why do you use boxing forums?

[Wales]

Because I work for the civil service. woo-ha.

[Chambers2]

I've been asking myself the same damned question for the past 8 years!!

Boxing is like one long soap opera, I just tune in to boxrec to get the latest thrilling installment.

I also LOVE telling people (especially the yanks) in my own inimitable style how could Carl Froch and David Haye are

[twenty six]

Mark,
Coco is Marc Smith.
It's no secret.

[forcefraser]

I find this site is great for information.

Living abroad I don`t get the chance to go to many fights and meet up with other boxing fans. This forum is a good way to get into some proper discussion about a sport I love. If you speak to the average Norwegian where I live about boxing, they know nothing. Pro boxing is not even allowed here.

[lefthook82]

I use it because their is a shocking lack of real boxing fans that you can converse with in real life. Sure you could talk about Hatton v Pacqauio but mention a potential matchup between Lopez and Cabellero and they will give you the 'Dime Bar' look

I dont use football forums that much because pretty much everyone knows/likes/can talk about football

[Poncey]

Mark,
Coco is Marc Smith.
It's no secret.

i knew that and it was a bad example, maybe chambers2 is carl Froch Twenty six i have a question for you and its a dumb one which i guess i should know the answer, but why does Ryan have this thing for the number 26?

I believe it's the date his wife was born?

[hurlock]

who's marc smith???

i come on b'coz i believe my beliefs are the right one's,& that people need to read to learn,so its like im being a samaritan
i like knowing others thoughts & see how they looked at it etc.
also i dont know anyone sad enough to blab on about boxing it's allways football you blab on about.

[EddieShredder]

Back in the day... used to come on to discuss Boxing lots. Now I mainly come on for the banter, and off-topic section if I'm honest.

There's a lot of very knowledgable posters in here, and I always read the british section, but there's also a lot of bickering, and pointless fueds etc... a few idiots have taken the shine off this section for me.

Like I say, I still read it everyday, and love the fact that more and more pro's come on here - along with some great new posters.... but for some reason I don't post as much on boxing as I used to... probably just because the same arguments have been repeated for the last few years, and certain people don't seem capable of an adult discussion.

[emma]

Mark,
Coco is Marc Smith.
It's no secret.

i knew that and it was a bad example, maybe chambers2 is carl Froch Twenty six i have a question for you and its a dumb one which i guess i should know the answer, but why does Ryan have this thing for the number 26?

I believe it's the date his wife was born?

I thought it was his daughters birthdate?

[Poncey]

who's marc smith???

i come on b'coz i believe my beliefs are the right one's,& that people need to read to learn,so its like im being a samaritan
i like knowing others thoughts & see how they looked at it etc.
also i dont know anyone sad enough to blab on about boxing it's allways football you blab on about.

I presume you mean the former boxer that posts on here and not the other Marc Smith. Anyway he is our resident lothario. Quite often has a hot woman in tow. Leaves her in a bush in Malaga. Finds the next one. Rinse. Repeat.

[Chambers2]

Mark,
Coco is Marc Smith.
It's no secret.

i knew that and it was a bad example, maybe chambers2 is carl Froch Twenty six i have a question for you and its a dumb one which i guess i should know the answer, but why does Ryan have this thing for the number 26?

Carl Froch wishes he was Chambers2

[emma]

I use boxing forums because......

1, it keeps me upto date with the lastest boxing news.

2, it passes the time if Im bored.

3, I like annoying the members with my kell brook topics. DD

[E]

Because I work for the civil service. woo-ha.

Do some work, as I'm paying your wages.

I use boxing forums because I'm obsessed with boxing. Simples

[banjo]

Because all my friends know about boxing is "Ricky Hatton" "Naseem Hamed" "Joe Calzaghe" "Lennox Lewis" etc. etc.

Ask them about Rafael Marquez it's "he plays for Barcelona doesn't he?"

One of them after watching Hatton get KO'd by Mayweather said "Bloody hell this Mayweather bloke is quite good isn't he?"

effing eejits the lot of 'em.

[Coco]

Lol who is Barry Mac, and who is the other Marc Smith!
I agree with Banjo, I need this site to vent my boxing opinion because my mates would either be bored or look at my strange if I talked boxing to them!
And Mark i'll be in Marbella next week with my girlfriend in tow, so I may pop in your bar!

[sweetscience]

its saves me £2 a week..... i dont have to buy boxing news

[Coco]

Lol who is Barry Mac, and who is the other Marc Smith!
I agree with Banjo, I need this site to vent my boxing opinion because my mates would either be bored or look at my strange if I talked boxing to them!
And Mark i'll be in Marbella next week with my girlfriend in tow, so I may pop in your bar!

barry mcguiggen, you see i cant spell his name so i go with barry mac :( i am in fuengirola coco and you are more than welcome to pop in and experience some spanish culture away from Marbella if you wish. saying that i am an oasis for the spanish amoungst all the brit bars. PM me if you fancy dropping by and i will give you the addresss.

I'll be prob led by her as we will be with her parents, but personally I much prefer those sorts of bars, hence why I live near Valencia well away from the Benidorm culture.
How far ar you away from Marbella?

[Tommy Gunn13]

its saves me £2 a week..... i dont have to buy boxing news

Can u get me one for £2 please...

[Tommy Gunn13]

Because all my friends know about boxing is "Ricky Hatton" "Naseem Hamed" "Joe Calzaghe" "Lennox Lewis" etc. etc.

Ask them about Rafael Marquez it's "he plays for Barcelona doesn't he?"

One of them after watching Hatton get KO'd by Mayweather said "Bloody hell this Mayweather bloke is quite good isn't he?"

effing eejits the lot of 'em.

Spot on Banjo...
All my mates only know the "NAME" boxers from this country
they never heard of most of the current british champions...
I love football&most sports,but they dont come anywhere near BOXING

[sweetscience]

its saves me £2 a week..... i dont have to buy boxing news

Can u get me one for £2 please...

ive not bought one since i moved house 3 years ago, how much are they

i would get one from Tesco but they either dont sell them or have permenantly sold out which i doubt

[Tommy Gunn13]

its saves me £2 a week..... i dont have to buy boxing news

Can u get me one for £2 please...

ive not bought one since i moved house 3 years ago, how much are they

i would get one from Tesco but they either dont sell them or have permenantly sold out which i doubt

2.70 now adays,when i got my first one as a 10yr old in 1988 they were 50p or 55p i think....

[Quixall]

You pretty much said it all in your initial post. I come on here because no-one else that i know, has as deeper interest in boxing as i do and they are more casual sports fans, who don't know much about the finer points or small detail of the sport. You also learn an awful lot off the other posters and i think the more that you understand boxing, the more enjoyment you get out of it. I got to the stage where i could'nt talk boxing to the average sports fan, because their level of ignorance pissed me off Stuff like, how good Khan is, because he beat Barrera and Barrera beat Hamed blah de blah, all along those lines. The other thing that would happen a lot, is that i would mention a fighter and someone would say "Who.....?". Your average sports fan has'nt heard of 95% of the boxers that we talk about on here, even guys like Pacquaio (before the Hatton fight) and Mayweather, nevermind your Cotto's, Williams', Mosleys' etc etc. This is the best boxing website by a long way, really knowledgable posters (most) and the behaviour on here is really good, everyone is polite and friendly and does'nt start being abusive, if you have the temerity to disagree with their opinion or take a contrary viewpoint on a subject.

Out of interest, can anyone tell me the user names of some of the boxers and journo's, trainers or influential people who are part of the fight game and post on this forum, it would be nice to know

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

I use them so i can lure young men like Oliver Fennel to seedy little bars in Bangkok's redlight district to have my beastly way with them.

[Quixall]

Mark,
Coco is Marc Smith.
It's no secret.

i knew that and it was a bad example, maybe chambers2 is carl Froch Twenty six i have a question for you and its a dumb one which i guess i should know the answer, but why does Ryan have this thing for the number 26?

Carl Froch wishes he was Chambers2

You mean Carl " I got up and knocked him out in the 12th, what more do you want " Froch

[Chambers2]

I use Boxing forums because I like educating and entertaining the masses with my analysis, predictions and wit!

By raising my fellow posters Boxing IQ's it makes me feel as though I've given something back to the community and it quenches my thirst for my original passion of teaching.

ALL HAIL THE GIFTED ONE!