im pretty sure im not the only one who would love to have a job relating to talking about boxing. but sad to say, i have never seen such a job as a boxing historian except in t.v. documentaries. do these job really exist?
Become a boxing writer; either for a magazine or on a freelance basis. You don't have to write a book, maybe just write articles and submit them. That's about as close as you'll get. In a goofy, less prosaic way, that's all we really do here anyway. Oh......and we don't get paid. There is that.
S89's the Ray Robinson of researchers, s...'n he does get paid -- not nearly what he's worth, though.
There's a deli around the corner that always has this sign in the window: "Boxing Historian Wanted. Must be unbiased, well read and researched. No *******s or *****s. Inquire within."
Actually when I drove almost 200 miles to do the eulogy for a Ring 8 member a couple of months ago, I took the President of the Boxing Writers Association of America, Jack Hirsch. He asked me if I would be interested in being the Historian for that Organization. Tonight at the Ring 8 meeting, he repeated it, so I accepted. I am also the Boxing Historian for several other Veteran Boxing Organizations, including the largest and most well known, Ring 8, out of New York.
Outstanding! Well played H, I've read your stuff on a number of forums for some time now, and can vouch for your acumen.
Even less now, with the new gig and all. Just don't be late for the first day at the office, hascup! :blood
I would describe Hank Kaplan a a historian/archivist. I would describe posters who use the term when referring to themselves,[with a very few exceptions],as pretentious.
I would describe most posters on the Classic as pretentious but it doesn't stop them being incredibly knowledgeable and a benefit to novices like myself.