There hasn't been much in the boxing world that I have felt the need to write about as of late. Coupled with the fact that I just didn't want to take down my thoughts on Bernard Hopkins, combined together with a string of extremely busy months, you get one lonely blog. When I have gotten the urge to express some thoughts here or there, I typically just shoot one to Greg Leon's mailbag over at Boxingtalk.com The site took a hiatus for a bit, but now he is back to the great stuff that makes his website in the eyes of many, the best on the net. I love them all, truthfully. There is a bit about all the sites that I appreciate.
Being that the internet is essentially the only place the average American boxing fan can get his or her boxing fix, I am grateful for the lot. Maxboxing.com has a slew of great writers. Every day there is a new article on the main page. The rest of the site contains video which is only made available to their members. I have bought a few monthly memberships here and there, typically when there is a major fight of interest, for which I want to get as much coverage as possible. During those memberships, I would download their weekly boxing talk show. Formerly run by Doug Fischer, it is now Gabriel Montoya alongside Steve Kim. I haven't had a membership since Fischer left (to Ring Mag online), and truthfully hadn't had one in about a year before his departure, but I can speak on Steve Kim, and he is extremely knowledgeable about the sport's goings-on.
Fightnews.com is more or less strictly a headline page. I go there for breaking boxing news from all around the world. Great European coverage, Fightnews has. Also, every so often you will see a Q&A with a boxing name, as well as assorted photo galleries.
Boxingscene.com is a hub for boxing news and articles from various websites. Each day, there are at least 8 to 10 new headlines.
ESPN.com's boxing coverage is great for many reasons, yet two that keep me coming back continuously: Kieran Mulvaney's podcasts, and Dan Rafael's notebooks. Mulvaney is very well spoken, quite knowledgeable, and has a great perspective on the sport and its fighters. He podcasts around two per week, typically 10-12 minutes long. Rafael's notebooks are filled weekly with fantastic little tidbits of boxing news. While some of it contains rumors or rumblings which have already surfaced, much of Rafael's notebooks are exclusives which he breaks to his readers--and these are what make for must-read material for any boxing fan.
Every Monday morning I like to read Bill Dettloff's (Thering-online.com) Ring Update, although I don't know if it's officially called that anymore, since they have revamped their site, and now have new articles daily. But I consider Dettloff the best boxing writer out there. His thoughts are insightful, witty, and subtle, always devoid of insipidity.
And I can't forget about Boxrec.com. This site is the ultimate reference guide for boxing fans. It is a complete database encompassing everything a fan would want to know about a fighter's opponents, results, dates, judges, upcoming bouts, etc. Each fighter's name, and each date they have fought is a link, making factual research and fighter history extremely easy to obtain.
So thanks to the internet for being the main outlet for boxing fans to get their fistic fix!
January 22, 2009
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