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Posted: 05 Aug 2004, 17:48
by steve689
I'm not a Boxing News regular but i quite like Jim Brady's articles...am i missing something :o His piece on the recent Laila Ali-Nicki Eplion fight was really good, but mostly because he agreed with my opinions that Ali is a spoilt brat :P

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 04:38
by nickd
DK2112 wrote:I can't believe I've missed out on this, I'm a huge fan of boxing and I've never heard of it! Can I pick it up in any newsagents or am I only likely to see it in the likes of WHSmith?
Or you can subscribe at http://www.boxingnewsonline.net

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 05:59
by jamesmcdonnell
Bollocks, isn't out today is it?

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 06:06
by DavidPayne
Yep - and a nice insight into Hatton's frame of mind from Claude.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 06:28
by jamesmcdonnell
Hmm, wasn't in yet at my local store.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 07:25
by DK2112
It was in my local WHSmith shop, good issue, looks like I'll be buying this from now on.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 07:30
by nickd
I always get it on the way home friday arvo, double joy - BN and going home for the weekend...

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 10:40
by jamesmcdonnell
fornicating cuntok! Walked all the way to WHSmith in my lunch break, which took a good 25 minutes, just to find that they hadn't received any, why is it that London always gets shafted when it comes to distribution?

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 10:41
by DavidPayne
Because you apples and pears types have it easy enough the rest of the time :D

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 10:44
by jamesmcdonnell
Oh yeah, what with spending half our wages on accommodation and £3 a pint of beer, we have it real easy. :evil:

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 10:50
by DavidPayne
hehehehehe.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 10:56
by bennie
PM me an address, James, and I'll get one sent out to you.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 11:26
by Loynesy
Friday evening or Saturday afternoon in my local boozer, 3 pints of Stella and my Boxing News. My favourite hour of the week.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 11:31
by jamesmcdonnell
Grrrr, this is like some sort of sick windup. I like reading my BN on the bog and the bus.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 12:53
by KOJOE90
I subscribe to BN, but it hasn't arrived today, hopefully Saturday morning.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 12:59
by chado
DK2112 wrote:What is the 'Boxing News' and where can you get it? Come to think of it, are there any boxing newspapers you can buy in the UK?
Wow!! I can't believe you ain't heard of the Boxing News. :o

It's the sports 'Bible' :TU:

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 14:40
by DK2112
I know, can't believe I missed out for so long. From now on it'll be my first purchase on a friday!

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 14:48
by Floyd
Would it be possible for someone to give me the boxing news subscription info. I used to order it through a website but it is no longer up.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 14:53
by bennie
Floyd wrote:Would it be possible for someone to give me the boxing news subscription info. I used to order it through a website but it is no longer up.
There's new one up

http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/home.asp

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 15:01
by bennie
KOJOE90 wrote:Talking of Boxing News, I was thinking that if Sky have indeed shifted thier Boxing Coverage to Friday nights :evil: this is going to greatly increase the pressure on the BN staff to meet thier already tight deadline.
BN deadline is Wednesday so it doesn't really affect, KOJOE. Actually gives a day longer for reports to be written up.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 15:50
by Floyd
bennie wrote:
Floyd wrote:Would it be possible for someone to give me the boxing news subscription info. I used to order it through a website but it is no longer up.
There's new one up

http://www.boxingnewsonline.net/home.asp

Thanks Bennie. Much appreciated.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 17:05
by KOJOE90
bennie wrote:
KOJOE90 wrote:Talking of Boxing News, I was thinking that if Sky have indeed shifted thier Boxing Coverage to Friday nights :evil: this is going to greatly increase the pressure on the BN staff to meet thier already tight deadline.
BN deadline is Wednesday so it doesn't really affect, KOJOE. Actually gives a day longer for reports to be written up.
Know I have thought about it you are of course right.

However I just hope the BN printers, deliverymen etc get it out on time, Its no good the BN staff workinging their butts off writing reviews on 'Friday Night Fight Night' on SKY if the BN doen't arrive untill Saturday morning which it does do about 20% of the time.

I've read before Claude saying that they often get angry messages from readers about late deliverys, when it is in fact the distibuters fault.

I just feel if SKY start showing Boxing on a Friday this may increase these complaints.

Posted: 06 Aug 2004, 17:27
by neil r
KOJOE90 wrote:
bennie wrote:
KOJOE90 wrote:Talking of Boxing News, I was thinking that if Sky have indeed shifted thier Boxing Coverage to Friday nights :evil: this is going to greatly increase the pressure on the BN staff to meet thier already tight deadline.
BN deadline is Wednesday so it doesn't really affect, KOJOE. Actually gives a day longer for reports to be written up.
Know I have thought about it you are of course right.

However I just hope the BN printers, deliverymen etc get it out on time, Its no good the BN staff workinging their butts off writing reviews on 'Friday Night Fight Night' on SKY if the BN doen't arrive untill Saturday morning which it does do about 20% of the time.

I've read before Claude saying that they often get angry messages from readers about late deliverys, when it is in fact the distibuters fault.

I just feel if SKY start showing Boxing on a Friday this may increase these complaints.
ive had the same problem. i recently renewed my subscription and in 3 months only 2 issues turned up on time. i phoned in to complain and was told that it was a distribution problem with the royal mail.

i reminded them that i took outt he subscription on the understanding that it would be delivered on a friday, though i accepted the occasional issue may be late. i pointed out the fact that if they had problems with their distributers then that was their problem and not mine and it may be an idea if they had so many complaints to use a different distributer.

the woman asked me to put my complaint in an email which would be passed to the "appropriate person at the head office". since i done this and included the point that if the service carried on like this i would cancel my subscription and seek recompense every issue has arrived on time!!

the email address for subscription queries/ complaints is.. [email protected]