Boxing section on the BBC website

[m1kee50]

From ringside, in the 60 seconds you have between the rounds.... ??!!

last time i remember looking at one there were all the signs of it being written on the hoof as it were, the odd spelling mistake and what have you... fact is that it is updated between rounds so they must do it ringside or at least with a telly next to them, at the end of the day I dont know much about that side of things.

[Pickers]

Brutally honest, if this is their (your) main job and you're paid to do boxing just for the beebs web site, then its poor. Theres little variations and just logging on now the Darren Barker write up is 80 words long.

Also, you say if the names I dropped had the gig I wouldnt be complaining regardless of volume or content. If any of the three of them were producing whats being produced I would be shocked, as their unpaid work is far better, and their knowledge of the sport is extensive. Have you ever read any of their articles... the ones they do for free, in their own time.

I'm not familiar with any of them to be honest. I only really check out EastSideBoxing, the nationals and a few forums.

As far as their general boxing coverage goes the BBC do only focus on the major names on the sport and British fighters. I was very surprised to see a report on Bute/Andrade. 1-2 pieces go up in the boxing section a week and then it's suddenly flavour of the month when the likes of Haye are fighting. Very frustrating but it'll always be the case while they don't broadcast it.

[DavidPayne]

Round by round is hard.

I tried doing it once for Smith v Quigley.

http://boxingwriter.co.uk/2009/10/30/sm ... pens-live/

[fistic mystic]

It is...challenging. I find that by dispensing with scoring, I give myself more time to work on my account of the fight.

[slapbangwhallop]

Right, this is becoming stupid now (said in a Welsh accent)

Prince Arron wins Prizefighter - Bradley Pryce doesnt even make the final and BBC Boxing run with a story about Pryce losing and a big picutre of Pryce!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8540556.stm

Then on the side of that on of the main stories is about GARY BUCKLAND!!!

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8520984.stm

[15829]

at least there consistently biast

[slapbangwhallop]

Martin Lindsay destroys Britain's two top featherweights and then goes in against Welshman Jamie Arthur for the belt.

Guess who is the focus of the article! ;)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/8448865.stm

[slapbangwhallop]

Sorry to bring this up again but it bugs me. It isnt what I dont pay the licence fee for! 8)

Anthony 'Bill Bixby' Crolla wins the British titles in a sintilating contest and the lead story on BBC boxing is....................drum roll..................Nathan Cleverly.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9279684.stm

[TheCobra]

Gosh I would love to have that gig, there's at least 20 people on here who would do a better job.

[dondada]

Gosh I would love to have that gig, there's at least 20 people on here who would do a better job.

You're right mate - I could certainly do far better by just letting them have the BoxRec News RSS feed

[TheGoods]

Dirs is a quality wordsmith... But it's well known he ain't no Derek Bilton.

[Final round]

They don't exactly throw the kitchen sink at the BBC boxing section but I suppose that apathy is a reflection of the interest it gets by the general BBC sports page reader.

If it got more hits then I'm sure they might delve into the sport a bit deeper whether a few online 'bloggers' (as the beeb like to call anyone with an online opinion/writer) can do better or not. TBH I rarely even bother looking on there anymore it barely skims the surface of the sport.

[dondada]

Their 606 boxing forum seems to get a lot of traffic but for some reason I rarely go there.

[Scottrf]

Their 606 boxing forum seems to get a lot of traffic but for some reason I rarely go there.

Lot of WUMs, but some really knowledgeable posters, and more in-depth discussion than I've seen elsewhere, sadly those posters are the minority. Still a lot of threads worth checking out, and a shame it's closing.

The BBC have cut online funding, and the boxing page has never been the best updated. They have to write about all sports, and boxing has never been a priority. There are plenty of other places to look for boxing news though.

[dondada]

Their 606 boxing forum seems to get a lot of traffic but for some reason I rarely go there.

Lot of WUMs, but some really knowledgeable posters, and more in-depth discussion than I've seen elsewhere, sadly those posters are the minority. Still a lot of threads worth checking out, and a shame it's closing.

The BBC have cut online funding, and the boxing page has never been the best updated. They have to write about all sports, and boxing has never been a priority. There are plenty of other places to look for boxing news though.

WTF is a WUM?

Didn't know it was closing...

[Scottrf]

Wind Up Merchant. You are lucky to not get many in the British section. People who post purely to get a reaction or bash a certain boxer etc.

Yep, due to the cuts to their online spending it's closing in May after the current football season.

[WelshDevil]

Yeah, the BBC 606 message boards are closing down which is a great shame but I wouldn't be surprised to see them back in some form, as they closed the old boxing boards on there a few years back only to reinvent them.
Use to really enjoy the BBC in the old days and still pop on 606 now and again.

[slapbangwhallop]

So there was some serious boxing last night!

What do BBC lead with? Frankie Gavin? McDermott? Fury? Theoplane?

"Warren will promote Welsh boxer Lewis Rees"

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9401344.stm

[DIRT SUGAR]

They take the piss IMO and amount of updates on boxing site is a joke. But boxing isn't the only sport they cover. To be honest though, with resources at the disposal, BBC website is pretty piss-poor all round when it comes to regular updating and being on the money.

[dondada]

You're right. I mean, check out the time of my post and on their home page

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/default.stm

at the time of writing is a story about FW signing a young kid and then Matt Hatton getting a world shot.

Nothing about the Wembley, York Hall or Canada bills at all. This just isn't good enough.

[whiskey]

You're right. I mean, check out the time of my post and on their home page

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/default.stm

at the time of writing is a story about FW signing a young kid and then Matt Hatton getting a world shot.

Nothing about the Wembley, York Hall or Canada bills at all. This just isn't good enough.

Because no Welsh fighters were on.

[dondada]

Very unusual story this for the Beeb, i.e. a good one that I haven't seen elsewhere:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9403596.stm?

[stujones]

Very unusual story this for the Beeb, i.e. a good one that I haven't seen elsewhere:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/boxing/9403596.stm?

It is an interesting development. Does it mean Murray in April or retirment.

I wasn't aware that there was such a major health issue following the Katisdis fight.