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how often do you see this?

The BBC just did a piece about a former female boxer from Hull showed her sparring in the ring with 'former wbc champion' Tommy Coyle.

The independent proclaimed Bernd Bonte to be Klitschko's trainer several times during the build up to the Fury fight.

The guardian did a piece recently about all the British world champions and changed Liam Smith to a super middleweight!

Any more poor reporting in the mainstream media about boxing you can think of?

A looooong time ago, but The Sun's never reliable Pat Sheeran reported Naz was in talks to face the p4p number 1 Roy 'Junior' Jones.

See what they did there?

deadpan wrote:A looooong time ago, but The Sun's never reliable Pat Sheeran reported Naz was in talks to face the p4p number 1 Roy 'Junior' Jones.

See what they did there?

That reminds me of George Groves being asked if he fancied fighting Khan in the future live on sky sports.

Happens all the time up here. It's infuriating. The amount of times they've done a bit on a boxer and used the wrong picture is unreal! They often get their weights and titles held wrong as well but Sky Sports News do that as well I've noticed.

Theres a writer up here called Jim Black and more than a few times ive seen him to refer to Barry McGuigan as the former "World Flyweight Champ"

As I said its more than once ive seen it so I'm starting to believe he thinks McGuigan held his title at Flyweight

Recently a tale of the tape for Vargas-McDonnell (I think it was on Sky's site) had someone else's picture in Vargas's place.

handsofstone wrote:Theres a writer up here called Jim Black and more than a few times ive seen him to refer to Barry McGuigan as the former "World Flyweight Champ"

As I said its more than once ive seen it so I'm starting to believe he thinks McGuigan held his title at Flyweight

Is that the bellend that writes for the Sun?

TheDarkDestroyer wrote:how often do you see this?

The BBC just did a piece about a former female boxer from Hull showed her sparring in the ring with 'former wbc champion' Tommy Coyle.

The independent proclaimed Bernd Bonte to be Klitschko's trainer several times during the build up to the Fury fight.

The guardian did a piece recently about all the British world champions and changed Liam Smith to a super middleweight!

Any more poor reporting in the mainstream media about boxing you can think of?

I that's just journalism in general to be honest, you have people who know nothing about a subject expected to write about it. I doubt many papers or news papers have dedicated boxing writers these days.

Stuarty30 wrote:

handsofstone wrote:Theres a writer up here called Jim Black and more than a few times ive seen him to refer to Barry McGuigan as the former "World Flyweight Champ"

As I said its more than once ive seen it so I'm starting to believe he thinks McGuigan held his title at Flyweight

Is that the bellend that writes for the Sun?

Thats the one mate

deadpan wrote:A looooong time ago, but The Sun's never reliable Pat Sheeran reported Naz was in talks to face the p4p number 1 Roy 'Junior' Jones.

See what they did there?

hahahaha

Although Junior Jones' career peak came at the same time Jones Jr was p4p #1, no excuses for getting fighters about 50 pounds apart in weight mixed up.

Professor Toke wrote:The lamestream misledia wouldnt know boxing if it shagged their mam.

I remember a bit in the sun about AJ saying he grew up dreaming of becoming heavyweight champion of the world, it didn't mention he dreamt of being wwf champion.

Or that he was caught shop lifting from Toy's r us

davie wrote:

Professor Toke wrote:The lamestream misledia wouldnt know boxing if it shagged their mam.

I remember a bit in the sun about AJ saying he grew up dreaming of becoming heavyweight champion of the world, it didn't mention he dreamt of being wwf champion.

Or that he was caught shop lifting from Toy's r us

Stuarty30 wrote:

davie wrote:

Professor Toke wrote:The lamestream misledia wouldnt know boxing if it shagged their mam.

I remember a bit in the sun about AJ saying he grew up dreaming of becoming heavyweight champion of the world, it didn't mention he dreamt of being wwf champion.

Or that he was caught shop lifting from Toy's r us

What happened to that thread anyway Mr Toke.

It was up for 3 minutes and by the time I went to respond it had disappeared.

Had Mr Joshuas legal team got on to you for defamation of character???

Don't let them gag you, the world needs to know the truth brother

TheDarkDestroyer wrote:

deadpan wrote:A looooong time ago, but The Sun's never reliable Pat Sheeran reported Naz was in talks to face the p4p number 1 Roy 'Junior' Jones.

See what they did there?

That reminds me of George Groves being asked if he fancied fighting Khan in the future live on sky sports.

I think remember this, from memory Groves was quite pleasant and pointed out the weight difference. How much better it would have been if he said yes, I want khan next, I think I'd crush him. I can see the headline now

davie wrote:

Stuarty30 wrote:

davie wrote:
Or that he was caught shop lifting from Toy's r us

What happened to that thread anyway Mr Toke.

It was up for 3 minutes and by the time I went to respond it had disappeared.

Had Mr Joshuas legal team got on to you for defamation of character???

Don't let them gag you, the world needs to know the truth brother

Don't tell me I missed a potentially libellous thread

Boxing brought obscurity on its self.

TheDarkDestroyer wrote:

deadpan wrote:A looooong time ago, but The Sun's never reliable Pat Sheeran reported Naz was in talks to face the p4p number 1 Roy 'Junior' Jones.

See what they did there?

That reminds me of George Groves being asked if he fancied fighting Khan in the future live on sky sports.

Not all that mad in the end, think Eddie Hearn is trying to get that fight together now.

Finn wrote:

TheDarkDestroyer wrote:

deadpan wrote:A looooong time ago, but The Sun's never reliable Pat Sheeran reported Naz was in talks to face the p4p number 1 Roy 'Junior' Jones.

See what they did there?

That reminds me of George Groves being asked if he fancied fighting Khan in the future live on sky sports.

Not all that mad in the end, think Eddie Hearn is trying to get that fight together now.

If Golden Boy can do it why can't we thought young Master Hearn

We should start an award for this, maybe give it out weekly, uhm, how about Bellew of the Week

smh

# Fake News

Tuan_Jim wrote:Boxing brought obscurity on its self.

and technology changed things for good.

satellite TV, cable, and then the greed and frugality measures (PPV for lesser fights, PPV you can't record, PPV with ads; separating all good fights as main events rather than stacking a card) to squeeze more money out.

I also think we might have been a bit spoiled, with the high profile Eubank/Benn rivalry at the same time asLennox Lewis' rising star.

Haye-Boomer was big news, AJ-Wlad will be huge news, nothing obscure about boxing.

95gerog wrote:

TheDarkDestroyer wrote:

deadpan wrote:A looooong time ago, but The Sun's never reliable Pat Sheeran reported Naz was in talks to face the p4p number 1 Roy 'Junior' Jones.

See what they did there?

That reminds me of George Groves being asked if he fancied fighting Khan in the future live on sky sports.

I think remember this, from memory Groves was quite pleasant and pointed out the weight difference. How much better it would have been if he said yes, I want khan next, I think I'd crush him. I can see the headline now

one of the most cringeworthy moments of TV I can remember.

The Sky Sports guy thought he was so clever and in the know, and said something like "I'm going to throw some names at you as potential future opponents.... how about Amir Khan?"

youngrell wrote:

95gerog wrote:

TheDarkDestroyer wrote:
That reminds me of George Groves being asked if he fancied fighting Khan in the future live on sky sports.

I think remember this, from memory Groves was quite pleasant and pointed out the weight difference. How much better it would have been if he said yes, I want khan next, I think I'd crush him. I can see the headline now

one of the most cringeworthy moments of TV I can remember.

The Sky Sports guy thought he was so clever and in the know, and said something like "I'm going to throw some names at you as potential future opponents.... how about Amir Khan?"

Hey, Khan stepped up to fight Canelo, maybe Groves is next. Amir is working his way up the divisions

Indian TV asking Vijender Singh if he's fighting Khan. Vijender didn't say no.

Stupid question though as the fight will never happen. (I know AK supposedly fought at MW)
Just playing the India-Pakistan card.