Where did you gain your knowedge of old fighters??

Question

I see alot of people in here talking about the old time greats in the sport of boxing but if you are not old enough to have watched them live and to feel how dominant they were how did you gain your opinion of how great these fighters really were?? ESPN Classic showing the fights again?? I'm saying this because everybody brings up sugar ray robinson, willie pep and others but i'm 35 and i don't think there's anyway that i could possibly talk about how great any athlete was that was actively participating in a sport too much before i was born..........just wondering how everyone has become such boxing afficianados on fighters that were way before their time...........not trying to badmouth anyone at all.......i just cannot relate so i'm curious as to how this knowledge was gained.

I'm truly hoping/praying that i don't hear anyone saying their opinion is only because someone like Burt Sugar had said it.

Answer 1

I really liked boxing (liked as in it is c**p now for the past 10 years) so I watched a lot of ESPN classic boxing matches.  Lately I had been looking through Wikipedia, finding names, watching videos on youtube, and my father in law gave me a book on the history of sports through newspapers so I loved reading about the boxers in the old days.

I just loved when back then it was more of a battle to be the best rather than dodging fights, holding out for millions more, and having 3 world champions in each weight class.

Answer 2

Well I'm 14 and I gained my knowledge of old fighter by watching some old fights, and reading. But I'll never forget when I was three how my dad told me about Ali. He's the first fighter I'd ever heard of. And to me he was the greatest.

Answer 3

when you fall in love with this sport youll read, watch and seek older fights. i grew up in a boxing town of pensacola( ROY JONES JR)