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Ric: deleted 'dead' searchable links

2020-11-01T01:43:00Z

deleted 'dead' searchable links

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	*[https://boxrec.com/en/quick_search]: Search for any boxer, manager, official or promoter to find their record to date.		*[https://boxrec.com/en/quick_search]: Search for any boxer, manager, official or promoter to find their record to date.
	*[https://boxrec.com/en/date]: Learn all known bouts that occurred on a particular date and venue.		*[https://boxrec.com/en/date]: Learn all known bouts that occurred on a particular date and venue.

	[http://www.boxrec.com/ratings.php Ratings]: BoxRec Ratings are computer-generated and re-calculated daily, integrating the new bouts inserted by the Editors into the database during the previous 24 hours. (How those ratings are calculated can be found [[BoxRec Ratings Description\|here]].)
	*[http://www.boxrec.com/results.php Results]: Boxing results from the past week.
	*[http://www.boxrec.com/schedule.php Schedule]: Learn what fights are up-coming.

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Ric: updated Searchable links.... and we all shine on...

2020-11-01T01:20:44Z

updated Searchable links.... and we all shine on...

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	'''The BoxRec database is searchable by''':		'''The BoxRec database is searchable by''':
	*[~~http~~://~~www.~~boxrec.com/~~search.php Name~~]: Search for any boxer, manager, official or promoter to find their record to date.		*[https://boxrec.com/en/quick_search]: Search for any boxer, manager, official or promoter to find their record to date.
	*[~~http~~://~~www.~~boxrec.com/~~date_search.php Date~~]: Learn all known bouts that occurred on a particular date~~, often-times including entire historical cards.~~		*[https://boxrec.com/en/date]: Learn all known bouts that occurred on a particular date and venue.
	*[http://www.boxrec.com/location.php Location]: Discover all bouts in the database for any country, region or town by year.
	*[http://www.boxrec.com/title_search.php Title]: Find championship matches--by commission or country, and division.		[http://www.boxrec.com/ratings.php Ratings]: BoxRec Ratings are computer-generated and re-calculated daily, integrating the new bouts inserted by the Editors into the database during the previous 24 hours. (How those ratings are calculated can be found [[BoxRec Ratings Description\|here]].)
	*[http://www.boxrec.com/ratings.php Ratings]: BoxRec Ratings are computer-generated and re-calculated daily, integrating the new bouts inserted by the Editors into the database during the previous 24 hours. (How those ratings are calculated can be found [[BoxRec Ratings Description\|here]].)
	*[http://www.boxrec.com/results.php Results]: Boxing results from the past week.		*[http://www.boxrec.com/results.php Results]: Boxing results from the past week.
	*[http://www.boxrec.com/schedule.php Schedule]: Learn what fights are up-coming.		*[http://www.boxrec.com/schedule.php Schedule]: Learn what fights are up-coming.

Ric at 01:17, 20 September 2020

2020-09-20T01:17:36Z

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	Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with over a million boxing bouts having been entered into its database by 2005, and currently approaching some three million. BoxRec did not originally include amateur, muya-thai, kickboxing or bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) until 2019--including such fights because many pro boxers have such mixed bouts and it thus became incumbent upon boxing authorities to know what was what among fighters.		Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with over a million boxing bouts having been entered into its database by 2005, and currently approaching some three million. BoxRec did not originally include amateur, muya-thai, kickboxing or bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) until 2019--including such fights because many pro boxers today have such mixed bouts and it thus became incumbent upon boxing authorities to know what was what among fighters.

	BoxRec's world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database each day.		BoxRec's world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database each day.

Ric at 01:11, 20 September 2020

2020-09-20T01:11:20Z

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	Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with a million boxing bouts in its database by 2005, and~~, as of July 2019, two poit two~~ million ~~professional fight results having been entered by its Editors~~. BoxRec did not include amateur, muya-thai, kickboxing or bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) until 2019.		Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with over a million boxing bouts having been entered into its database by 2005, and currently approaching some three million. BoxRec did not originally include amateur, muya-thai, kickboxing or bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) until 2019--including such fights because many pro boxers have such mixed bouts and it thus became incumbent upon boxing authorities to know what was what among fighters.

	~~Its~~ world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database each day.		BoxRec's world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database each day.

	Unlike boxing record sources of the past, BoxRec provides the exact venues, referees, judges, weights, knockout times, descriptions, images, and other details of bouts.		Unlike boxing record sources of the past, BoxRec provides the exact venues, referees, judges, weights, knockout times, descriptions, images, and other details of bouts.

Marina at 12:09, 12 November 2019

2019-11-12T12:09:02Z

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	Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with a million boxing bouts in its database by 2005, and, as of July ~~2016~~, two million professional fight results having been entered by its Editors. BoxRec did not include amateur, muya-thai, kickboxing or bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) until 2019.		Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with a million boxing bouts in its database by 2005, and, as of July 2019, two poit two million professional fight results having been entered by its Editors. BoxRec did not include amateur, muya-thai, kickboxing or bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) until 2019.

	Its world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database each day.		Its world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database each day.

Marina at 12:04, 12 November 2019

2019-11-12T12:04:24Z

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	Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with a million boxing bouts in its database by 2005, and, as of July 2016, two million professional fight results having been entered by its Editors. (BoxRec ~~does~~ not include amateur, bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) ~~or exhibition bouts--although such matches might be mentioned in the boxer's BoxRec Wiki biography, if any, here~~.)		Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with a million boxing bouts in its database by 2005, and, as of July 2016, two million professional fight results having been entered by its Editors. BoxRec did not include amateur, muya-thai, kickboxing or bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) until 2019.

	Its world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database each day.		Its world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database each day.

Ric: updated

2019-09-10T01:59:35Z

updated

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	After its launch in 2000 as a boxing bout record-only database, BoxRec has gradually added new features--such as its Forum and computer-generated ratings, and its sister encyclopedia here--to become, perhaps, the most authoritative boxing website today.		After its launch in 2000 as a boxing bout record-only database, BoxRec has gradually added new features--such as its Forum and computer-generated ratings, and its sister encyclopedia here--to become, perhaps, the most authoritative boxing website today.

	'''Note:''' The BoxRec software, formatting and "look" were substantially revamped ~~August 2017 to V5~~. So some of the text and links here may be outdated.		'''Note:''' The BoxRec software, formatting and "look" were substantially revamped in 2019. So some of the text and links here may be outdated.
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Ric at 02:22, 18 August 2017

2017-08-18T02:22:07Z

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	Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with a million boxing bouts in its database by 2005, and, as of July 2016, two million professional fight results having been entered by its ~~volunteer~~ Editors. (BoxRec does not include amateur, bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) or exhibition bouts--although such matches might be mentioned in the boxer's BoxRec Wiki biography, if any, here.)		Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with a million boxing bouts in its database by 2005, and, as of July 2016, two million professional fight results having been entered by its Editors. (BoxRec does not include amateur, bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) or exhibition bouts--although such matches might be mentioned in the boxer's BoxRec Wiki biography, if any, here.)

	~~Unlike boxing record sources of the past, BoxRec provides the exact venues, referees, judges, weights, knockout times, descriptions, images, and other details of bouts.~~		Its world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database each day.

	Its world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database.

			Unlike boxing record sources of the past, BoxRec provides the exact venues, referees, judges, weights, knockout times, descriptions, images, and other details of bouts.
	After its launch in 2000 as a boxing bout record-only database, BoxRec has gradually added new features--such as its Forum and computer-generated ratings, and its sister encyclopedia here--to become, perhaps, the most authoritative boxing website today.		After its launch in 2000 as a boxing bout record-only database, BoxRec has gradually added new features--such as its Forum and computer-generated ratings, and its sister encyclopedia here--to become, perhaps, the most authoritative boxing website today.

	'''Note:''' The BoxRec software, formatting and "look" ~~was~~ substantially revamped August 2017. So some of the text and links here may be outdated.		'''Note:''' The BoxRec software, formatting and "look" were substantially revamped August 2017 to V5. So some of the text and links here may be outdated.
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Ric: noted August 2017 BoxRec software revamp

2017-08-18T02:07:47Z

noted August 2017 BoxRec software revamp

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	Inaugurated in May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds, with a million ~~professional~~ boxing bouts ~~having been entered~~ by 2005, and as of July 2016, ~~over~~ two million ~~total in~~ its ~~database. Its world-wide~~ volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to insert old historical and newly-fought bouts to the database. (BoxRec does not include amateur, bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) or exhibition bouts--although such matches might be mentioned in the boxer's BoxRec ~~Wikipedia~~ biography.)		Inaugurated May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds--with a million boxing bouts in its database by 2005, and, as of July 2016, two million professional fight results having been entered by its volunteer Editors. (BoxRec does not include amateur, bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) or exhibition bouts--although such matches might be mentioned in the boxer's BoxRec Wiki biography, if any, here.)

	Unlike boxing record sources of the past, BoxRec~~.com~~ provides the exact venues, referees, judges, weights, knockout times, descriptions, images, and other details of bouts.		Unlike boxing record sources of the past, BoxRec provides the exact venues, referees, judges, weights, knockout times, descriptions, images, and other details of bouts.

	~~After its launch in 2000 as a boxing~~ record~~-only database~~, ~~BoxRec gradually added new features--such as its Forum~~ and ~~computer-generated ratings~~, and ~~its sister encyclopedia here~~--to ~~become, perhaps,~~ the ~~most authoritative boxing website today~~.		Its world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to continually insert old-time and newly-fought bouts to the database.

	'''Note:''' The BoxRec software, formatting and "look" was substantially revamped ~~June 19, 2015~~. So some of the text and links here may be outdated.		After its launch in 2000 as a boxing bout record-only database, BoxRec has gradually added new features--such as its Forum and computer-generated ratings, and its sister encyclopedia here--to become, perhaps, the most authoritative boxing website today.

			'''Note:''' The BoxRec software, formatting and "look" was substantially revamped August 2017. So some of the text and links here may be outdated.
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Ric at 02:47, 3 July 2017

2017-07-03T02:47:44Z

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	Inaugurated in May 2000 with a database of 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds, with a million professional boxing bouts having been entered by 2005, and as of July 2016, over two million total in its database. Its world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to insert old historical and newly-fought bouts to the database. (BoxRec does not include amateur, bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) or exhibition bouts--although such matches might be mentioned in the boxer's BoxRec Wikipedia biography.)		Inaugurated in May 2000 with a database of some 20,000 bouts, '''BoxRec.com''' (''Boxing Records Archive'') has grown by leaps and bounds, with a million professional boxing bouts having been entered by 2005, and as of July 2016, over two million total in its database. Its world-wide volunteer Editors scour magazines, record books, scrapbooks, and newspaper microfilm, attend boxing shows, and maintain contact with various boxing commissions throughout the world, to insert old historical and newly-fought bouts to the database. (BoxRec does not include amateur, bare-knuckle (pre-[[Marquess of Queensberry Rules]]) or exhibition bouts--although such matches might be mentioned in the boxer's BoxRec Wikipedia biography.)

	Unlike boxing record sources of the past, BoxRec.com provides the exact venues, referees, judges, weights, knockout times, descriptions, images, and other details of bouts.		Unlike boxing record sources of the past, BoxRec.com provides the exact venues, referees, judges, weights, knockout times, descriptions, images, and other details of bouts.
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	*If you see a closed book icon [[file:Book-closed.gif]] to the ''far right'' of the page when visiting a BoxRec boxer's record page ([http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=000474 Mike Tyson's], for example), or when searching precise dates ([http://www.boxrec.com/date_search.php?yyyy=2005&mm=06&dd=18 sample date]), that means nothing has been entered so far about that fight.		*If you see a closed book icon [[file:Book-closed.gif]] to the ''far right'' of the page when visiting a BoxRec boxer's record page ([http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=000474 Mike Tyson's], for example), or when searching precise dates ([http://www.boxrec.com/date_search.php?yyyy=2005&mm=06&dd=18 sample date]), that means nothing has been entered so far about that fight.
	*But if you see the open book [[file:Book-open.gif]], some text and/or images have been inserted about the fight. Click on the blue book to learn more about that fight. It will lead you back to this Wikipedia. Both the boxer and fight "blue book" icons are doors to the full Boxing Wikipedia; so once you're inside the Wiki, explore the other boxing-related pages and subjects besides those of boxers and fights.		*But if you see the open book [[file:Book-open.gif]], some text and/or images have been inserted about the fight. Click on the blue book to learn more about that fight. It will lead you back to this Wikipedia. Both the boxer and fight "blue book" icons are doors to the full Boxing Wikipedia; so once you're inside the Wiki, explore the other boxing-related pages and subjects besides those of boxers and fights.

	Note: A BoxRec Editor is able to unlock the closed book, in order to insert text and images to the Wiki pages of boxers and bouts. Once material has been added, the book then remains open for all to see and click on to enter the Wiki.

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