Its a good year to be a boxing fan its just your average British youngster won't be able to see most of those fights or know anything about the fighters.
Things weren't always great in the 80s-90s - Eubanks borefests against overmatched WBO opponents, Hamed never getting a huge fight until Barrera, Bruno fighting overmatched opponents and losing when stepping up, Lennox was kept away from the limelight in Britain and couldnt get Holyfield/Bow/Tyson until 1999
it's true. there is lots of good stuff happening in America. Competitive, world class stuff. Lots of Ring magazine titles have been given out in the last 3 years, which suggest meaningful fights are being made. I always like these type of fights.
Yes, it's the top end of the sport that will always ensure a fanbase for boxing. Every generation produces new stars, some of whom would have been able to compete in any era IMO.
Terry D wrote:
I'm twenty-years in (in boxing more or less, 28 in years, getting old myself) but get your point. I loved boxing without question, until I tried to write about it a little bit.
These days it should not be called boxing, it should be called speculating.
Writing about boxing is like cleaning a toilet, the more thorough you are, the more shittiness you find.
Or going out on the lash; getting bladdered; pulling a fine looking bird in a dark club; doing the beast with two backs then waking up to find out that she's a munter with a dank and rotting fanny.
Actually that forms the basis of a pretty good Squeeze song.
So boxing writing is like shit cleaning and bint bashing.
Its a good year to be a boxing fan its just your average British youngster won't be able to see most of those fights or know anything about the fighters.
Things weren't always great in the 80s-90s - Eubanks borefests against overmatched WBO opponents, Hamed never getting a huge fight until Barrera, Bruno fighting overmatched opponents and losing when stepping up, Lennox was kept away from the limelight in Britain and couldnt get Holyfield/Bow/Tyson until 1999
it's true. there is lots of good stuff happening in America. Competitive, world class stuff. Lots of Ring magazine titles have been given out in the last 3 years, which suggest meaningful fights are being made. I always like these type of fights.
Yes, it's the top end of the sport that will always ensure a fanbase for boxing. Every generation produces new stars, some of whom would have been able to compete in any era IMO.
I wonder how many people watched the above fights. Given that virtually none of them were on non subscription channels fekk all, and that is the problem.
Those American fights pass most people by, because they never see them, US anoraks are not representative of the masses.
You wont get an argument from me about the problems and mess that boxing has got itself into.
All I am saying is that there will always be a fanbase for the sport, no matter how small it becomes. New stars will emerge (whatever country they come from) and capture the imagination of an audience.
Terry D wrote:
Or going out on the lash; getting bladdered; pulling a fine looking bird in a dark club; doing the beast with two backs then waking up to find out that she's a munter with a dank and rotting fanny.
Actually that forms the basis of a pretty good Squeeze song.
So boxing writing is like shit cleaning and bint bashing.
And the pair of you keep going back for more. 8)
You make it sound bad
I have been in the process of taking a sabbatical for the past year now but you get a text or a call saying "Such and such is sparring so and so...new sparring partners are here for X...come and see my gym and get your arse out of Shannon's" and that so I get pulled back in. I intend to finish my current tapes and take a break and just do fight reports but something will come up, I guarantee it. It is addictive but can be dirty, luckily I am not beholden to anyone (in the sense of getting paid) so if it is shitty I can say something, anything (even though I always try to find good in everything). Although litigation is barring that avenue of protest for many.
On Saturday I'll do my manly duties by my woman then get up at 1.3o to watch the Taylor fight and before that the early stages of Kessler's career. A while back I was sheepishly apologising to my woman for leaving her in the lurch to watch boxing and she just said "I understand, you're addicted to it and have been since we met." I guess I must be.
Good luck pal, be sure not to get seduced into drinking or swallowing anything from the furry cup (of boxing that is).
I don't know why but I could murder a doner kebab right now. I think it might be something you said.
