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ALI wrote:Although I still really enjoy posting on Boxrec, I do feel it has gone down hill ever so slightly over the last year. Any big piece of news and we’d be on here discussing it from all kinds of angles, now were lucky to see a single thread on some subjects. I’ve visited here many times of late and often wondered why there is no thread on this or that. Perhaps its just me though, maybe I’m having some sort of mid-life crisis and need to lighten up, smoke some banana skins of summitt DD

Terence wrote:

nobby_nobbins wrote:

Matt W wrote:I started as a poster on BM and agree with Nobby Nobbins (who are you on there by the way?). Great days.... sigh.

I go by the name of lionel on there

Wotcha Lionel, the Tooting location should have been a giveaway

Matt W wrote:I was hoping for a big BM get-together at Warrior's first world title fight.... Might have to settle for a rematch between Moochie & the Gasman.

Terence wrote:

Loynesy wrote: Howdy Lionel. Yes, some of the posters on BM were amongst the most knowledgable about boxing I've ever had the pleasure of encountering. I wonder if BC Bob is still alive?

He is alive, well, and currently supplies the Internet with millions of fights, gotta love old BC.

I met Gill way back when but have not heard/seen from him since, Matt W and Hook are still about, not spoken to Lee for a while. Is Neil still, well Neilish!?

I have fond memories of BM, not least creating Coochie (when I would be prone to the odd name chance) and then passing the password onto like-minded posters, then Conky ruined it all by getting all moral on me.

Anyone still got the Coochieisawally log in details? Ah, the japes we had.

twenty six wrote:What's your motivation asking the question, Jaws ?
You seem an intelligent guy - just form your own opinion and get on with it.
After all, asking the question on Boxrec about Boxrec ain't exactly going to get you a flood of "its shit" comments is it ?!?

JAWS wrote:hey guys, i have been reading Uk boxing forums for a couple of years now but never post. from what i see there are 3 main forums in the UK which are eastside, Doghouse and boxrec and all have their good and bad points. the main reason of this thread is to find out what people think of other forums and who posts on more than the one (i believe the term is forum whore). here are my opinions are the 3 main forums:

1. eastside: this is by far the busiest of the three and seems to have the youngest members. the uk forum has a mix of good and bad posters with robpalmer seeming to be one of the best and knowledgeable. this site is always up on the whats happening and its a shame sometimes a few ruin it for others. i noticed on this site a few boxers actually post as does Steve Bunce.
2. Doghouse: this at the moment is the quietest of the three forums which i think is due to all the pop ups they used to have. i notice there that posters seem a lot old than those on other sites and it has a family feel with a hardcore 10 or so always debating at quite a decent level. the site however does crash when there is a lot of traffic but also has decent Prediction league which seems more successful than those on other sites. Though i dont think many boxers post here Steve Bunce is more active here than other forums which i imagine has something to do with his link to the prediction league.
3. Boxrec: this is a funny forum which seems to contain some real hardcore fans who know their stuff which at times boarders on the lines of unhealthy. out of all the forums this would be the most Knowledgeable but there are a few idiots still. they too tried a prediction league which disappeared but a lot of boxers post on there the most recent being Darren Sutherland who comes across as a decent guy.

one thing which is the same on all three sites is that the American or world boxing sections drives uk fans nuts. ha ha ha

as i said i like to read all three forums and just wanted to know peoples thoughts on the others they dont use or maybe they do. i will post this on all three forums and see what comes back. now give me a break as it has taken me 45 mins to type this message with my one finger typing skills.

thanks

JAWS

banjo wrote:Welcome Quixall

Asterix wrote:Welcome from me too.

Quixall wrote:

banjo wrote:Welcome Quixall

Thanks Banjo

Good to be here.....

Herol wrote:Nicely functioning forums meet their match when they are subjected to the forum menace that is

nobby_nobbins wrote:

Terence wrote:

Loynesy wrote: Howdy Lionel. Yes, some of the posters on BM were amongst the most knowledgable about boxing I've ever had the pleasure of encountering. I wonder if BC Bob is still alive?

He is alive, well, and currently supplies the Internet with millions of fights, gotta love old BC.

I met Gill way back when but have not heard/seen from him since, Matt W and Hook are still about, not spoken to Lee for a while. Is Neil still, well Neilish!?

I have fond memories of BM, not least creating Coochie (when I would be prone to the odd name chance) and then passing the password onto like-minded posters, then Conky ruined it all by getting all moral on me.

Anyone still got the Coochieisawally log in details? Ah, the japes we had.

Yeah BC Bob - a real gentleman. I think it was Trish who drove him out. Trish was bonkers but fascinating in a car crash kind of way. I imagine he or she died in a hail of bullets in a Bronx alleyway. BigDog was another fine poster that I had the pleasure of meeting here in London. Signing up to fight in Iraq didn't do his post count any good though.