Anyone else hate the fact that The Ring features the same guys over again?

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  1. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    In almost any other major sports publication, they make an attempt to put on a different face every month and not to put on the same guy for some time. But not with The Ring magazine. If you take a look at the history of their covers, only the true superstars have been on their covers and sometimes, they put on the same guy 3 times in 5 issues. :lol: It's ridiculous.

    Just last year, i think Margarito was on twice, Pavlik 3 times, and Pacman 3 times. Anyone else like to see them try to put on a different face every month?
     
  2. joejab

    joejab Thread Killa Full Member

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    That is true, they should focus on newer faces. I don't know if you like David Haye or not, but I think he is going to be on the next issue.
     
  3. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    I maybe biase thinking Pacman deserves the notoriety.

    but LOL @ pavlik and Margarito being on the cover 5 times.

    Pacman has been on top for almost 5 years now, Pavlik barely a year before Hopkins got to him.
     
  4. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Actually, David Haye was on the February 2009 issue. Pacman is on the March 2009 issue AGAIN.
     
  5. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    psychopath D' "X" Factor Full Member

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    I'm not subscribe . . . but my cousin is . . . so I still get all the copies.

    I have no problem with it . . . of course they'll be featuring the fighters within their top 10 rankings most of the time.
     
  7. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Screw the Ring.I still recall and resent their total US fighter bias when i was a kid.A Euro had to have a mad record to even break into their top 10.Hate the credibility that magazine and its belts and rankings get.

    Utterly irrelevant to the thread but it brought on a belated rant.
    'Bible of boxing' my arse.
     
  8. One Round

    One Round Hertfordshire's Finest Full Member

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    Boxing monthly 'till the grave *****!
     
  9. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    Far superior.I read the Ring as a kid,but boxing monthly blows it away.:good
     
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    Bodysnatcher Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    p.Townend Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I stopped buying the ring in the 1990s.Boxing monthly is a far better read.
     
  12. klion22

    klion22 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Wow, i thought The Ring was clearly the best but i guess i will have to check Boxing Monthly out.
     
  13. Doc (aka Meke)

    Doc (aka Meke) Active Member Full Member

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    True... some of the American media bias is really amusing. And then you get American fans screaming all over robberies in Europe...I sometime wonder what kind of people live there? Do they get out of their house? lol
     
  14. Jordan

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    Stand up Ricky Hatton and Joe Calzaghe, both on the front pages 3 each, and Hatton was of course Fighter of the Year 2005!
     
  15. surreal deal

    surreal deal Liverpool via Krypton Full Member

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    uh hu.I said when i was a kid.
    Nonetheless they are with our boys when they are ALREADY established stars,but they wouldnt 'champion' them as up and coming contenders the way they would,say Taylor,Lacey,Judah etc.
    You think Hatton would have got his first shot at the title if it was down to the ring?Or Froch,or Haye,or Kessler etc?No way.