Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Boxing
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[edit] Articles for the Wikipedia 1.0 project
Hi, I'm a member of the Wikipedia:Version_1.0_Editorial_Team, which is looking to identify quality articles in Wikipedia for future publication on CD or paper. We recently began assessing using these criteria, and we are looking for A-class, B-class, and Good articles, with no POV or copyright problems. Can you recommend any suitable articles? Please post your suggestions here. Thanks a lot! Gflores Talk 17:40, 2 February 2006 (UTC)
- Floyd Mayweather Jr. –ArcTheLad 03:35, 13 April 2006 (UTC)
[edit] new category: Category:Deaths due to injuries sustained in boxing
Following yesterday's death of Kevin Payne, a welterweight professional boxer who died from injuries sustained in a boxing bout, I wrote the bio article (a stub) about him and created a new category, since there wasn't one dealing with boxing deaths. -- Mareklug talk 22:17, 20 March 2006 (UTC)
For anyone who is interested in extending this category, the boxrec excyclopedia probably has the most extensive list of boxers who have died of injury from boxing. [1]
[edit] Participation
I didn't realize I was already participating. I accept even though it was after the fact. Maya Levy 07:09, 1 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] New Record table
New record table template was made.
- example:Muhammad Ali's record is shown as
| Number | Date | Result | Round | Method | Opponent | Nationality | Note |
| 47 | October 30, 1974 | Win | 8R 2:58 | KO | George Foreman | USA | WBA & WBC World Heavyweight titlematch |
--Yappakoredesho 22:50, 22 June 2006 (UTC)
Personally I think a list of a fighters whole record is a little spacey and can be fixed by putting a Boxrec external link. Maya Levy 12:49, 25 August 2006 (UTC)
I totally agree. The listing out of the records is entirely unnecessary and amounts to a really sloppy looking article. For example, look at Oscar De La Hoya. The article is probably 3x longer than it needs to be, since one can just click the link to boxrec. And the work to maintain these records is unsustainable. Jackboogie 12:54, 24 October 2006 (UTC)
[edit] new category: category:Southpaw boxers
Seemed like a good idea. Pascal.Tesson 05:13, 23 June 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Suggestion for new category: category:National Golden Gloves Winners
I was thinking of creating a Golden Gloves category, but I'm not sure if people would get it confused w/the Gold Gloves in baseball or the New York tournament. Maya Levy 08:39, 21 September 2006 (UTC)
As you've pointed out in the category name, I think that the national golden gloves would stand out for boxing. This would distinguish it from any state level golden gloves tournaments or a golden glove in baseball.
[edit] WBA Disambiguation
I am not a member of the boxing project, but when I have some spare time I have a go at removing disambiguous links to WBA and many of them are for World Boxing Association, particularly within the Template:Championshiptitle. An example is Reggie Johnson.
Is there anything that can be done to cut down on the WBA disambiguous links in the future from this template? Pixie2000 20:46, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] National Titles
I was just editing some articles relating to boxers who hold or are going to challenge for the british heavyweight title. I was surprised to find that there isn't an article about this historic title already? Or perhaps there is but under a name that I couldn't think of. Initially I linked to British Heavyweight Championship but obviously this article isn't the one I was thinking of. British Heavyweight Title is not any better either. Anyone got any ideas?--Wikipediatastic 16:41, 10 November 2006 (UTC)
