Boxing magazines the past 50 years

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by Longhhorn71, Feb 25, 2012.


  1. DonBoxer

    DonBoxer The Lion! Full Member

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    I currently have about 2000 boxing magazines in my collections and i am sure that some of them have gone backwards since the 1990s. I understand they may not have as much to write about but the quality of the content seems lacking.

    The biggest step back for me is Boxing Monthly, it is till the magazine that i buy most often but even the print quality of the from cover seems worse.
     
  2. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Ring,Ko Magazine,Boxing Illustrated,Boxing Monthly and Boxing News.
     
  3. fatcity

    fatcity Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Primarily Ring and Boxing Illustrated.I stopped buying The Ring when Golden Boy purchased the company.
    The best(by far) was Flash Gordons "Tonite Boxing',which was simply a work of passion and inside info that will never be duplicated!
    Here's to Flash,whever he may be!:cheers
     
  4. bigjake

    bigjake Active Member Full Member

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    does anyone on here have the entire collection of boxing and wrestling from the 1950's?it started out as just a wrestlng magazine at first for about 5 issues i think in early 1951 0r 52.i think the entire complete set has 71 issues in all,i do have all the boxing editions but am still missing 2 or 3 of the early wresting magazines
     
  5. SLAKKA

    SLAKKA Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Your a good man FC!
    Im right now sitting in the main hall of the ny pub lib where i usta see "da flash" back in the mid late 90s
    Then....POOF!!!
     
  6. Duodenum

    Duodenum Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Malcolm Gordon belongs in Canastota. (But since he may be fearing for his physical safety, maybe he could send Woody Allen to collect the award on his behalf!)
     
  7. ThinBlack

    ThinBlack Boxing Addict banned

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    In Addition to those, KO, and there was another one, Boxing Today, or something, damn good magazine.$1.75 wasn't bad back then.
     
  8. Threetime no1

    Threetime no1 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yes it does, it's also a lot thinner than it used to be.

    I get through it in one go nowadays. I will continue to buy it though :lol:
     
  9. fists of fury

    fists of fury Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    The Ring
    KO
    Boxing Illustrated
    World Boxing
    Boxing World (Formerly SA Boxing World)

    Those were the regulars. I don't think they're available in SA anymore. Haven't seen one in years.
     
  10. DFW

    DFW Active Member Full Member

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    Boxing Yearbook from the late 1950's and early 1960's
     
  11. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    The quality of the Ring has gone down since Golden Boy bought it. it's glossy and all butnot nearly as good as it used to be. I've stopped buying it.