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Boxing News Coincidence?
Posted: 06 Dec 2005, 15:39
by steve689
Posted: 06 Dec 2005, 15:40
by stujones
Biggest coincidence was the story about internet boxing poster "Real Deal" offering DVD's in a competition to guess Danny's weight.
Posted: 06 Dec 2005, 15:41
by kevin
Nice to see they don't just 'nick' BBN news
Posted: 06 Dec 2005, 15:43
by steve689
I want royalties for starting the thread
Seriously though i'm no Boxing journalist but they couldn't surely have been researching into this otherwise...could they?!
Posted: 06 Dec 2005, 15:47
by chado
Even if it was read on here, surely that
is research
Posted: 06 Dec 2005, 15:49
by kevin
Yes but a source would good from time to time!!
Posted: 06 Dec 2005, 17:14
by states
I'm just glad this bout is getting the wider recognition it so clearly deserves.....
Seriously, though, surely the likes of B.N. and Boxing Monthly detail people to watch the websites? It saves them doing the research, and no way can a weekly publication match the speed that internet sites like BBN get interviews and stories up. And whilst we may not conduct interviews in the same way on forums like this, you know the news breaks here first. Well, quicker than we can read it elsewhere, if you know what I mean.
Posted: 06 Dec 2005, 17:19
by steve689
chado wrote:Even if it was read on here, surely that
is research
Your dead right Chado
Posted: 07 Dec 2005, 05:41
by chado
Kevin wrote:Yes but a source would good from time to time!!
Completley agree
Posted: 07 Dec 2005, 06:30
by dandantheweatherman
Next time BN trawl this topic, maybe they could suggest 3 reasons why I should renew my subscription that I'm yet to be convinced to renew.....
Posted: 07 Dec 2005, 13:10
by steve689
Just stick with us Dan and you will be okay mate
Posted: 07 Dec 2005, 13:46
by DK2112
dandantheweatherman wrote:Next time BN trawl this topic, maybe they could suggest 3 reasons why I should renew my subscription that I'm yet to be convinced to renew.....
I always think this but I'd be lost without boxing news every friday I think so I end up getting another year's worth.
Posted: 07 Dec 2005, 14:04
by KOJOE90
chado wrote:Kevin wrote:Yes but a source would good from time to time!!
Completley agree
I agree to. I love Boxing News but if they do get gossip, information etc off a website they should mention the websites name.
Posted: 07 Dec 2005, 14:33
by dandantheweatherman
I think it's bang out of order for a publication not to quote it's source, not only out of common courtesy, but also from BN's point of view, suppose they took something of the 'net that turned out to be totally untrue and got done for libel. Wouldn't quoting the source up front not help them in this sort of situation.
Anyway, what annoys me most about BN is it's capacity to turn up on a Saturday or a Monday rather than a Friday, although I accept this isn't BN's fault!
Posted: 07 Dec 2005, 15:09
by Neri
Boxing News have quoted
http://www.fightnews.com a few times as their source.
Posted: 07 Dec 2005, 15:25
by dondada
Oh yes. They regularly source loads of American sites. twobobbit.com get lineage. Seconds Out - who BN have just agreed to advertise on - also get name checked.
Kevin and I both subscribe to BN and Kev paid money to advertise BritishBoxing.net in the magazine. Did they advertise with us though? No. And if they've used a tiny bit here and there from us, we don't get name checked.
I suppose we must be doing something right, eh?
Posted: 07 Dec 2005, 19:18
by Owain
DK2112 wrote:dandantheweatherman wrote:Next time BN trawl this topic, maybe they could suggest 3 reasons why I should renew my subscription that I'm yet to be convinced to renew.....
I always think this but I'd be lost without boxing news every friday I think so I end up getting another year's worth.
I used to think that I'd miss BN if I stopped subscribing but when the late deliveries reached ridiculous levels I stopped subscribing, must be over a year ago now. Don't miss it at all; get all the news I could want from websites and this forum.
Save yourself some money would be my advice.
Posted: 08 Dec 2005, 01:52
by Deserter
Ian 'Mr' McNeilly wrote:
Oh yes. They regularly source loads of American sites. twobobbit.com get lineage. Seconds Out - who BN have just agreed to advertise on - also get name checked.
Kevin and I both subscribe to BN and Kev paid money to advertise BritishBoxing.net in the magazine. Did they advertise with us though? No. And if they've used a tiny bit here and there from us, we don't get name checked.
I suppose we must be doing something right, eh?
My guess is that they're already concerned about losing readers to British-based sites and that highlighting those same sites in their publication will hasten the flight of some. Doesn't excuse the omissions but does explain them.
