Wanna be a Fightbeat Boxing or MMA Writer?

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  1. steve_dave

    steve_dave Hard As Fuck

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    That's exactly what I'm saying. That's only relevant before the fight. It would be embarassing to post something like that after a bout is over.

    You write about the fight itself the day after.
     
  2. Baron

    Baron "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    Steve_Dave, will you write about the PEI fight scene?:lol:
     
  3. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    If the Strategy Ended Up Working, it's a BRILLIANT REED...If it Didn't Work, it's a COMICAL REED...Either Way, it's an INTERESTING REED, if Not Relevant...



    REED:hammert:
     
  4. steve_dave

    steve_dave Hard As Fuck

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    :lol:
     
  5. steve_dave

    steve_dave Hard As Fuck

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    No decent media outlet would run something like that. That's all I'm saying.
     
  6. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    "Decent" Media Outlets DON'T Try Something DIFFERENT from Time to Time???....As Loooooooooong as the Information is GENUINE, REED would Loooooooooove to Know the Fightplans, Whether they Ended Up WORKING or Not....


    REED:hammert:
     
  7. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    Since NOBODY Else has Stepped Up & Requested it to this Point, REED'll Take the OBVIOUS Assignment (the Roy-Bernard Doubleheader)....& just to PROVE that he's a TEAM Player, WILLING to Do Assignments he COULDN'T Care Less about, REED'll Also Cover the VERSUS Show the Following Night, Even though he has LESS than ZERO Interest in it...



    REED:hammert:
     
  8. Punk

    Punk "Twinkle Toes" McJack Staff Member

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    Sounds good REED.

    Anyone keen on doing opinion pieces? Lots of strong opinions here on various fights, boxers etc. Some ideas;

    Pac vs the Fab 4?

    Dela - great, or gay?

    Zoo - top 10 140lber, or fraud?

    Kessler - robotic bum, or Great Dane?

    PBF - The best out there?
     
  9. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    Just Post the Contents of the "I NEVER was Impressed w/Mikkel Kessler" Thread...Though it Got a Bit HEATED, REED & Mr. FEEBLES Actually had a NICE Debate about the Matter...


    REED:lol:
     
  10. Punk

    Punk "Twinkle Toes" McJack Staff Member

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    Might end up doing that - summary of posts/discussions of the week. Of course with the protagonists' approval.
     
  11. Buddy Rydell

    Buddy Rydell Boxingpress Alumnus

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    That's an interesting idea. This site is for boxing fans, so making their voices heard on the frontpage would be unusual.
     
  12. meetthefeebles

    meetthefeebles Drunken Geordie Bastard

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    I've just emailed you some stuff Rydell...

    MTF :kidcool:
     
  13. meetthefeebles

    meetthefeebles Drunken Geordie Bastard

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    It's a unique idea and a good one. You never know, it might actually encourage some new faces to make their presence felt on the boards here...

    MTF :dunno:
     
  14. Ugotabe Kidding

    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Jarno Rosberg edged Juho Haapoja by 10 round SD in Finnish heavyweight title fight. It might have been the fight of the year
     
  15. ElTerriblee

    ElTerriblee "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    Did Pisspotainen get robbed on the undercard? Admit it. :crafty:
     
  16. Ugotabe Kidding

    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    No, his opponent got robbed as he clearly outworked Piispanen.

    However the heavyweight scrap was a great one, especially rounds 5-7 were Ward-gatti-like slug-out. As a fan of eurostiffs, you can watch it here

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UXJWHTJIcYw
     
  17. TFK

    TFK WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    That's a great idea. And it could lead readers of the home page who aren't forum members....if there is such a thing...to the forum.


    TFK
     
  18. r o o s t e r

    r o o s t e r "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    i can cover fights in beijing if anything does. i don't really understand boxing (then again, it seems the fightnews writers often don't either) but i can write quite capably about the culture etc., norman mailer-style.
     
  19. Ugotabe Kidding

    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Could you include some nude pics of Chinese women?
     
  20. Tam Tam

    Tam Tam "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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  21. r o o s t e r

    r o o s t e r "Twinkle Toes" McJack

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    you probably wouldnt want to see. it's the japs, koreans, and maybe thais you're thinking of. the chinese are mostly bony, unwashed, and directed toward function rather than pleasure. this is an asexual society.
     
  22. *Z*

    *Z* WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    You guys really need to remove old content from the homepage. When I go to a site and see old articles I tend to leave and never come back. Anything current is better than leaving old content up. I go to the sites that post new content on a daily basis. No offense to REED, his prefight Pac vs Cotto piece was good but it's past it's expiration date!


    Just a thought.
     
  23. *Z*

    *Z* WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Cotto vs Clottey press conference video still up?

    You can find "filler" out there, press releases can legally be posted.
     
  24. Ugotabe Kidding

    Ugotabe Kidding WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    I don't know how it is out there, but I used to have some pretty hot Chinese students last year
     
  25. REEDsART

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    No Offense Taken Because U're Absolutely CORRECT, Z...NOBODY Did a Post Fight Write Up on Pac-Cotto & NOBODY has Covered ANY Of the Fights that have Happened Since...Even an IDIOT will See the "Pre-Fight Analysis" on the FB Homepage & Think, "That Fight Happened 3 Fucking Weeks Ago":shit:...

    N the Last 30 MINUTES, REED Submitted a Pre-Fight Piece on the Roy-Bernard Doubleheader...REED has ALSO Stated that he'll Do a Write-Up on the Individual Bouts Themselves, Tomorrow Night....AND, REED Even Stepped Up to Do a Write-Up on the Versus Card that NOBODY Gives a Shit about, the Following Day...NO ONE will Care Enough about the Participants to Actually REED it, but in the Name of FRESH CONTENT, it's a Necessary Evil...& Since we CAN'T Exclusively Write about Subjects that we Necessarily LIKE, REED is Stepping Up SHOWING that he's Willing to Do just that for the Greater Good of the Site...

    REED's Already POSTED the List of NOTABLE Remaining Fights on the 2009 Boxing Calendar...The Time to Step Up & Contribute to Resurrecting Fightbeat from Life Support is NOW!!!...ACTIONS Speak Louder than Words...



    REED:warning:
     
  26. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

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    1nce Again, if U're LOOKING for Subject Matter, here's a GREAT Place to Start...


    REED:hammert:
     
  27. whiskey

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    I'll do a prefight for Bute-Andrade 2 along with prediction.
     
  28. Punk

    Punk "Twinkle Toes" McJack Staff Member

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    Agreed, i just saw an article on the post fight wrap from Harada vs Famechon, and an opinion piece on the Industrial Revolution. But the problem is that if we delete all old content we'll be left with a blank page!
     
  29. *Z*

    *Z* WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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    Snag some press releases from other sites, they are fair game.
     
  30. meetthefeebles

    meetthefeebles Drunken Geordie Bastard

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    I sent a detailed review of Khan-Salita to Buddy on Saturday, as well as a brief review of all the undercard fights from the same card. No idea where it is, but it isn't yet on the homepage...

    MTF :dunno:
     

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