Yet another example of poor journalism. Yesterday I read a full article about Ricardo Mayorga based on comments on a twitter account that isn't even his.
Todays idiot is Ken Hissner of Doghouse Boxing. And this is a piece being linked to from the news section on Maxboxing.
In an article titled "Ward Will Easily Defeat Froch", he backed up his claim only with the below. I can't believe he's even calling himself a writer and goes on to say it was his first time viewing Froch and at the end talks about how Kessler may still be in the Super 6 and that people are not clear on its ending? WTF?
http://www.doghouseboxing.com/Ken/Hissner0616c11.htm
It was this writer's first time viewing Froch and with his amateurish style it will only be nice to see Ward capture his title. Froch is what today's Olympic boxing is all about. Froch has no right uppercut and to think he has gone through 28 fights without being countered and knocked out speaks well of his chin. He didn't want to get into a slugging contest with Johnson who chased him from start to finish trying to land one overhand right to end it. He ate Froch's jabs throughout.
Ward was working for Showtime at ringside and has to be looking forward to meeting Froch to add the WBC belt to his WBA belt. When not on the air Ward was sitting next to his lovely wife Tiffiney. Ward has set an example for boxers for all to live by in and out of the ring. If every promoter had to deal with an Andre Ward there would be no room for corruptness. It would certainly help lean up the sport. As an Olympic Gold medalist for team USA he has honored his country and has since been unbeaten in 24 fights, 13 by way of knockout.
It seems this tournament has been going on much too long for anyone to be clear on its ending. Since Kessler defeated Froch and has only lost to Ward in November 2009, he may still be in this since it's double elimination. Or at least get first shot at the Ward-Froch winner.
Poor journalism
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Old bones Ian
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Re: Poor journalism
yeah thats poor, It doesn't make sense
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DIRT SUGAR
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Re: Poor journalism
A case of confusing shit writing by an amateur with 'journalism'.
But hey, let's give the guy a break... you can't knock him for wanting to 'lean up the sport' and put an end to 'corruptness'!
But hey, let's give the guy a break... you can't knock him for wanting to 'lean up the sport' and put an end to 'corruptness'!
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Wake up call
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Re: Poor journalism
To me. Proper journalism is getting someone on record and reporting their views, not your own, or reporting an event in an objective way.
I personally hate these "I think" pieces by people who don't bother to go out and visit the gyms of the people they are writing about. It's lazy and uninformed.
I personally hate these "I think" pieces by people who don't bother to go out and visit the gyms of the people they are writing about. It's lazy and uninformed.
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DIRT SUGAR
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Wake up call wrote:To me. Proper journalism is getting someone on record and reporting their views, not your own, or reporting an event in an objective way.
I personally hate these "I think" pieces by people who don't bother to go out and visit the gyms of the people they are writing about. It's lazy and uninformed.
Yep this is a 'comment' piece and tawdry one at that.
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Glyn Leach
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Re: Poor journalism
Many don't want to do basic reporting, research and gathering quotes (fundamentals of journalism), they want to be columnists straight away without earning the right to 'I'. I means nothing until you have made your bones and people know you have.
There is some good writing on the net, but stuff like this gives the whole genre a bad rep. Ian would never allow something like that on here, that's why this is such a good and respected site.
There is some good writing on the net, but stuff like this gives the whole genre a bad rep. Ian would never allow something like that on here, that's why this is such a good and respected site.
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Captain Hook
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Re: Poor journalism
Calling this dirge 'journalism' is like calling Calzaghe a 'dancer' after his Strictly appearances...
Re: Poor journalism
"It was this writer's first time viewing Froch....."
Nice groundwork son.....I'll look forward to his piece on Kabaddi next week...."I consider myself an expert on the sport of Kabaddi having once had an Indian takeaway....."
What a fud.
Nice groundwork son.....I'll look forward to his piece on Kabaddi next week...."I consider myself an expert on the sport of Kabaddi having once had an Indian takeaway....."
What a fud.
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loaded_gloves
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Re: Poor journalism
There's a website called 'Boxing News' (which is actually just a very, very bad 'Boxing Blog' at best) where a guy posted articles for several weeks, always with a title along the lines "Carl Froch is going to be destroyed by Glen Johnson". Again and again he posted these, you should check them out they are hilarious.
I wonder what he wrote after the fight.
I wonder what he wrote after the fight.
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You must be thinking of boxing news 24 - the bloke you are on about is touched. He's famous for being a twat.loaded_gloves wrote:There's a website called 'Boxing News' (which is actually just a very, very bad 'Boxing Blog' at best) where a guy posted articles for several weeks, always with a title along the lines "Carl Froch is going to be destroyed by Glen Johnson". Again and again he posted these, you should check them out they are hilarious.
I wonder what he wrote after the fight.