"The Ring" magazine

[Todd Bykerk]

Just wanted to pose a question. Those of you that read "The Ring" magazine - what are your thoughts on their "The Sweeter Science" column?

[Jason Ozuma]

May 23, 2011 19:08:39 GMT -5 Todd Bykerk said:

Just wanted to pose a question. Those of you that read "The Ring" magazine - what are your thoughts on their "The Sweeter Science" column?

I am glad that these great althetes are getting the coverage that they deserve but my question is where can we find the article, have you read it Todd? I heard it is talking about Amanda Serrano and Ana Maria Torres.

[longjab]

I think it is a long time coming for women boxers to finally land a regular column or section in The Ring Magazine.

The most recent 'Sweeter Science' article about Ana Maria Torres was good; however, the fight between her and Marcela Acuna will never happen, unless Acuna comes out of retirement for it.

If I'm not mistaken, Acuna hung up her gloves to go into politics.

Longjab

[Jason Ozuma]

May 25, 2011 15:43:09 GMT -5 longjab said:

I think it is a long time coming for women boxers to finally land a regular column or section in The Ring Magazine.

The most recent 'Sweeter Science' article about Ana Maria Torres was good; however, the fight between her and Marcela Acuna will never happen, unless Acuna comes out of retirement for it.

If I'm not mistaken, Acuna hung up her gloves to go into politics.

Longjab

Oh brother, I didn't like the Jackie Nava vs Ana Maria Torres but her versus Marcela Acuna again makes no sense, Yes Longjab is right Marcela went into politics but there is another reason these people are wrong .there are many fighters that Ana Maria Torres could and should fight Nadia Hokmi, Susi K, Simona Galassi, or even the Hawaiian mongoose, Hagar Shmoulefeld Finer, Carolina Gutierrez Gaite, Carolina Raquel Duer, Zulina Munoz, Usanakorn Kokietgym
or even a rematch with Marianna Juarez.
Jackie Nava has not fought the best of the superbantamweight class either. If you look at the top 25 fighters for superbantamweight, very few of them Jackie Nava has fought.

[Jason Ozuma]

Jun 25, 2011 13:58:37 GMT -5 Todd Bykerk said:

WOW, what a super-duper hummdinger summer for Cecilia Braekhus. She is ranked as the number one, undisputed best women's welterweight in the ENTIRE known universe by the highly opinionated "Bykerk Rankings." WBAN honoured her by selecting her as their JUNE 2011 Fighter of the Month. And now, in the AUGUST 2011 issue of "The RING" now available, Braekhus is featured in "THE SWEETER SCIENCE."

The 2 page article is written by Chris Richards.
some of my favorite excerpts:
....(Braekhus) is considered the BEST female welterweight in the world BY MANY EXPERTS. "The First Lady" was voted 2010 Female Boxer of the Year by the German publication Boxsport.
(talking about her fight in Hollywood, Florida)..."I was surprised at how many local fans embraced me, especially in the Latin community. I felt very welcome. I really want to fight in America again.
Braekhus is potentially a lot more marketable in the States than many European fighters. She speaks English and is as happy to talk to boxing writers as they are to talk to her.
(about fighting Holm)...Holly Holm issued an Internet challenge to Braekhus..."I would love to fight Holly Holm," she said. "I would love to fight her in America, but I don't want to fight her in her hometown. It would be one of the biggest fights, and it would be so much fun to be part of something like that."
Braekhus' enthusiasm is both convincing and emphatic.

just a few choice samples from the article, I really do encourage all forum members to read the entire article.
So to review her summer!
1. Rated number one, undisputed best women's welterweight.
2. WBAN featured fighter for JUNE 2011
3. A 2- page feature with 2 color pics in the AUGUST 2011 issue of "The RING."
ps. if memory is serving me correctly(), I read on a European website after the Braekhus-Cisneros bout that when asked who did she think would win if Holm and Breakhus met in the ring, Cisneros gave the edge to Braekhus. Now this was a translated version, so the actual content could have been Cisneros discussing her plans to attend OCTOBERFEST in Munich.
ps- THE CHALLENGE!!!
womenboxing.com/NEWS2010/news122610holmchallenge.htm

My problem with some of these articles on female boxing is, how much research are they putting behind these things? Do they do it to just get the masses from screaming at them or do they do it because they respect the boxer but I guess that is an unfair question to ask. The reason I ask this because the more pressure reporters put on promoters girls or guys, fighters are going to ask to take on that fighter and prove why that management/promoter think they are the best fighter . I like that Cecilia challenged holm but will Cecilia challenge Noni Tenge like she did Holm and have her fight in a nuetral area? What about Mathis, this is what I would like a Boxing reporter to ask Cecilia.

[Rick Scharmberg]

I thought Holm was fighting Sophie mathis? Now it's Breakhus. That's cool too though.

[Jason Ozuma]

Jul 7, 2011 6:18:54 GMT -5 Rick Scharmberg said:

I thought Holm was fighting Sophie mathis? Now it's Breakhus. That's cool too though.

Hollie Holm in either Setember or October is fighting Cecilia braekhus and in December 12th she is taking on Sophie Mathis. Holly Holm for fighter of the year yall?

[Jason Ozuma]

Jul 8, 2011 13:53:37 GMT -5 Todd Bykerk said:

Rick and Jason,

if Holly Holm posts wins in both the Braekhus and Mathis fights, she would have to be considered as simply the greatest fighter that the sport of women's boxing has ever produced. For anyone to think differently would be grounds to seek immediate and super-intensive mental health therapy-treatment.
I'm just stunned that fights of this quality are actually gonna happen.

I'm going to email "The Ring" and tell them to start immediate work on some preview articles for these fights.

For Holly to be taking on both Braekhus and Mathis, I give her fighter of the year because you don't see Braekhus trying to fight Mathis do you, of course not, every body wants the American lol, if only more champions would want Americans like these two, American female boxing would be popular. Braekhus chickened out of taking on Noni Tengi, Mathis dropped the fight with Pascal, due to a flaw they missed in the contract, they weren't suppose to be fighting in June. Even though Pascal would have probably ended in tko

[Jason Ozuma]

Jul 8, 2011 13:53:37 GMT -5 Todd Bykerk said:

I'm going to email "The Ring" and tell them to start immediate work on some preview articles for these fights.

Thanks for doing that Todd!!!

[Todd Bykerk]

My personal view is that Chris Richards was doing great work with "The Sweeter Science" column. Sad to see it end.

boxinggeek.blogspot.com/2011/09/with-all-due-respect.html

[longjab]

Todd,

Maybe I missed something in the Boxing Geek linked article, but all I seen in there was that Nigel Collins was canned and that a new editorial staff has taken over, but where does it say that 'The Sweeter Science' is going away?

If it is, then indeed, that is sad, but if we all can yell loud enough to convey our displeasure with their decisions, maybe they will see the error in their ways.

If it is going away, then maybe Lenny will yell loud enough to make sure that the piece on Holm is published before it goes away.

Longjab