The Ring. How Have The Mighty Fallen

Discussion in 'Classic Boxing Forum' started by mcvey, Sep 18, 2012.


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  1. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    Reading this months Ring ,I was struck by how much it has dumbed down over the last few years. Four pages of pics of round card girls, articles on what music boxers are listening to .Two full page adds that have nothing to do with boxing,one for a drill ,one for a Black berry.

    An article by Don Stradley, reviewing the new book on Joe Gans" The Longest Fight" in which he asserts Gans was the first Afro American world champion.
    Gans won the recognized lightweight title from Frank Erne on 12th May 1902.
    Joe Walcott won the welterweight title from Rube Ferns on the 18th of December 1901,and George Dixon won the bantamweight crown on Jun the 27th 1890.

    One new innovation I did like was an interview with a former fighter ,stating who was his best opponent in such fields as defence handspeed power etc. This month it was Shane Mosley.

    It' s becoming more of a comic in its format imo. Shame as I have suscribed for about 35 years.
     
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  2. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    I have to agree that this month's issue is the worst issue i've ever read. Also, I get it delivered. It arrived the Monday after Dawson-Ward - and included a long preview of that fight. Pathetic.
     
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  3. Badbot

    Badbot You can just do things. Full Member

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    :lol:
     
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  4. Senya13

    Senya13 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Joe Walcott wasn't born in USA. Neither was George Dixon.
     
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  5. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    Incredible as it is to say, the next issue may not have a review of that fight.

    They are so far behind now it's just not funny. I know it doesn't really matter as the web is always going to beat them to the punch these days, but you'd think they make more of an effort.
     
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  6. Lord Tywin

    Lord Tywin Guest

    They werent born in the USA but they were born in North America which makes them Afro AMERICANS.
     
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  7. The Wanderer

    The Wanderer Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I've noticed that problem as well when I've picked up their magazines. I think they're inevitably going to have to switch to a faster turn around time on their print version, (maybe something like slimmer volumes with reviews of past fights and previews of upcoming fights every 2 weeks, with occasional thicker "the year so far" volumes every 2 or 3 months) or they're going to have to largely junk the print copy and make the online version the primary one they focus on.
     
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  8. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    why on earth are they allays months behind whats happening ? i dont understand it
     
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  9. salsanchezfan

    salsanchezfan Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    I haven't bought a boxing mag in years, but maybe the dumbing-down has to do with feeling the need to compete with MMA and that kind of thing. There's a lot of dumb to compete with there.
     
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  10. Jacquot

    Jacquot Cruiserweight Paper Champ Full Member

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    :good
     
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  11. Kid Bacon

    Kid Bacon All-Time-Fat Full Member

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    I have nothing against round card girls :hey

    But I agree that all things considered, TR has gone downhill
     
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  12. mcvey

    mcvey VIP Member Full Member

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    I like looking at women in the minimum of clothing as much as the next hetro, but I dislike paying for 4 pages of them in a boxing mag.

    And ,do you really care what music boxers are listening to?
     
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  13. JimmyShimmy

    JimmyShimmy 1050 psi Full Member

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    I was aware the magazine had gone down hill in a big way, but when I saw the ring card girls I was almost digusted.

    That ****'s for NUTS and ZOO (awful British mags).

    You don't by a boxing mag to look at tits - and who the hell hasn't got an internet connection with a link to youjizz anyway?
     
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  14. McGrain

    McGrain Diamond Dog Staff Member

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    How's your husband?
     
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  15. john garfield

    john garfield Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    And for mostly old news 'n slick pages, Mc, it costs an unconscionable amount of money.
     
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