7 Fighters Every Guy Should Know About

I started watching boxing at about the age of 5 when my Dad got me a video of Muhammad Ali. I couldn’t even pronounce his name correctly (I’d say Muhaddamali – one word) but I fell in love with the sport right then and there. There was just something about the purity of the competition that intrigued me.

Since the age of 5 I was always involved in team sports right through to college. But the one-on-one competition of a fight always piqued my curiosity in a different way. In team sports there’s a great camaraderie with the fellas you’re going into battle with. If you screw up they’re there to bail you out, you’re not alone on an island, you have a whole group of guys who have the same goal as you working hard to achieve. It’s great being on a team. Funny shit’s always happening, jokes are always being cracked and if you lose, everyone feels like crap, you’re not just alone with it. But in fighting it is just you. Read the rest of this entry »