The Ring Magazine - who still buys it ??

[holmcall]

I download it, the same with all magazines. In this economy I'm trying to cut costs here and there.

Smart move, mate $$$$$$$$$$$$

[Master]

Have not bought it is years, prefer boxing weekly, to read at WH Smiths that is.

[Violent Demise]

Subscription gets renewed every year

[DaxxKahn]

Depends on the month and if the mag is worth keeping after reading.....

I get all the boxing news I need off the net or in my email from promoters no need to pay $7 for out of date news

[porkypara]

Stoped it about 6 months ago.


I just did not find the articals as good as they used to be ans also I found it very bises.

Its not cheap to buy either.


Still as Mark TKO said I respect there ratings and championship poilcey.


I subscribe to Boxing Monthly but get Boxing news off a friend.

[DaxxKahn]

Stoped it about 6 months ago.


I just did not find the articals as good as they used to be ans also I found it very bises.

Its not cheap to buy either.


Still as Mark TKO said I respect there ratings and championship poilcey.


I subscribe to Boxing Monthly but get Boxing news off a friend.

Agreed on the ratings they are the most legit but today that isn't saying much is it?

[jdonaher1]

I would love for somebody to specifically point out just one single writeup, ad, ranking, favorable article ANYTHING AT ALL that has changed since Golden Boy bought Ring Magazine?!!? It's such a BS accusation. Isn't it better that somebody who gives a crap about boxing owns the mag as opposed to some corporating that just views it as a numbers of subscrptions or ad revenue?

I have been buying Ring Mag since 1990 and have boughten past issues off EBay and now have a complete collection going back to Jan 1970. I still buy it every month and read it from cover to cover.

[killersheep]

I recently got a copy to show my coworkers what was going on in boxing.
Mayweather/Marquez was on the cover. So I got to tell them remember that PPV I was going to get and invite ya'll over to watch? It's postponed and found a lot of the info dated.

I think a way they could become more relevant is to include more prospects, focus on the future to keep others interested. If someone
was new to boxing they would think there are only about 20 boxers
in the whole sport.

[holmcall]

I have a collection of the old ones that I sell from time to time, but anything from the last few years makes a goods carpet for my cat. As for their rankings, everyone thinks they are good because they are being hyped by HBO and other networks and by writers from the BWAA. It's a self-engrandizing loop of sheer BS. Max's eyes pop out when he talks about the Ring rankings and Farhood (who is an official of the BWAA) practically swoons when he talks about them.

Why do they have Valuev rated # 5 in the Heavyweight Division. John Ruiz is #8. Alexander Dimitrenko is # 10. Huh?

Julio Cesar Miranda at #9 in the flyweights? Huh?

Silence Mabuza rated high as a Batamweight. WOW!!

Joel Casamayor NUMBER TWO. You gotta be kidding me.

They have one guy doing Thailand amd one guy doing the Philipinees.

No, I don't buy thier rankings for one minute. They do not reflect the kind of research I expect, nor do they reflect much knowledge of Asian and/or fighters from the countries in Africa.

[holmcall]

[Lance Uppercut]

Yeah but no other organization keeps track of the lineal/legitimate champions. So if nothing else, boxing needs them for that.

[Mar]

It's part of our monthy groceries, it is expensive as hell though, like ten bucks. I thought any mag over eight bucks including tax had to have tits in it but ah well my baby has nice one's anyhow, probably better it doesn't anyway or the first lady probably wouldn't bring it home every month.

[rosco]

I Had All The Ring Mag From 1965 Until 2ooo..i Came To Live In Australia And Instead Of Putting Them In Storage.i Left With A Friend..needless To Say They Were All Lost..for Nostalgic Reasons Alone I Was Devastated..every Magazine Held A Memory,,now I Just Get All The Boxing News Off Diff Boxing Sites As Well As Having Emails Sent To Me..i Tried Buying The Ring Here In Australia..but It Was,nt The Same ..also It Costs $25.00 An Issue..i Think The Magazine Itself Will Slowly Die Off As You Can Now Go To The Ring Site And Get Everything You Need..

[MGG]

Stopped buying it years ago, especially after the new issues started hashing out dated news.

[Cressa121]

I used to buy it but stopped because they would carry previews to fights that had already occurred. I don't like paying a fiver for outdated news, so i just get it all off the internet. Sometimes buy Boxing Monthly and Weekly, but not often