The objective of the site is to document every professional boxer and boxing match from the instigation of the Queensberry Rules up to the present times. BoxRec publishes ratings for all active boxers and all time ratings.[1] Since 2012 the site has hosted Barry Hugman's History of World Championship Boxing.
The site was founded by John Sheppard, an Englishman. Sheppard had never attended a boxing bout until 1995 when he attended a "Prince" Naseem Hamed fight with Hamed's older brothers Riath and Nabeel. Sheppard had considered boxing to be a "barbaric and degrading" spectacle, stating "I sat there watching people punch each other in the head, wondering why they were doing it... I was sprayed with blood, getting more and more miserable." However, Sheppard later explained, "[D]uring Naseem's fight, something clicked in my head. The subtlety of what he was doing, the genius of it all, became obvious to me. It wasn't a disgusting spectacle anymore. It was art, and I found myself cheering."[2]
Following Hamed's split with Frank Warren, Sheppard went to work for Hamed at "Prince Promotions" in 2000. Sheppard then began to compile record of active British boxers in an attempt to aid matchmaking of boxers and then decided to create a website which would store the records of all boxers. The site has grown so much that Sheppard has gone full-time since 2005. As of December 2008, on a typical day 50,000 visitors could view 700,000 pages with the record of 1,300,000 bouts in its database encompassing 17,000 active and 345,000 non-active fighters.[2]
Organization
The website is updated by volunteer editors from many countries around the world. Each editor is assigned a country or in some instances, regions within countries and they maintain the records for boxers in that country or region. BoxRec also rates each active fighter by weight division.
Criticism of the website
This section needs to be updated. Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information.(March 2018)
BoxRec has been criticized for not keeping correct records for boxers, especially historic fighters.[2] In 2005, BoxRec applied to become recognized as the official record keepers for the Association of Boxing Commissions (ABC).[3] The ABC held interviews with both Fight Fax and BoxRec at their 2005 convention. Each applicant made a submission and presentation to the ABC panel which included state commissioners and attorneys. The panel then voted unanimously in favour to award Fight Fax the position. The ABC later revealed that they had performed tests to measure the accuracy of each website's records: Fight Fax's records were shown to be 100% accurate, while the accuracy of BoxRec's records was found to be "substantially lower".[3] Nonetheless, in 2016 the ABC voted to recognize Boxrec as an official record-keeper alongside Fight Fax.[4]
Boxing promoter J. Russell Peltz stated "very few things in life are one hundred percent. But I've come across some glaring errors at BoxRec, mostly in the historical records." ESPN's Dan Rafael noted that "so many people have a hand in BoxRec that the records aren't always accurate. Ricardo Mayorga's record has been wrong for years. There's a mistake [in] Derrick Gainer's record too."[2]
Plaudits from boxing personalities
When asked how important BoxRec was to him, boxing promoterLou DiBella stated that "anyone in boxing who says he doesn't use BoxRec is either a complete imbecile or lying" and Bruce Trampler, the matchmaker for Top Rank, said that "short of actually being at a fight, they're the best source of information out there."[2]
Boxing journalist Thomas Hauser also asked the chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission Ron Scott Stevens what his thoughts were and Stevens was quoted as saying "Fight Fax is the mandated record-keeper for athletic commissions in the United States. But BoxRec does more than supplement Fight Fax. In many respects, it surpasses Fight Fax."[2]
David Haye, when commenting on what was his only professional loss at the time, stated[5]
I'd love to get revenge over Carl Thompson, I know I have improved and made the adjustments required, but still I take a look at my record at BoxRec and I see this red blob there, that one loss there really does stick out at me.
References
^Boxrec. . Archived from the original on 8 May 2006. Retrieved 13 July 2008.
^ abcdefHauser, Thomas (21 July 2008). . SecondsOut.com. Archived from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
^ ab. Hot Boxing News. 21 July 2008. Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 18 December 2008.
^"ABC Minutes 2016 Las Vegas" (PDF). Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports. 1 August 2016. Retrieved 1 August 2016.
^. Ironlife.com. Archived from the original on 29 September 2018. Retrieved 28 November 2011.
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BoxRec or boxrec com is a website dedicated to holding updated records of professional and amateur boxers both male and female It also maintains a MediaWiki based encyclopaedia of boxing BoxRecType of siteBoxing SportsOwnerJohn SheppardCreated byJohn SheppardURLboxrec wbr comCommercialYesRegistrationRequiredCurrent statusActiveThe objective of the site is to document every professional boxer and boxing match from the instigation of the Queensberry Rules up to the present times BoxRec publishes ratings for all active boxers and all time ratings 1 Since 2012 the site has hosted Barry Hugman s History of World Championship Boxing Contents 1 Foundation 2 Organization 3 Criticism of the website 4 Plaudits from boxing personalities 5 References 6 External linksFoundation EditThe site was founded by John Sheppard an Englishman Sheppard had never attended a boxing bout until 1995 when he attended a Prince Naseem Hamed fight with Hamed s older brothers Riath and Nabeel Sheppard had considered boxing to be a barbaric and degrading spectacle stating I sat there watching people punch each other in the head wondering why they were doing it I was sprayed with blood getting more and more miserable However Sheppard later explained D uring Naseem s fight something clicked in my head The subtlety of what he was doing the genius of it all became obvious to me It wasn t a disgusting spectacle anymore It was art and I found myself cheering 2 Following Hamed s split with Frank Warren Sheppard went to work for Hamed at Prince Promotions in 2000 Sheppard then began to compile record of active British boxers in an attempt to aid matchmaking of boxers and then decided to create a website which would store the records of all boxers The site has grown so much that Sheppard has gone full time since 2005 As of December 2008 on a typical day 50 000 visitors could view 700 000 pages with the record of 1 300 000 bouts in its database encompassing 17 000 active and 345 000 non active fighters 2 Organization EditThe website is updated by volunteer editors from many countries around the world Each editor is assigned a country or in some instances regions within countries and they maintain the records for boxers in that country or region BoxRec also rates each active fighter by weight division Criticism of the website EditThis section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information March 2018 BoxRec has been criticized for not keeping correct records for boxers especially historic fighters 2 In 2005 BoxRec applied to become recognized as the official record keepers for the Association of Boxing Commissions ABC 3 The ABC held interviews with both Fight Fax and BoxRec at their 2005 convention Each applicant made a submission and presentation to the ABC panel which included state commissioners and attorneys The panel then voted unanimously in favour to award Fight Fax the position The ABC later revealed that they had performed tests to measure the accuracy of each website s records Fight Fax s records were shown to be 100 accurate while the accuracy of BoxRec s records was found to be substantially lower 3 Nonetheless in 2016 the ABC voted to recognize Boxrec as an official record keeper alongside Fight Fax 4 Boxing promoter J Russell Peltz stated very few things in life are one hundred percent But I ve come across some glaring errors at BoxRec mostly in the historical records ESPN s Dan Rafael noted that so many people have a hand in BoxRec that the records aren t always accurate Ricardo Mayorga s record has been wrong for years There s a mistake in Derrick Gainer s record too 2 Plaudits from boxing personalities EditWhen asked how important BoxRec was to him boxing promoter Lou DiBella stated that anyone in boxing who says he doesn t use BoxRec is either a complete imbecile or lying and Bruce Trampler the matchmaker for Top Rank said that short of actually being at a fight they re the best source of information out there 2 Boxing journalist Thomas Hauser also asked the chairman of the New York State Athletic Commission Ron Scott Stevens what his thoughts were and Stevens was quoted as saying Fight Fax is the mandated record keeper for athletic commissions in the United States But BoxRec does more than supplement Fight Fax In many respects it surpasses Fight Fax 2 David Haye when commenting on what was his only professional loss at the time stated 5 I d love to get revenge over Carl Thompson I know I have improved and made the adjustments required but still I take a look at my record at BoxRec and I see this red blob there that one loss there really does stick out at me References Edit Boxrec BoxRec Ratings Archived from the original on 8 May 2006 Retrieved 13 July 2008 a b c d e f Hauser Thomas 21 July 2008 Boxrec com Boxing s Indispensable Website SecondsOut com Archived from the original on 19 November 2008 Retrieved 18 December 2008 a b ABC renews contract with Fight Fax Hot Boxing News 21 July 2008 Archived from the original on 24 July 2008 Retrieved 18 December 2008 ABC Minutes 2016 Las Vegas PDF Association of Boxing Commissions and Combative Sports 1 August 2016 Retrieved 1 August 2016 Ironlife com Ironlife com Archived from the original on 29 September 2018 Retrieved 28 November 2011 External links EditOfficial website registration required Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title BoxRec amp oldid 1109599125, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
