My God, they actually have been saying boxing is dead for centuries

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  1. croz

    croz Member Full Member

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    Call this the remake of an old one.

    Full article here
    http://theglitchking.sportsblog.com...een-saying-boxing-is-dying-for-centuries.html

    MY GOD, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN SAYING BOXING IS DYING FOR CENTURIES
    September 13, 2015image descriptionby TheGlitchKing

    Boxing ... the undead sport for night walkers. Just don't turn on the lights
    I always assumed that was just something people were saying till I stumbled onto these ancient articles from the google news paper archives dating back over 200 years. This is a long one and well worth the read. I think everyone here can appreciate this. Some of the text is scrambled though.

    I'm going to quote from the articles found in the goodle news archives. They're well worth a read if you've ever stood on the boxing is dying bad wagon I read every one of these and love it. In no real order here are some I found most interesting.

    1937 - Jack Dempsey knows his own game. When he says boxing will be washed up within a year, unless something's done, he's talking straight from his heart. "It isn't boxing anymore, he complains, "but just a big lawsuit."

    Still, when Jack thinks the evils of his former occupation can be cleaned up by appointing a czar-someone like judge landis, who runs organised baseball, there is room for doubt

    Jul 22, 1966 - Boxing is dead no question in Jack Dempsey's mind the fight game is dead, there is no fight game to day the former champion said there never will be again.

    May 22, 1965 - Boxing is dead not just in Boston but everywhere. Former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano gave that opinion in an interview recently with the Boston Traveler.

    read the rest here
    http://theglitchking.sportsblog.com...een-saying-boxing-is-dying-for-centuries.html

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  2. croz

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    Call this the remake of an old one. Step right up to get your complete list of "boxing is dead" quotes over the last 200 years. Pop one in your sig, wear it with pride.

    Full article here
    http://theglitchking.sportsblog.com...een-saying-boxing-is-dying-for-centuries.html

    MY GOD, THEY ACTUALLY HAVE BEEN SAYING BOXING IS DYING FOR CENTURIES
    September 13, 2015image descriptionby TheGlitchKing

    Boxing ... the undead sport for night walkers. Just don't turn on the lights
    I always assumed that was just something people were saying till I stumbled onto these ancient articles from the google news paper archives dating back over 200 years. This is a long one and well worth the read. I think everyone here can appreciate this. Some of the text is scrambled though.

    I'm going to quote from the articles found in the goodle news archives. They're well worth a read if you've ever stood on the boxing is dying bad wagon I read every one of these and love it. In no real order here are some I found most interesting.

    1937 - Jack Dempsey knows his own game. When he says boxing will be washed up within a year, unless something's done, he's talking straight from his heart. "It isn't boxing anymore, he complains, "but just a big lawsuit."

    Still, when Jack thinks the evils of his former occupation can be cleaned up by appointing a czar-someone like judge landis, who runs organised baseball, there is room for doubt

    Jul 22, 1966 - Boxing is dead no question in Jack Dempsey's mind the fight game is dead, there is no fight game to day the former champion said there never will be again.

    May 22, 1965 - Boxing is dead not just in Boston but everywhere. Former heavyweight champion Rocky Marciano gave that opinion in an interview recently with the Boston Traveler.

    read the rest here
    http://theglitchking.sportsblog.com...een-saying-boxing-is-dying-for-centuries.html

    more on tumblr
    http://theglitchedking.tumblr.com/
     
  3. bandeedo

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  4. Unforgiven

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    Boxing dies often and gets reborn often.
     
  5. croz

    croz Member Full Member

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    it's a zombie sport
     
  6. Palooka

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  7. damian38

    damian38 BigDramaShow Full Member

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    I bet fans thought boxing was dead when they made fighters wear gloves 150 years ago
     
  8. northpaw

    northpaw Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I'm thinking more phoenix than zombie :hi:
     
  9. Forza

    Forza Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Right now there is some young kid 13-15 years old from a 3 world country that will be the next pac, as long as the money is there we will always have up and coming talent.