..... Furthermore, a lot of boxing news hits this forum before it reaches the media .....
They probably do , but i doubt its to learn anything that is'nt old gossip around the gym's ,its more to do with reading and posting , just like they pick up the news of the world or boxing monthly to read stuff they already know
On the contrary, numerous boxers/managers have come across news being discussed on the boxrec forums of which they had no knowledge of. This is through my personal experience of speaking to various boxers/managers.
News tends to be leaked here through a wide range of sources and the forum is better for it.
Whilst I appreciate "Shep" and his team may want more traffic/hits on here - I personally think it is completely correct move to have to sign it to gain access to this forum.
There are at times some top quality threads on here - and also there are some excellent "rucks" and "banter" too - the correct word that should be used is "quality" and personally I think boxrec beats any other forum easily on that score.
