The big news in boxing media last week was that ProBoxTV had purchased Boxingscene. Well, whoopty fucking do. When can we just admit that the boxing media is a mess of nothingness? When can we admit that so much boxing media is simply not needed, that there’s not enough going on to justify so much coverage? We simply don’t need eighteen articles published about the same … [Read more...]
Your Generic Boxing Article (Journalism Rules!)
It's not that I don't appreciate the 42 people who read my articles here (literally) or the 3 cents of revenue generated per article (literally!), but unless I want to feed my family one bean each for dinner with a swiped ketchup packet for dessert, I can't afford to keep this up. … [Read more...]
Boxing’s Necro-Journalism (They Say Harry Greb…)
It’s no secret to anyone who knows me that I am not fond of nostalgia. I can think of nothing more depressing than dwelling on things that used to be, but will never be again. “Remember when I used to do that? Remember what I used to watch? Remember what I used to listen to?” Ugh. How utterly sad. As a boxing writer, being an anti-nostalgia guy is especially tough, … [Read more...]
Manifesto, Manifisto
If you would’ve asked me a couple weeks ago, I would’ve said that I was more OUT of boxing writing than IN boxing writing. Three of my five writing gigs had dried up (two sites closed down, one suddenly stopped paying) and I was just tired of swimming upstream with all of this. But, then, I responded like I usually do to adversity-- with stubborn-dumb anger and defiance, … [Read more...]
Two Groupies, One Cup; Magno’s Monday Rant
The Fan Groupie In an industry where the two pay grades are "nothing" and "next to nothing," strange currencies come into play. The main one is the almighty PRESS PASS. Get one of those shiny suckers around your neck and you enter into the imaginary club of "insiders." Walk inside the arena-- FREE OF CHARGE-- and take your seat on press row. You have been given direct … [Read more...]