Bigger than boxing

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 23 May 2007, 11:26

Do you realise that while there are only two British-based boxing magazines, there are no less than FIVE cross-stitching titles!

Coco · Post by **Coco** » 23 May 2007, 11:30

Boxing News and Boxing Monthly yeah?
Sounds like a stitch up!

SticknMove · Post by **SticknMove** » 23 May 2007, 11:31

Yeah, ther's no bigger game than boxing for cross-stitching.

Cannibal · Post by **Cannibal** » 23 May 2007, 12:03

You also have general fight magazines that would cover boxing in a section as well.

m1kee50 · Post by **m1kee50** » 23 May 2007, 12:06

Do we need any more? I think BM is ok, let down is that we can only get one dose a month, while BN is excellently written and not afraid to speak the truth

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 23 May 2007, 12:26

Cannibal wrote:You also have general fight magazines that would cover boxing in a section as well.

Yes, and I'm sure there are general textiles mags which cover cross-stitching. I can't believe there's enough in that hobby to fill ONE magazine, let alone five!

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 23 May 2007, 12:26

oliverfennell wrote:Do you realise that while there are only two British-based boxing magazines, there are no less than FIVE cross-stitching titles!

I prefer 'Asian Babes'

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 23 May 2007, 12:34

Old bones Ian wrote:
oliverfennell wrote:Do you realise that while there are only two British-based boxing magazines, there are no less than FIVE cross-stitching titles!
I prefer 'Asian Babes'

Got one of my own ;)

MightyWarrior · Post by **MightyWarrior** » 23 May 2007, 13:43

Mikee wrote: BN is excellently written and not afraid to speak the truth

Hmmm..thought they held back a bit when it came to the Enzo/Gunn farce - Claude blamed the WBO, and SN got NO critisism for dishing up such a horrible mismatch.

In the past, Harry Mullan would let Duff have both barrels when a mismatch was on the cards, and got banned from Duff shows for awhile as a result. Claude seems far too cautious in case that happens again - which is BAD news.

pm · Post by pm » 24 May 2007, 03:26

Classic Stitches is bi-monthly though and only has a circulation of 15,000 copies therefore should be ruled out!!

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 24 May 2007, 05:30

That's a higher circulation than either of the boxing mags, though, isn't it?

pm · Post by pm » 24 May 2007, 05:41

I honestly have no idea but would certainly hope not!

Surely the Boxing mags must circulate more than 15,000 copies a month?

pm · Post by pm » 24 May 2007, 05:43

Boxing Monthly's website claims that

"The magazine's average UK readership is over 25,000 a month."

granted they could all read the same copy I suppose but I think they mean copies sold.

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 24 May 2007, 05:44

I might be wrong, but I think I heard somewhere BN does about 10,000 a week. Not sure about BM.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 24 May 2007, 05:50

I used to buy BM, also The Ring and KO magazine, but with the coming of internet sites , you kind of get all the info you want from there.
Sometimes i'll buy BM if theirs a good interview i want to read, but its pretty rare these days.
I've not brought Ring magazine for years now, and i don't know if KO Mag is still going?

oliverfennell · Post by **oliverfennell** » 24 May 2007, 05:58

I buy BN and BM religiously because I still prefer print to internet as a format and in most cases print journalism is of a much better standard than internet (no offence to those web journos reading, of which I am one). Sure, you can news a lot faster online, but you can't beat those mags for analysis and reportage IMO.

Yes KO is still going but I haven't bought an American mag for a while. When their cover is a preview of a fight that happened last month, that really is too outdated.

Old bones Ian · Post by **Old bones Ian** » 24 May 2007, 06:03

Anyone remember Boxing Weekly? i've got a few of the first copies of that. Think it lasted about a year before the plug was pulled. (may have been longer).
Always thought it was a decent competitor to BN, but i guess it showed that there isn't enough interest in boxing to keep 2 weekly papers running.

harrygreb · Post by **harrygreb** » 24 May 2007, 06:47

boxing weekly was pulled not because of poor figures but because of its terrible title - or were they being ironic?

i have it on good authority that audley harrison subscribes to 3 of those cross stitch mags and is a whizz with a crochet needle.

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