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oliverfennell wrote: ↑02 Mar 2024, 16:38

Giancarlo wrote: ↑02 Mar 2024, 14:34

oliverfennell wrote: ↑01 Mar 2024, 06:17

Ah Spud, me old mate. Still talking nonsense after all these years, I see.

After 40 years being at the very heart of professional boxing in the UK, including being a mod on a boxing forum AND the man whose job it was to tap on David Haye's door and let him know he was due at training soon, there is nothing in Boxing News that Spud-U-Lick doesn't already know.

Reading it? The great man should be the editor surely.

Love that for a bit of banter!

Spud, great that you took the comments on board and allowed me to convert you. Perhaps you're not as combative as before!

Yes, I am still involved with BN, and more than ever. And yes, that may consitute a bias of sorts. But it's something I'm very proud to do, and that pride comes from a deep sense of respect for the publication that I always had, and would still have even if I was just a reader.

PS Khaosai Galaxy sends his regards. (The forum user of that name, not the boxer)

veriton wrote: ↑17 Feb 2024, 15:24 I think it's evolved well though, there's a lot more features in it now after it absorbed BMs work (wish John Exshaws book reviews were revived though).

During covid it was arguably the best it's ever been with zero boxing taking place. The way they went through the archives and rustled up so many brilliant stories just showed how valuable it is to the sport.

SeanBrennan wrote: ↑02 Mar 2024, 16:46

oliverfennell wrote: ↑02 Mar 2024, 16:38

Giancarlo wrote: ↑02 Mar 2024, 14:34

After 40 years being at the very heart of professional boxing in the UK, including being a mod on a boxing forum AND the man whose job it was to tap on David Haye's door and let him know he was due at training soon, there is nothing in Boxing News that Spud-U-Lick doesn't already know.

Reading it? The great man should be the editor surely.

Love that for a bit of banter!

Spud, great that you took the comments on board and allowed me to convert you. Perhaps you're not as combative as before!

Yes, I am still involved with BN, and more than ever. And yes, that may consitute a bias of sorts. But it's something I'm very proud to do, and that pride comes from a deep sense of respect for the publication that I always had, and would still have even if I was just a reader.

PS Khaosai Galaxy sends his regards. (The forum user of that name, not the boxer)

amen, thanks for responding Oliver.

SeanBrennan wrote: ↑02 Mar 2024, 16:46

oliverfennell wrote: ↑02 Mar 2024, 16:38

Giancarlo wrote: ↑02 Mar 2024, 14:34

After 40 years being at the very heart of professional boxing in the UK, including being a mod on a boxing forum AND the man whose job it was to tap on David Haye's door and let him know he was due at training soon, there is nothing in Boxing News that Spud-U-Lick doesn't already know.

Reading it? The great man should be the editor surely.

Love that for a bit of banter!

Spud, great that you took the comments on board and allowed me to convert you. Perhaps you're not as combative as before!

Yes, I am still involved with BN, and more than ever. And yes, that may consitute a bias of sorts. But it's something I'm very proud to do, and that pride comes from a deep sense of respect for the publication that I always had, and would still have even if I was just a reader.

PS Khaosai Galaxy sends his regards. (The forum user of that name, not the boxer)

amen, thanks for responding Oliver.

nobleart1978 wrote: ↑07 Mar 2024, 10:51 It's a rip-off at the cover price. I can literally read it in 5 mins while standing in WHSmith. Been crap since the end of the mullan/abrams era.

nobleart1978 wrote: ↑07 Mar 2024, 10:51 It's a rip-off at the cover price. I can literally read it in 5 mins while standing in WHSmith. Been crap since the end of the mullan/abrams era.

nobleart1978 wrote: ↑07 Mar 2024, 10:51 It's a rip-off at the cover price. I can literally read it in 5 mins while standing in WHSmith. Been crap since the end of the mullan/abrams era.

nobleart1978 wrote: ↑07 Mar 2024, 10:51 It's a rip-off at the cover price. I can literally read it in 5 mins while standing in WHSmith. Been crap since the end of the mullan/abrams era.

MightyWarrior wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 09:32 The postman always rings twice

NazNaci1 wrote: ↑13 Feb 2024, 20:15

MasterG wrote: ↑08 Feb 2024, 15:29 No neither. But was a subscriber from the mid 80s to around 2000

Pretty much same for me. Then the change in editors, then another change with almost half of it about the AMs. Don't get me wrong, I liked to keep up with AMs but a huge chunk was then devoted to it and less on the pro stuff. Change of writers, change of format, just a few too many changes that kind of put me off it.

Then went to other online sites etc, keep up with the latest. Plus, loved the older paper style. Had hundreds of weekly editions, like a lot of us. Crazy ex binned them all, one day when I was out.

Bint got the boot, too.

afcpaul wrote: ↑08 Mar 2024, 12:26 Yes.subscribe to the paper copy. Since Clauds times. Makes my Thursday’s. Really enjoy it. Well arrives 9/10 times on a Thursday. I subscribe to the iPad and paper edition just in case it doesn’t arrive. I love it. This may be sad but I open the copy and read the last paragraph of Matts column dreading the words “unfortunately this is the last edition “. Like what happened with BM!!!.

SeanBrennan wrote: ↑28 Mar 2024, 12:00 another good edition this week, just reading it now it's come through my letterbox, via the cat trying to have a chew.

They've done their 10 count, of their top 10 HWs in Britain as follows:

1 Tyson
2 AJ
3 Joe Joyce
4 Dillian
5 DDD
6 Fabio
7 Frazer
8 Chisora
9 Dacres
10 Adeleye

Thoughts? I don't think I'd have Adeleye as number 10, he'd not make top 10 for me esp after the Sokolowski showing.

And WBA have sanctioned Charr-Pulev! Blimey.

Really enjoyable article by Miles Temperton in this week, shows a picture of welterweight greats from days of old, in the 1930s and the story behind the fighters. Reminds you how hard the fights used to be, with it referring to a champion in the photo who had won the title in 1894 over 20 rounds!