The state of British Boxing - a simple question

[Crazyboy]

A lot of the stories on this forum i read lately are all doom and gloom, some rightly some wrongly in my opinion.

So i ask the wonderful people of Boxrec this question:-

What, if anything, are you excited about in British boxing today?

Answers below please......and try to stay positive!!

[danconnollyeire]

A lot of the stories on this forum i read lately are all doom and gloom, some rightly some wrongly in my opinion.

So i ask the wonderful people of Boxrec this question:-

What, if anything, are you excited about in British boxing today?

Answers below please......and try to stay positive!!

Nathan Cleverely's exiting opponants, James DeGale's regular fighting, Audley Harrison's comeback, The WBO etc etc

[twenty six]

Well when we get a bollocking for being against Flintoff what do you expect ?
So turning it round which doom and gloom do you think on here is wrong ?

[Ezzard]

Savour Carl Froch. He won’t be around forever and he’s a throwback fighter. A man who has fought everyone. We won’t see his like again for a long, long time…

Look at Kell Brook, Amir Khan and hopefully Ricky Hatton and know that right there is a carousel of fights to remember. The chance for proper rivalries…the true extra something that really puts boxing on the map and has us talking for decades afterwards.

Same for Quigg, Munroe and Frampton…Barker, Murray, Proksa and Macklin…perhaps even Fury, Price and Joshua???

Thank your lucky stars you can reach people like ‘Bomber’ Bellew on Boxrec, and other boxers, and trainers, and people who work in and around boxing. It’s an amazing thing.

Look forward to the inevitable rematches…they'll be great drama...

Cleverly-Bellew II
Groves-DeGale II

We’ve just had a great Olympic games. All those British and Irish lads will be coming through very soon.

I’ve been a boxing fan for 30 years. The domestic scene is as good as ever. Boxing is more international than ever before. The top Americans aren’t what they sued to be but this is more than made up by the rest of the world coming online.

If you want to moan, and let’s be honest we all really want to…then I want 15 round fights back (never going to happen) and more rematches for close decisions and possible early stoppages…

[Crazyboy]

Well when we get a bollocking for being against Flintoff what do you expect ?
So turning it round which doom and gloom do you think on here is wrong ?

to be fair mate, that wasn't my question....i simply asked for the positives. and you know i respect your opinions and posts so i wasn't looking for an arguement.

It was meant as a post to try and stay with whats good at the moment.

[Crazyboy]

A lot of the stories on this forum i read lately are all doom and gloom, some rightly some wrongly in my opinion.

So i ask the wonderful people of Boxrec this question:-

What, if anything, are you excited about in British boxing today?

Answers below please......and try to stay positive!!

Nathan Cleverely's exiting opponants, James DeGale's regular fighting, Audley Harrison's comeback, The WBO etc etc

Optimistic then mate yes?

i was actually been serious though lol

[danconnollyeire]

A lot of the stories on this forum i read lately are all doom and gloom, some rightly some wrongly in my opinion.

So i ask the wonderful people of Boxrec this question:-

What, if anything, are you excited about in British boxing today?

Answers below please......and try to stay positive!!

Nathan Cleverely's exiting opponants, James DeGale's regular fighting, Audley Harrison's comeback, The WBO etc etc

Optimistic then mate yes?

i was actually been serious though lol

HAHA they were just my little gripes that are fornicating me off to be honest

Am really looking forward to seeing the conclusion (in a good way) to Froch' career, hoping he goes on a great run. Also, Hatton. Looking forward to Quigg and potential Vitali and Haye. But unfortunetly apart from that I see a few years of doom and gloom, utter dullness until some of these Olympic lads come through

[pnejon]

look at the UK schedule - Say no more! Small hall shows seem to br cropping up all over the country. So at that level boxing seems to be booming.

http://news.boxrec.com/schedule

Theres also over 30 lads making their debuts over the next couple of months.

[Crazyboy]

Superb mate and thats all i meant, for people to talk about the positives

[Bronxbull666]

Price, Fury, Haye
Conquest, Afolabi
Clev, Bellew, Fielding
Froch, Groves, DeGale
Barker, Murray, Macklin, Saunders
O'Donnell, Ochieng
Brook, Purdy, Vassell, Hatton?, Gavin
Khan, Miles, Hamilton
Burns, Mitchell, Rees, Harrison
Buckland, Sykes, Owen, Lindsay
Selby, Murray
Galahad, Quigg, Munroe, Frampton
McDonnell
Butler, Hoy
Satchell

Name any of your fave prospects below:

Mitchell Smith
Eubank Jr
Bradley Saunders


What a list, what's not to love?

[Bronxbull666]

And Flintoff = future IBC World Champ!

[jessi]

I'm looking forward to.....
Mitchell v burns !
Haye v Vitali (if it happens)
Froch v ward 2 (possibly)
Fury, price, and chisora fighting it out !
Frankie Gavin
Tony bellew
Jamie cox
kell brook
Amir khan (and his new team)
Ricky hatton the return !
Carl frampton
Kid gallahan
Degale
Groves
Eubank jnr
Anderson v Reid
The Olympians if they go pro (even if they don't too)
Ian weaver and many more pro debuts
British boxing is the best it's ever been !

[magnus]

I've said it before, but I think it's an age thing. I think that those 30+ often have the "half empty" approach, and the past was always better. I notice it myself, much as I try and fight it! This doesn't just apply to boxing btw. My Gran used to talk about the period of WWII like it was Mardi Gras.

When I first truly took more than a passing interest in boxing (the late 80s/early 90s), all you would hear is how much better the sport/the fighters were in the 70s. The heavyweights of the 80s came in for loads of flack.

Now, a lot of fan hark back to the glory days of the 1990s, and Pinklon Thomas would have beaten both Klits in the same night.

Yes, there are faults in boxing (at the moment my main gripes are dodgy stoppages and the WBA "world titles for all" approach). There are still great fighters and fights out there, we shoud try and remember that.

[IRLangmaid25]

I think British boxing is in a very good state at the moment. At the top of the pile you have got Carl Froch, Nathan Cleverly and Ricky Burns holding world titles and with Froch taking anyone and everyone at Super-Middle and Burns is going to be in absolute cracker with Kevin Mitchell in a real pick em fight. You have also got Jamie McDonnell and Kell Brook knocking on the door of a crack at world title plus the Middleweight division with Darren Barker, Matt Macklin, Martin Murray is simmering quite nicely and all three of them have shown that they can mix it at world level against the likes of Martinez and Sturm plus you have got Saunders as well. Perhaps in the next 18 months we can have our own Bomber looking for another world title crack as well. Plus you have got the road to redemption again for Kell Brook

Domestically you have the likes of Scott Quigg, Carl Frampton, Rendall Monroe at the top of the Super Bantams with Kid Galahad probably fishing for a British title shot in the same time frame as well. Plus you have got David Price improving in every fight and looking the real deal. Also I have been impressed with Danny Price as well. There is alot to be upbeat as a British fight fan.

[keithmoonhangover]

Froch.
Khan.
Haye.
Brook.
Burns.
Cleverly.
Groves.
DeGale.
Mitchell.
Murray.
Macklin.
Bellew.
Hatton's comeback.
Fury and Price on a collision course.
Boxing back on terrestrial TV.
Sky coverage.
A dedicated boxing channel.
and I've saved the best 'til last......
A sport where fighters, trainers and promoters regularly visit this forum and swap opinions with all of us.

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

Its hard to compare era's. The world has changed and so has boxing.

Globalisation, Satellite TV, PPV, Internet etc have meant that boxing has to change an adapt.

On some levels, boxing in the UK could be said to be at an all time low, especially in terms of its level in the public consciousness. On the other hand you could say that its at an all time high in terms of attendance for big fights.

[milpool]

British boxing is in great health as demonstrated by what people have said on this thread. The only reason some people think it's dying is that, other than Channel 5, boxing isn't shown on terrestrial TV on a regular basis.
Mind you, these are the same people that wouldn't be able to tell an uppercut from a haircut and think there are no top British fighters out there since Eubank, Benn and Frank Bruno have now retired.

[whiskey]

I'm more of a world boxing fan and always will be.

Brit boxing is so so political. The last guy to truly mop up all his domestic rivals was Froch - and nowadays we still have Murray, Barker, Macklin and Saunders on opposite courses at middleweight.

Price / Fury being the latest example.

[oliverfennell]

My Gran used to talk about the period of WWII like it was Mardi Gras.

"tut tut tut, we never used to have all this violence back in my day, during the war"

[Khaosai-Galaxy]

My Gran used to talk about the period of WWII like it was Mardi Gras.

"tut tut tut, we never used to have all this violence back in my day, during the war"

Coming from a mining area (well ex mining area) I used to hear the most incredible garbage about "the good old days" before the mines were closed.

"16 hours a day i would work down't pit, black from head to toe i were, we had no bath, no inside toilet, no TV, no radio, 4 of us all sleeping in single bed under a leaky roof..... great days they were"


None of them ever actually said "I used to live in a lake" but it was at that level.

[forcefraser]

My Gran used to talk about the period of WWII like it was Mardi Gras.

"tut tut tut, we never used to have all this violence back in my day, during the war"

Coming from a mining area (well ex mining area) I used to hear the most incredible garbage about "the good old days" before the mines were closed.

"16 hours a day i would work down't pit, black from head to toe i were, we had no bath, no inside toilet, no TV, no radio, 4 of us all sleeping in single bed under a leaky roof..... great days they were"


None of them ever actually said "I used to live in a lake" but it was at that level.

I understand your point, but the reality is that the harbouring for "the good old days" is a natural human condition. It`s likely that things were not actually better than they are today, but simply the fact that the person doing the reminiscing was younger.

My grandad (RIP) used to tell me that he never remembered getting old, but he always remembered being young.

Life has an inevitable conclusion for every one of us and the vast majority of people, as they get further down the road, they look in the rear view mirror and wish they had chance to visit some places again. Getting old is not really on anyone`s wish list.

You often hear people say "back in my day". My day meaning younger.

As for British boxing I am relly enjoying it right now. There are some cracking fights out there (if they can be made). I do think many fights are being stopped too quickly however.