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To me the best job in boxing would have to be the guy takeing the photos, no presure as to who won and being there at EVERY fight card. I would think I had died and gone to heaven. Your thoughts please as to your best job in boxing .

Tough gig, IMO, to make two wound up agro men per fight happy. I reckon the guy looking after the ring girls have it made.

Qld promoter Brian Kirwan got into boxing 'cos of ring card girls

Timekeeping is a shite job. One watches fights, but doesn't really see them 'cos concentration focuses on round & rest period time & knockdown.
I hated doing it, but at times there was no way out of it.

There's always a way out of it, it is simply known as.........wait for it.............."NO."

dberry wrote:There's always a way out of itit is simply known as.........wait for it.............."NO."

Touch hard when only 6 (minimum) out of 9 officials are available.

Michael buffer has a pretty Sweet job i reckon

Buffer also gets paid pretty sweet also!!!

the toughest is being the promoter hahaha anything and everything will get blamed on you especially when its not your fault, including when guys loose

thunderfromdownunder wrote:Michael buffer has a pretty Sweet job i reckon

Good call thunder

Marlin wrote:

thunderfromdownunder wrote:Michael buffer has a pretty Sweet job i reckon

Good call thunder

Just on ring announcers,there was one who was calling my first amature fight,which I won by KO,he announced the other corner had won,the ref put the blokes arm half way up,Announcer embarrasingly corrected himself,What a stich up!!

Marlin wrote:

thunderfromdownunder wrote:Michael buffer has a pretty Sweet job i reckon

Good call thunder

ringside seats to all the big fights, all those pretty little card girls gettin around. Yeah sounds alright to me

I'd like to have the job as dressing room attendant for the ring card girls, and obviously attend to their needs whilst preparing, mmmm...

referee

Picking the atire for the Ring Card Girls, then watching them try them on prior to the bout??

adamheight wrote:referee

Hardest job id say. People only remember the stuffups they make. And not the times they do a great job.

Best job is the guy helping the ring girls :P

ben k wrote:

adamheight wrote:referee

Hardest job id say. People only remember the stuffups they make. And not the times they do a great job.

Best job is the guy helping the ring girls :P

but if u go to bed that night knowing u did the best job you could do theres satisfaction in that.
like the old proverb says "you can please some of the people, some of the time, but you can't please all of the people, all of the time"

its the same as judging mate. when theres two opposing teams, the losing team (and the fans of that team) are often going to be upset with the result, and look for someone to blame.

Ring card girl minder and ropes man....

The late great ring announcer: Ray Connolly felt he had the best job in boxing and remained almost unflappable despite bits of chaos at times. The only time I saw him lose his cool was at a Aussie Joe Bugner bout against an American. Ray asked the crowd to please be upstanding for the playing of the American national anthem.

The crowd rose and out through the speakers blasted "God Save The Queen". Ray was heard yelling into his mike "oh fvck no" as the wrong anthem ground on before the plug was pulled. The crowd laughed and jeered until finally the correct anthem was played. Ray remained agitated and lip readers could see he was continuing to drop the magic word due to the cock-up but this time his mike was switched off.

Colonel Bob......just to do that many world title fights

This sort of topic is usually started by junket boys

Da Voice wrote:This sort of topic is usually started by junket boys

Can't help yourself can you Trestle Boy?
Referee, hands-down. It has major downsides that come with it obviously, but the feeling of doing a hard fight well or doing a big fight pays for itself over and over and over. Most of the time the ringcard girl could ref some of the fights that occur but it is the hard fights that could turn to crap or when something crops up out of the ordinary that separates the levels of official IMO.
Buffer has a sweet job for sure, but really there is no adrenalin surge for him with what he does.... and I wouldn't fancy having to carry a makeup kit with me EVERYWHERE I go!!

Careful. You know who might figure your identity & wage another war to make his presence felt in this joint.....not to mention make himself look an absolute angel doing so

almost forgot.... the odd regular bludger who turns up and won't pay the gate or door charge. help themselves to free food and criticize everyone and everything under the sun - of course: no one is as good as them..... that's a bloody good job I reckon not sure what job title to give it though.

Rogue wrote:almost forgot.... the odd regular bludger who turns up and won't pay the gate or door charge. help themselves to free food and criticize everyone and everything under the sun - of course: no one is as good as them..... that's a bloody good job I reckon not sure what job title to give it though.

And jump into the ring on sight of coin shower

Monty wrote:

Da Voice wrote:This sort of topic is usually started by junket boys

Can't help yourself can you Trestle Boy?
Referee, hands-down. It has major downsides that come with it obviously, but the feeling of doing a hard fight well or doing a big fight pays for itself over and over and over. Most of the time the ringcard girl could ref some of the fights that occur but it is the hard fights that could turn to crap or when something crops up out of the ordinary that separates the levels of official IMO.
Buffer has a sweet job for sure, but really there is no adrenalin surge for him with what he does.... and I wouldn't fancy having to carry a makeup kit with me EVERYWHERE I go!!

Cmon Monty,
you would love Buffers job. Getting to wear your fancy suit, make up, brill cream etc.