Could we set up some sort of "Boxers of the Past" study/research group?

[W1LL]

Personally, when researching Boxing's past fighters, I like to really pick apart and research a fighter's career and life outside of the ring. For example, after reading Unforgivable Blackness, I then spent about a month reading other texts and books relating to Jack Johnson, as well as researching a lot of those fighters and faces who were involved in his story. Promoters, rivals, opponents, relations out of the ring, etc. Scrutinizing every fight, trying to find newspaper articles, that kind of thing. I'm sure this is nothing special and a lot of people do this. It would be a lot easier for more modern fighters, I just used Jack Johnson as the example.

Now, how about we did this kind of thing as a collective, on here? We pick a fighter a month, or something like that, and we focus on them, all contributing info found, facts, inside and outside the ring, and giving our views and opinions? Linking resources, suggested reading, pooling and sharing knowledge? Would anyone else be up for that kind of thing? There are some on here whose posts I genuinely enjoy reading, some very knowledgable people on here.

It would be a novel way to delve into Boxing's past. Anyway, just a thought.

[Willie Pep 229]

Personally, when researching Boxing's past fighters, I like to really pick apart and research a fighter's career and life outside of the ring. For example, after reading Unforgivable Blackness, I then spent about a month reading other texts and books relating to Jack Johnson, as well as researching a lot of those fighters and faces who were involved in his story. Promoters, rivals, opponents, relations out of the ring, etc. Scrutinizing every fight, trying to find newspaper articles, that kind of thing. I'm sure this is nothing special and a lot of people do this. It would be a lot easier for more modern fighters, I just used Jack Johnson as the example.

Now, how about we did this kind of thing as a collective, on here? We pick a fighter a month, or something like that, and we focus on them, all contributing info found, facts, inside and outside the ring, and giving our views and opinions? Linking resources, suggested reading, pooling and sharing knowledge? Would anyone else be up for that kind of thing? There are some on here whose posts I genuinely enjoy reading, some very knowledgable people on here.

It would be a novel way to delve into Boxing's past. Anyway, just a thought.

Collective writing/research sounds fun . . . But what if we were to try something a little less ambitious out of the box? I fear Queen's use of the word 'encyclopedia' is daunting but true.

What if we tried some pop history? Something like a Simon Whistler Top Tenz; choose a topic and collectively write a narrative of a particular topic directed at casual fans.

Something historical but limited in scope.

E.g. Top ten: boxing scandals; most influential promoters; lawsuits; fighters pulling themselves off the canvas; (Best KOs has been done to death.) or game changing fights, i.e. fights of the century. (Not for resulting action but for social impact.)

[The Old LefHook]

Hey, how about we have a boxing forum with a history section? Let's try it!

[Willie Pep 229]

Hey, how about we have a boxing forum with a history section? Let's try it!

Start by moving fantasy fights to fantasy fights . . . Oh wait, you said I'm not allowed to say that.