Boxing DVD sellers – Are they still around?

[orbtastic]

Red dragon? He was alright I bought loads off him over ten years ago but like the rest, the internet killed their game.

Some of them spent ages authoring disks and making up career sets but it got to a point once where most were just selling crappy avi conversions.

HD and the internet did them in

I remember spending $1500 with some nutty Japanese guy on a load of career sets that the UK sellers didn’t have. He was like a dog with two dicks, he wouldn’t leave me alone for months after. He was thirsty for more sales.

Therein lies the problem - there are only so many punters and only so many career sets. Then you’re trying to make money selling dvds of cards/shows.

I used to sit through endless live cards. Then I stopped watching live and would watch the recorded card on ffwd. Then I ended up just watching the highlights. Then went onto just watching the KO finish. So bored of it I don’t even look up the results now

[jamesmcdonnell]

Red dragon? He was alright I bought loads off him over ten years ago but like the rest, the internet killed their game.

Some of them spent ages authoring disks and making up career sets but it got to a point once where most were just selling crappy avi conversions.

HD and the internet did them in

I remember spending $1500 with some nutty Japanese guy on a load of career sets that the UK sellers didn’t have. He was like a dog with two dicks, he wouldn’t leave me alone for months after. He was thirsty for more sales.

Therein lies the problem - there are only so many punters and only so many career sets. Then you’re trying to make money selling dvds of cards/shows.

I used to sit through endless live cards. Then I stopped watching live and would watch the recorded card on ffwd. Then I ended up just watching the highlights. Then went onto just watching the KO finish. So bored of it I don’t even look up the results now

Christ, and I thought I was jaded with boxing.

[steve689]

Yeah I remember Read Dragon, he was a Scottish lad called Brian.

During my hardcore peak I traded DVDs with a Japanese guy called Kim Sangyun. He was a university professor and we swapped UK/Euro stuff for Japanese. I also dealt a lot with a Danish lad called Soren Freiheit who got loads of the thriving German scene stuff. Good, nerdy times lol.

[Cholo_cws]

So Red Dragon's not this Paul chap in Wales?

[orbtastic]

Not sure. I used to deal with a guy in wales and one in Scotland.

I thought red dragon was based in wales based on the name. I went through my old emails and he never used his name in his emails and PayPal was via his email address.

The other guy was Stephen mcgirr but can’t remember his trading name.

My Japanese seller was a different guy to the one above

[Cholo_cws]

You'd think the name could be an indication. I think the guy I'm referring to has been selling for years (since the 1980s.)

I have a BT Sport subscription but it's not good value imo. The boxing's poor and I'd rather get rid of it and find a good dvd seller to buy the best of recent fights from. I'll be happy to listen to fights live on the radio.

[Cholo_cws]

..that is if any are still bothering. They can't advertise now.

[1560294]

I have over 2,500 fights on VHS. I am looking to sell.
I can send you my catalog listing if you are interested.
Most of the bouts are from 1990 - 2005

[MasterG]

I have over 2,500 fights on VHS. I am looking to sell.
I can send you my catalog listing if you are interested.
Most of the bouts are from 1990 - 2005

Having had a huge collection myself on VHS, I transferred them to dvd, and uploaded them to YouTube.

Unfortunately this became a mine field. There are too many restrictions putting fights on social media so it's not worth the hassle. Having them on VHS also poses problems for potential buyers. How do the watch them? How do they store them? What is the purpose of having them?

I had over 3500 fights on my YouTube channel, took over a year day in and day out transferring them to dvd then uploading them, trying to omit entrance songs, it's just not worth the hassle.

[paultom]

I had 100 x 3 and 4 hour tapes full of stuff from the early 80's to mid 90's,uk and usa and had to throw them out eventually.

[Glass Joe]

I still sell dvds. As i own the largest fight tape library in UK

I wonder what happened to Eric collection. Did their family sell it/give away or did it end up in a skip.

[SeanBrennan]

I have over 2,500 fights on VHS. I am looking to sell.
I can send you my catalog listing if you are interested.
Most of the bouts are from 1990 - 2005

that is an epic collection there.

[SeanBrennan]

I still sell dvds. As i own the largest fight tape library in UK

I wonder what happened to Eric collection. Did their family sell it/give away or did it end up in a skip.

Is Eric not around anymore?

[high tower 1]

I still sell dvds. As i own the largest fight tape library in UK

I wonder what happened to Eric collection. Did their family sell it/give away or did it end up in a skip.

Is Eric not around anymore?

Eric is brown bread

[SeanBrennan]

I wonder what happened to Eric collection. Did their family sell it/give away or did it end up in a skip.

Is Eric not around anymore?

Eric is brown bread

oh, sorry to hear that. RIP Eric.

[Autobarn]

I'd love to get hold of good copies on dvd of Wilfredo Gomez v Leo Cruz, Frankie Randall v Edwin Rosario 2, Edwin Rosario v Juan Nazario 1, Rocky Lockridge v Johnny de la Rosa, Wilfredo Vasquez Sr v Khaokor Galaxy.

Just, very good VHS to DVD - and would pay a reasonable price.

Not many good sellers left, maybe just one or two - and some only want to trade, and not sell. But these fights above are very rare.

I don't like watching on Youtube.

Also, not sure it's an advantage for anyone to be dropping people's names in this thread, in case anyone was looking to get someone in trouble for copyright breach, etc.

[Autobarn]

I have over 2,500 fights on VHS. I am looking to sell.
I can send you my catalog listing if you are interested.
Most of the bouts are from 1990 - 2005

Having had a huge collection myself on VHS, I transferred them to dvd, and uploaded them to YouTube.

Unfortunately this became a mine field. There are too many restrictions putting fights on social media so it's not worth the hassle. Having them on VHS also poses problems for potential buyers. How do the watch them? How do they store them? What is the purpose of having them?

I had over 3500 fights on my YouTube channel, took over a year day in and day out transferring them to dvd then uploading them, trying to omit entrance songs, it's just not worth the hassle.

I think the best thing is to transfer to DVD as the tapes will decay or break.

[Autobarn]

also there are super rare fights that are near impossible to find.

the classic Honeyghan v Gilpin 1. I know it's been taped by someone because on YouTube there's the last few rounds of what looks like a wild back and forth fight. Honeyghan's world class career petered out very quickly, so we don't have so much to enjoy of this huge and unorthodox talent. a domestic epic seems just the tonic.

years ago I did buy Colin Jones v Kirkland Laing 1 and 2 on dvd, from an ebay seller and the quality was good. could well have been long highlights. god knows why I let myself lose or throw them out, as they are spectacular come from behind wins, genuine domestic classics. But I've never been able to find again.

I'm curious about Sugar Ray Leonard v Ranbdy Shields. Was this fight buried by team Leonard because as a prospect/contender he was pushed very close to defeat? A shame for an apparently tremendous fight to go unseen.

Terry Norris v Gilbert Baptist 2. According to Russel Peltz at the Blue Horizon (I think), "the best fight we ever had here." Ever televised or recorded?

Leeonzer Barber, Kronk Banger after losing his WBO light heavyweight title. One of his two fights with Said Abdul Aziz is meant to be great.