Ring magazine is back

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Chuck Norris, Nov 6, 2024.


  1. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Did things get better, or worse?
     
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  2. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. Full Member

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    Bla bla bla.
    The UFC is the main company and while the others have some talent the UFC is 80 % of MMA.
    If boxing reaches that point wioth the saudis it s good for boxing.
    So far so good under his emminence.
     
  3. chacal

    chacal F*** the new normal Full Member

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    No monopoly is good. Ever.
     
  4. Finkel

    Finkel Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Yeah, it is hard to imagine this will not have the owner's input on the rankings. I guess one good thing that will likely come of it, is the re-establishing of The Ring Title as the one above all others. And hopefully, this will force the orgs beneath it to operate actually sporting ladders to feed the Ring Champion with each org's official contender... wishful thinking I know.
     
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  5. thehook13

    thehook13 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Does Ring influence much these days? Don't think it would be harmful under Turki ownership.

    Oscar owning Ring basically tranquilized it as the institution.
    Hope to see it be innovated and brought back to rekevance again. Riyadh can pump resources in there, create mainstream positions for press, journos, multimedia channels. Integrate the Belt into main picture in more meaningful way.
     
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  6. monaim

    monaim Member Full Member

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    I honestly don't care if boxers get paid as little as UFC fighters, it's not my money, I just want to see the best fight the best.
     
  7. UnleashtheFURY

    UnleashtheFURY D'oh! Full Member

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    I like to see fighters who fight the best earn a good fortune. But boxing is full of entitled divas who make a fortune for doing the exact opposite. Ultimately most of us here apart from a couple of weirdos like @African Cobra don't live vicariously through fighters and obsess over how much money they get or the women they've slept with. We just want the best fights.
     
  8. soul_survivor

    soul_survivor New Member Full Member

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    No different to Oscar buying it back then. There will be bias but The Ring has had unbearable bias for decades now.
     
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  9. Wig

    Wig Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Dave Allen is Ring #5 Heavyweight???
     
  10. Boxing_Fan101

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    Wonder if AJ will get a new invisible belt
     
  11. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    I want the exact opposite.

    A monopoly in boxing where the best fight each other.
     
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  12. GarethUmmDavies

    GarethUmmDavies Member Full Member

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    Hardly. Barely anybody buys the magazine anymore. For journalism to take a major hit it would need to actually be something people are exposing themselves to.
     
  13. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    Actually this is even better then I thought.

    Every Riyadh Season boxer vacates their titles, and just fights for the ring title.

    Boxing would finally be saved.
     
  14. wifly

    wifly Active Member Full Member

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    A monopoly owned by a single man would hoist some fighters while depreciating others depending in many factors not only skills and cojones
     
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  15. lufcrazy

    lufcrazy requiescat in pace Full Member

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    We've seen it work in UFC and have long been calling for something similar in boxing.
     
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