List of notable boxing fans
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Although the sport of boxing has been seen by many as too brutal and violent of a sport to be enjoyed, nevertheless, a number of notable members of society have, historically, expressed their love for this sport.
It shall be mentioned also, that, on the other hand, many other celebrities have expressed disgust towards boxing: After the death of the first Davey Moore, Pope John XXIII called boxing "barbaric". Actress Millie Corretjer, who is the wife of Oscar De La Hoya, is seen seated next to him at ringside multiple times to watch fights, but she has expressed herself against boxing.
Here is a partial list of noted people who have either been seen frequently at boxing fights or publickly declared themselves boxing fans:
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Arts
Business
Criminals
- Al Capone (confessed fan of Jack Dempsey, Dempsey would not accept to fight in Chicago, for fear Capone would try to fix one of his fights)
Entertainment
- Jose Miguel Agrelot
- Woody Allen
- Drew Barrymore
- Cantinflas
- Veronica Castro
- Nicolas Cage
- Cepillin
- Chespirito
- Billy Crystal
- Lou Costello
- Russell Crowe
- Bob Dylan
- Bob Hope
- Nicole Kidman
- Diana Ross
- Antonio Sanchez
- Tupac Shakur
- Charlie Sheen
- Frank Sinatra
- Will Smith
- Sylvester Stallone
- Otilio Warrington
- Denzel Washington
- Raquel Welch
Literature
Government
- Carlos Romero Barcelo, governor of Puerto Rico
- Fidel Castro, president of Cuba and huge propulsor of amateur boxing there
- Carlos P. Garcia, president of the Philippines
- Joseph Goebbels, German minister of propaganda
- Adolf Hitler
- Nelson Mandela
- Augusto Pinochet
Other athletes
Religion
Royalty
- Queen Elizabeth II (who has attended several fights, knighted fourteen boxers and released an official statement after the retirement of Lennox Lewis)
- John Sholto Douglas, Marquess of Queensberry
- King Phumipol of Thailand