Is British boxing journalism dead?

I think Boxing News and Boxing Monthly regularly feature good articles. Graham Houston (http://www.fightwriter.com/) is often worth a read as well. this ^^^^^^^^^^^^

Boxing coverage in news papers in normaly poor and biased, but i find newspaper's in general biased on what ever subject they print. The broadsheets have standards, on most subjects, when it comes to factual accuracy. There is a difference between being biased and having a complete lack of objectivity. On most subjects, the broadsheets are fairly objective, and check their facts before publishing, and don't make things up to suit their agenda. But that doesn't seem to true in the case of boxing any more.

I think Boxing News and Boxing Monthly regularly feature good articles. Graham Houston (http://www.fightwriter.com/) is often worth a read as well. They have some good articles but those are outnumbered by the blatantly nuthugging ones. I used to subscribe to Boxing Monthly, but cancelled because I got so sick of the nuthugging. Houston knows his boxing but is as guilty of nuthugging as anyone, which means he's not a proper journalist, in my book. Proper journalism doesn't mean you have to be completely unbiased, but it does mean you have to be objective, and not make up "facts" to suit your biases.

Let me get this straight.....boxing journalism is dead because they have a different opinion to you? This is more or less what this thread is saying. you should learn the difference between opinions and facts. Not only was the article factually incorrect from start to finish, but the journalist must have known he was making stuff up, which is despicable.

:rofl: wtf? :rofl: This thread should immediately be about this article. WTF

What newspaper would you fellas say give good coverage to Boxing? I only read the Daily Mirror and the Liverpool Echo. The Echo has a page every Saturday on local and world boxing, and the Mirror has a piece every Saturday by Mcguigan but apart from that i never see any Boxing news in the papers.

Let me get this straight.....boxing journalism is dead because they have a different opinion to you? This is more or less what this thread is saying.

I think Boxing News and Boxing Monthly regularly feature good articles. Graham Houston (http://www.fightwriter.com/) is often worth a read as well. His description of Haye beating Ruiz makes him sound like a Haye nuthugger, IMO.

Tua-Haye? Haye would never fight someone as dangerous as Tua :rofl: They said that when he was fighting Ruiz. Typo. That comment was irresponsible. Ali? Thats too damn far back.

Gavin Evans actually said that David Haye was the fastest heavyweight since Muhammad Ali. :rofl: I'm sure there are good boxing writers in the UK as well though. Some of the best insight I've heard from boxing writers in the UK come on smaller websites or even forums, it's a shame that some of the best stuff out there is unread for the most part and we get laughable statements (like the one about Haye above) from the more well known writers. That's not just a UK thing. That was despicable. I heard it said during the post fight commentary.

I think Boxing News and Boxing Monthly regularly feature good articles. Graham Houston (http://www.fightwriter.com/) is often worth a read as well. Always look up fightwriter on a friday he gets alot of his predictions right and i mean even sometimes predicting the correct ending that man knows his boxing

All I know is I was watching Tua-Haye and someone said he was the fastest heavyweight since Ali. Disgraceful. Tua-Haye? Haye would never fight someone as dangerous as Tua :rofl: They said that when he was fighting Ruiz.

All I know is I was watching Ruiz-Haye and someone said he was the fastest heavyweight since Ali. Disgraceful.

Boxing coverage in news papers in normaly poor and biased, but i find newspaper's in general biased on what ever subject they print.

quiet right, quiet right.

Gavin Evans actually said that David Haye was the fastest heavyweight since Muhammad Ali. :rofl: I'm sure there are good boxing writers in the UK as well though. Some of the best insight I've heard from boxing writers in the UK come on smaller websites or even forums, it's a shame that some of the best stuff out there is unread for the most part and we get laughable statements (like the one about Haye above) from the more well known writers. That's not just a UK thing.

Steve Bunce is an A-grade moron. It's amazing he is published in The Independent. I thought their standards were much higher.

Its atrocious.

Nah, here's boxing journalism at its finest. http://bleacherreport.com/articles/349822-the-dark-side-of-oscar-de-la-hoya According to some East LA locals, Oscar De La Hoya’s “Golden Boy” moniker has a double meaning unknown to the majority of the public. Some East Los Angeles residents have come forward and shared their knowledge regarding the sordid past of Oscar de la Hoya and his well-known nickname: Julio An Contreras, East Los Angeles: “I seen him a couple of times back in high school. He was one mean ese homes. He was always bragging about how he was this boxer and he could kick anyone’s ass in the school. He would always pick on the white kids. If he liked your girl, he would kick your ass in front of her. After he would beat up a kid, he would start pissing all over him. His piss was always really bright yellow and stunk because he took vitamins. Most of us here are Mexican and our parents did not have money for vitamins. Oscar would always brag and shit that he was better than other Mexicans because he took vitamins. After he beat up a few freshmen and peed on them, people started calling him “golden boy,” you know, like golden shower. I was glad when he left the school. He definitely wasn’t the nice guy he is now; he was mean to the core and didn’t give a ****. Now he gives out turkeys and stuff on Thanksgiving but before he was different.” Hector Montes de Vergasana, East Los Angeles: “I never went to Garfield High but I am from East L.A and I have heard the stuff about Oscar beating kids up. Most people don’t know it but that ese was known as Golden Boy before he was even popular. He was a real gangster and would beat you up if he liked your girl. I heard he once beat up this skinny black guy from Crenshaw, called him a n***er and then started pissing all over him like R Kelly. I don’t know if his piss was bright yellow because I wasn’t there.” :rofl: wtf?

Nah, here's boxing journalism at its finest. http://blacksportsonline.com/exclusives/00000047.html http://bleacherreport.com/articles/83962-boxings-most-controversial-training-tactic-the-grease-down http://bleacherreport.com/articles/349822-the-dark-side-of-oscar-de-la-hoya