysons earlier fights if you havent yet, better KO's than anything Cro Cops left kick has produced

What ever happened to Roy Jones Jr.? I started watching some of his fights but he sorta seems to have dropped off the planet. Oh and whats the deal with Floyd Mayweather jr.? He seems like kinda a douche bag.

roy jones jr is old now. and floyd maywhether jr. is rich and it got to him, no wonder they call him "pretty boy floyd", he acts like a pretty boy too.

Floyd wants to tell everyone that he is better than anyone that ever lived
to cocky and boring to get a good fanbase,
Roy Jones is past his prime and was never pushed during it with a real defining fight
Floyd is definately great but he is a tool also

I am watching Pacquiao vs. Morales III right now and the energy from the crowd is insane.

I love watching a fight in Manchester, they are insane crowd for there home fighters, its like a soccer crowd

What is the average shelf life of a champion fighter now a days?

geez, it depends on who they fight I guess.
Heavy guys usually last longer, lightweights like Kostya Tszyu are usually to slow by the time they hit mid 30's because they rely more on speed

lol MBL, I apreciate you humoring me. The Pacquiao vs. Morales III fight was awesome, thanks for telling me about him.

Pacman is the most exciting champ right now, I havent seen enough of him yet

I need to see more of Calzeghe (sp?) too.

And Subroc, check out the thread about the best fights ever to get a good idea of fights to try to see.

:sifone: lol MBL, I apreciate you humoring me. The Pacquiao vs. Morales III fight was awesome, thanks for telling me about him.

Im more than happy to try and answer any questions mate, I dont know everything about boxing by any means, im hopeless with the newr fighters like Floyd
ask me anything about Ali though and Ill know :sifone:


and ofcourse thers always :google:

Im a boxing newb also,

heres a thread full of boxing fans fav fights

http://www.boxingscene.com/forums/showthread.php?t=32488

Mayweather is cocky, but he's one of the greatest at slipping punches. For the opposite type of defense, check out Winky Wright. He's great at blocking. You can learn a lot of defense by watching those two.

Wlad is probably the best HW out there at the moment.well,he is IMO.Power in both hands.
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Wlads most recent defense.
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Wlad is #1