First pro event I attended was Calzaghe Vs Kessler. Great night! Amazing watching Calzaghe find a way to win. He ate a big uppercut in the 4th, but from then, he just took over.
First boxing event I ever attended was a PBC Christmas event last year, it was a card full of prospects. Unfortunately, I arrived very late to the venue so I could only watch the 2 last fights which were a 6 round fight and a 10 round fight. But the 2nd boxing event I attended was the Beterbiev vs Smith fight at the Hulu theater in NYC. I learned from my first experience I did arrive at the perfect time to watch 5 fights.
My first ever combat event was Joe Smith Jr. vs Melvin Russell at the Mohegan Sun Casino. Being in an arena for a fight is such a different atmosphere I love it.
I 100% agree with you about your comment on Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. So many of us who live in first world countries act like Marie Antoinette (let them eat cake), as if fighters from the third world could afford to live off 3-4 fights a year in their native countries like Western champions today. So what if a guy pads his record as long as when he has to face the big boys, he can hold his own.
got a hurricane going on, but hancho uploaded so, we good. my first combat sports event was in 2011, my dads pro boxing debut, which he lost by ko in the first round A ROUND HE WAS WINNING. Still salty about it.
First combat sports event I went to was ufc 204 in Manchester 2016 bisping vs Henderson 2 . Was a stacked card with only 2 fights going to the judges. Also got to see Leon Edwards for the first time became a fan from then 🇬🇧
The first pro fight I attended was on the 24th of February 2007 when Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel defeated Z "The Dream" Gorres by Split Decision to retain the WBO Super Flyweight Championship at the Cebu City Sports Center in the Philippines. That night, Gorres was the only Filipino fighter to lose to a foreign opponent, while Bert Batawang, AJ "Bazooka" Banal, Jimrex Jaca, and Rey "Boom-Boom" Bautista knocked theirs out.
1sr combat sports I attended was a charity boxing event. I worked for Marie Curie Cancer Care as a community fundraiser and a group of businesses put an event on for us. Was sat next to the ring girls and loved the event.
My first event was a random boxing event at a casino. I don't remember much. The first event I can remember was UFC in Seattle Benson Henderson vs Nate Diaz.
Hancho - long time fan of your content....thanks for all you do...... would love to see some longer content - your knowledge of the game and take on things always from the perspective of value for fans and respect for the fighters who. do things right....... so lets have a podcast - fight previews and reviews, guests, assessments of prospects etc..... come on H!!!! Give us what we want and need!!!
The first combat sports event I went. That takes me back In time, it was a local tournament of kickboxing. I was invited to the gym and watched the fights to get "experience" but I was sated a the back of the venue and didn't saw nothing.
man . . . i need to turn on the notification bell good video, as always, Hancho ufc 69, first live event I assisted. lost a lot of money on that main event, but pleasantly entertained
First combat sporting event I ever attended was UFC Fight Night Hidalgo back in 2016, it was so fun being in the crowd when Johnson knocked out Poirier
Hancho just wanted to let you know because of your channel I grew a great amount of respect for boxing scenes otherwise overlooked by mainstream America. Such as Japanese boxing. You also inspired me to start my channel. Cheers!
The first pro fight I attended was Johnny Nelson V Tom Collins on 04-11-93 for WBF Cruiserweight title in Mansfield UK as a kid, loved it and not looked back since. Still have the magazine/program available that night to hype the fight, id imagine only the two guys fighting would be interested in it but it holds great memories for me and its a keeper.
First pro fight I went to was Jose Ramirez vs Jose Zepeda in Fresno and blessed to watch Ray Beltran go to War with Hiroki Okada man that shit was crazy!
Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman 2 was my first sporting event I went to live. My dad bought the tickets after we had watched first fight on ppv. Getting to see Lewis regain his crown, Best birthday present ever!
That Tommy Morison fight was a gumbo of epic, legendary, sad, unfortunate, incredible, mind blowing, devastating & more simultaneously to me as a lil kid. If I recall, the fight happened either a year or two before or a few yrs after i was born, but my granddad recorded it to add to his great boxing footage & film collection. (He used to be an amateur fighter until he was drafted into WW2. What he saw/experienced over there changed him & he didn't want to box anymore but he grew to love the sport as a fan again. ) Or PopPop would watch those fights with my older brothers. (Quick funny story: my grandfather's friends is why we call him PopPop. Bcz they called him by that, never by his name. We called him PopPop short for grandpop/grandpa. They called him PopPop for the sound his gloves made when he'd his opponent. Left punch instantly followed by the right punch. PopPop. Lol.) But when I started falling in love with "the sweet science" as a kid, PopPop would break down every bit of each fight we watched. Teaching me both fighters flaws & strengths, what specific actions/behavior/reactions meant, & much more. And I'll never forget the day i saw this fight with PopPop, my older brothers, & one of my brothers, my pop & two of my uncles, lmbo. Although I am an (exactly %48) African American, I don't do like a lot of other African Americans. Where they'll pick/bet on a fighter or any other athlete just bcz they're black. So, although i wasn't against Ray, I had my bet on Tommy & I thought that flurry in the corner was about to be the end of Mercer. And the whole script was flipped. I erupted, exploded, & was in utter shock. Again, I wasn't against Ray, so i applauded his victory. It was awesome. But i felt heartbroken for Tommy. To come so close to your goal, your victory, your triumph & just as you're reaching it & are finger tips away & in an instant its snatched from you, the tide turn, & you lose. That was truly saddening to me.
Not all of our boxing memories are pleasant ones. Or they're memorable for the wrong reasons, maybe. Whatever it is, they're stuck in our heads, living rent free. 🤣 It is what it is. Be a boxing fan long enough and you'll have a bunch of moments that make you shake your head just thinking about them. Waddayagonnado? 😂
It’s funny seeing that GGG that debuted on HBO way back then compared to who fought Canelo this past weekend. That’s the fight that got me into boxing when I was 18. Man he really was a monster back then, he really could not have had a better 1st fight to introduce him to American audiences. Great video as always.
For me it was an open sparring session in the club I go to. I took part myself and got beat. I actually treasure that moment since it showed me how little I know about the sweet science.
My first combat sports event was Gervonta Davis vs Gamboa in ATL. Only other one I’ve been to after that is Shakur Stevenson vs Jamel Herring in atl Hoping to go to Spence vs Crawford though or catch a ufc event
My first Combat sporting event was UFC on Fox: Lawler vs Dos Anjos. Me and two of my best friends went to this event where we not only saw to former UFC undisputed champions fight in the main event, but we got to watch future champions and title challengers in Jan Błachowicz, Glover Teixeira and Jared Cannonier. We also got the privilege of seeing Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Mike Perry which was a barn burner. Mike Perry was suppose to appear at a local night club called OV but due to the fight being so tough he puked into a bucket right as he stepped out of the cage. Rafael Dos Anjos went to this club and according to a local club promoter that I knew he came in with his crew, got a couple of girls and left lol.
My first combat event I ever attended was a boxing fight. The main event was Cotto vs Quintana at the Boardwalk Hall in A.C. The undercard wasn't bad either. Got to watch Clottey vs Margarito. But Cotto and Quintana definitely delivered for my first combat event!
First pro even i attended was Ebo Elder vs Courtney Burton & that fight to this day is still one of the best fights I've ever seen If you haven't watched that fight I highly recommend its a gem 💎
My first combat sports event was a toughman tournament I participated in. I finished 2-1, losing to the winner of our weight class in the finals. Fun times.
I don't know if you would call it a combat sport event. But the first time I saw a combat event would be at the independence day (Indonesian). It was a "Presean." Presean is not a combat sport, it's a fighting game. It only held on important events like the independence day. It's basically a fight between two guys armed with a rattan stick and a leather shield, the two participant would not wear any protective gears (besides the shield), and they would fight bare chest. So yeah, it's always bloddy.
Hancho will pin this i know it
You right, King.
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@@tdb4763 you’re *, don’t be a jester. You’re better than that king.
It’s like a mini holiday every time hancho uploads
guy is a legend
I don't even care that much about boxing and yet this guy's videos are the first thing I look for.
I love hancho man
Fax!!
fr, it’s like that feeling when you were a kid and would watch the new episode of a show after a week of waiting
I'm so sorry to hear about your Intrepid.
Owning one, that is.
You're the champ, champ. Good stuff, as always.
First pro event I attended was Calzaghe Vs Kessler. Great night! Amazing watching Calzaghe find a way to win. He ate a big uppercut in the 4th, but from then, he just took over.
Oof, you lived my dream there man. I only wish I could have attended that fight. Nice 👍
First boxing event I ever attended was a PBC Christmas event last year, it was a card full of prospects. Unfortunately, I arrived very late to the venue so I could only watch the 2 last fights which were a 6 round fight and a 10 round fight. But the 2nd boxing event I attended was the Beterbiev vs Smith fight at the Hulu theater in NYC. I learned from my first experience I did arrive at the perfect time to watch 5 fights.
You are the only youtuber that I comment to so that more people see your videos. Keep up the good work my man!
I was just binge watching some of your vids and was thinking “man I wish there was a new upload from Hancho.” 😂😂 Thanks for the great videos 👍👍
We all know that Manny Pacquiao had the best US debut.
First fight I ever attended was a Muay Thai event in Nairobi. A rainy night but the air was electric!
My first ever combat event was Joe Smith Jr. vs Melvin Russell at the Mohegan Sun Casino. Being in an arena for a fight is such a different atmosphere I love it.
“Boxing After Dark” is the Canon Films of boxing…” Yeah, Ill sub for that reference.
The main way I know a new video drops is seeing your text post about it. Keep that up!
Don’t need to know how, just happy to see more Hancho.
Man it's always good to see you upload again.I found your channel in 2016 been here every since.
The first combat event I attended was a kickboxing tournament in Thailand when I was 11.
By FAR the best boxing content/channel on RUclips hands down. 🔥🔋
I 100% agree with you about your comment on Srisaket Sor Rungvisai. So many of us who live in first world countries act like Marie Antoinette (let them eat cake), as if fighters from the third world could afford to live off 3-4 fights a year in their native countries like Western champions today. So what if a guy pads his record as long as when he has to face the big boys, he can hold his own.
Im a swedish amateur boxer it was really nice to see you include Ingemar johansson on the video :)
Best boxing channel out there. Thank you for the upload Hancho. 💪
Been rocking with you forever brotha . Makes me and my brothers day everytime you upload :)
My first combat sports event was a Muay Thai fight here Cali it’s was an amazing experience and a great night of fights
Awesome video brother
got a hurricane going on, but hancho uploaded so, we good.
my first combat sports event was in 2011, my dads pro boxing debut, which he lost by ko in the first round A ROUND HE WAS WINNING. Still salty about it.
First fight I attended was Peterson vs Lipinets, amazing fight and it was like a party on the inside.
First combat sports event I went to was ufc 204 in Manchester 2016 bisping vs Henderson 2 . Was a stacked card with only 2 fights going to the judges. Also got to see Leon Edwards for the first time became a fan from then 🇬🇧
The first pro fight I attended was on the 24th of February 2007 when Fernando "Cochulito" Montiel defeated Z "The Dream" Gorres by Split Decision to retain the WBO Super Flyweight Championship at the Cebu City Sports Center in the Philippines. That night, Gorres was the only Filipino fighter to lose to a foreign opponent, while Bert Batawang, AJ "Bazooka" Banal, Jimrex Jaca, and Rey "Boom-Boom" Bautista knocked theirs out.
But I bet non other was fighting a future hof fighter
Hancho videos always are a treat
1sr combat sports I attended was a charity boxing event. I worked for Marie Curie Cancer Care as a community fundraiser and a group of businesses put an event on for us.
Was sat next to the ring girls and loved the event.
My first event was a random boxing event at a casino. I don't remember much. The first event I can remember was UFC in Seattle Benson Henderson vs Nate Diaz.
Hancho - long time fan of your content....thanks for all you do...... would love to see some longer content - your knowledge of the game and take on things always from the perspective of value for fans and respect for the fighters who. do things right....... so lets have a podcast - fight previews and reviews, guests, assessments of prospects etc..... come on H!!!! Give us what we want and need!!!
Another great video.. my favorite boxing channel hands down
I'm still hoping to attend either my first live MMA or Boxing event soon.Your channel is motivation.
Commenting for the algo. Appreciate your work Hancho, always great stuff mate. Cheers.
The first combat sports event I went.
That takes me back In time, it was a local tournament of kickboxing.
I was invited to the gym and watched the fights to get "experience" but I was sated a the back of the venue and didn't saw nothing.
Great job !!! Keep the content coming sir! Salute 🫡
Let’s appreciate all the time Hancho spends doing research and editing to deliver us entertaining videos.
Who is hancho?
tough. so good always my man. thank you
I am proud of the cannon films/american ninja reference 😆😆😆😆
The best boxing channel where the host knows in detail what he’s talking about
man . . . i need to turn on the notification bell
good video, as always, Hancho
ufc 69, first live event I assisted. lost a lot of money on that main event, but pleasantly entertained
Another amazing video bro, keep up the great work!
hey honch havent commented in a while.... i cant believe i missed this one in premiere much love!
Love the videos man, keep em coming
Awesome vid, Hancho First Class. 🥊
My first was actually this year ufc 277, it was a pretty good card all around. Sucked seeing Lionheart lose though
First combat sporting event I ever attended was UFC Fight Night Hidalgo back in 2016, it was so fun being in the crowd when Johnson knocked out Poirier
First fight event I attended live was UFC Charles Oliviera vs Dustin Poirier. Me and a few friends had a booth available and we even saw Meisha Tate.
Awesome video like always. You’re the man
love the content. thanks for the drops
Remember when GGG-Chocolatito was a packaged deal? i missed those days.
I went to an amateur Muay Thai card at the Burbank Marriott. I had a blast ngl saw some stoppages and got to sit really close
Hancho just wanted to let you know because of your channel I grew a great amount of respect for boxing scenes otherwise overlooked by mainstream America. Such as Japanese boxing. You also inspired me to start my channel. Cheers!
This is such a good channel. Thank you 🙏🏻😊
12:52 the Dodge Intrepid was actually a sweet ride.
Vera vs Cruz in San Diego was so awesome. First time I ever saw a combat sport event live and it was just perfect in every way
Quality video yet again! 🥊
Thanks for another quality vid
The first pro fight I attended was Johnny Nelson V Tom Collins on 04-11-93 for WBF Cruiserweight title in Mansfield UK as a kid, loved it and not looked back since. Still have the magazine/program available that night to hype the fight, id imagine only the two guys fighting would be interested in it but it holds great memories for me and its a keeper.
First pro fight I went to was Jose Ramirez vs Jose Zepeda in Fresno and blessed to watch Ray Beltran go to War with Hiroki Okada man that shit was crazy!
What a great channel
My first event was when my dad took me to the 84 Olympic finals at the Sports Arena in DTLA. I was 13.
My first ever combat event was the Dutch south regionals karate-do, in which I entered myself.
Late night uploads the best
Hancho you never fail to make an entertaining video 😎
Hell yeah... New hancho vid
Excellent comments on Sor Rungvisai! One of the most underrated champion of all time. Kellerman doesn't know sh*t about boxing.
First one I attended was my friends boxing match in the amateurs, very fun event and saw many great fights
1:08 "I DIDN'T HEAR NO BELL" - The Ref, apparently.
Lennox Lewis vs. Hasim Rahman 2 was my first sporting event I went to live. My dad bought the tickets after we had watched first fight on ppv. Getting to see Lewis regain his crown, Best birthday present ever!
That Tommy Morison fight was a gumbo of epic, legendary, sad, unfortunate, incredible, mind blowing, devastating & more simultaneously to me as a lil kid. If I recall, the fight happened either a year or two before or a few yrs after i was born, but my granddad recorded it to add to his great boxing footage & film collection. (He used to be an amateur fighter until he was drafted into WW2. What he saw/experienced over there changed him & he didn't want to box anymore but he grew to love the sport as a fan again. ) Or PopPop would watch those fights with my older brothers. (Quick funny story: my grandfather's friends is why we call him PopPop. Bcz they called him by that, never by his name. We called him PopPop short for grandpop/grandpa. They called him PopPop for the sound his gloves made when he'd his opponent. Left punch instantly followed by the right punch. PopPop. Lol.) But when I started falling in love with "the sweet science" as a kid, PopPop would break down every bit of each fight we watched. Teaching me both fighters flaws & strengths, what specific actions/behavior/reactions meant, & much more. And I'll never forget the day i saw this fight with PopPop, my older brothers, & one of my brothers, my pop & two of my uncles, lmbo. Although I am an (exactly %48) African American, I don't do like a lot of other African Americans. Where they'll pick/bet on a fighter or any other athlete just bcz they're black. So, although i wasn't against Ray, I had my bet on Tommy & I thought that flurry in the corner was about to be the end of Mercer. And the whole script was flipped. I erupted, exploded, & was in utter shock. Again, I wasn't against Ray, so i applauded his victory. It was awesome. But i felt heartbroken for Tommy. To come so close to your goal, your victory, your triumph & just as you're reaching it & are finger tips away & in an instant its snatched from you, the tide turn, & you lose. That was truly saddening to me.
Not all of our boxing memories are pleasant ones. Or they're memorable for the wrong reasons, maybe. Whatever it is, they're stuck in our heads, living rent free. 🤣
It is what it is. Be a boxing fan long enough and you'll have a bunch of moments that make you shake your head just thinking about them.
Waddayagonnado? 😂
It’s funny seeing that GGG that debuted on HBO way back then compared to who fought Canelo this past weekend. That’s the fight that got me into boxing when I was 18. Man he really was a monster back then, he really could not have had a better 1st fight to introduce him to American audiences. Great video as always.
great video again
1st combat event I attended was a Muay Thai exhibition in Tijuana Mexico @the Baby Rock night club in 1998.
Damnnnn can’t believe you dropped an American Ninja movie reference. I used to love that movie as a youngin lol
Amazing video.
For me it was an open sparring session in the club I go to. I took part myself and got beat. I actually treasure that moment since it showed me how little I know about the sweet science.
I love the fact Hancho covers the lighter weight classes better than anyone else.
My first combat sports event was Gervonta Davis vs Gamboa in ATL.
Only other one I’ve been to after that is Shakur Stevenson vs Jamel Herring in atl
Hoping to go to Spence vs Crawford though or catch a ufc event
Didn't even let the intro play all the way through before I hit "Like"
My first Combat sporting event was UFC on Fox: Lawler vs Dos Anjos.
Me and two of my best friends went to this event where we not only saw to former UFC undisputed champions fight in the main event, but we got to watch future champions and title challengers in Jan Błachowicz, Glover Teixeira and Jared Cannonier.
We also got the privilege of seeing Santiago Ponzinibbio vs Mike Perry which was a barn burner. Mike Perry was suppose to appear at a local night club called OV but due to the fight being so tough he puked into a bucket right as he stepped out of the cage. Rafael Dos Anjos went to this club and according to a local club promoter that I knew he came in with his crew, got a couple of girls and left lol.
I attended the Golden Gloves in DFW as a kid. My dad took me, and I had no idea what was going on.
My first combat event I attended was lamont peterson vs lucas matthysse in Atlantic City New Jersey 🥊🥊
The first combat sports event was the tough man competition in 1999. I went to SummerSlam 94" WWE but that shit ain't real.
My first combat event I ever attended was a boxing fight. The main event was Cotto vs Quintana at the Boardwalk Hall in A.C. The undercard wasn't bad either. Got to watch Clottey vs Margarito. But Cotto and Quintana definitely delivered for my first combat event!
Nice ! Mine was Velasquez vs Lesnar 💪💪
That sooting music and straight facts it has to be Hancho
You the man hancho
First pro even i attended was Ebo Elder vs Courtney Burton & that fight to this day is still one of the best fights I've ever seen
If you haven't watched that fight I highly recommend its a gem 💎
Great content
Good shit homie.
My first combat sports event was a toughman tournament I participated in. I finished 2-1, losing to the winner of our weight class in the finals. Fun times.
My first event I went to I went to a MMA event in the small town I went to college in. No state commission, it was super brutaal
I went to a local event similar to the "All Valley Karate Tournament" in Karate Kid.
first combat sports event was joshua vs ruiz 1 in msg. My dad had tickets through his work
12:51 damn those are some big knuckles by a former lightweight
Babe wake up OfficeHancho dropped!
Enrique Sánchez was Ledwaba's original opponent. Everyone always seems to forget that little piece of information!
I don't know if you would call it a combat sport event. But the first time I saw a combat event would be at the independence day (Indonesian). It was a "Presean."
Presean is not a combat sport, it's a fighting game. It only held on important events like the independence day. It's basically a fight between two guys armed with a rattan stick and a leather shield, the two participant would not wear any protective gears (besides the shield), and they would fight bare chest. So yeah, it's always bloddy.
First event for me, spadafora fight, pittsburgh with my brother. Can't remember who he was fighting.
The first time I saw people fighting was in a karate event, since it was my first contact with martial arts
First boxing event Live was Frampton v kiko Martinez 1 at the oddessy Belfast. Callum Smith was on the undercard