I’ve been taking the time since my last post to carefully consider what I want to do with this whole “writing about boxing” thing. Frankly, I felt a little overburdened by what I was trying to do here on 3 Minutes of Hell; my goal was basically to be a one-stop shop for boxing information. I think it was a mistake to take the site in that direction. The fact is, my soul-crushing job demands a significant portion of my time and my selfishness demands just as much. I was not happy with the quality of many of my posts, mainly because I felt I rushed them. And I realized that I didn’t really have a good answer for people who asked, “so what are you writing about on your blog?” other than, “Boxing!”
I think my problems were largely a matter of focus (and experience, and ability…) which is why I will be retiring 3 Minutes of Hell (at least for the time being) to launch a new, more focused site. My idea now is to focus myself specifically on televised boxing, mainly because that is my primary medium for watching fights and also because, well, I don’t see it critiqued anywhere else. I plan to delve into every aspect of every major (and many minor) boxing broadcasts in the good ol’ USA, from the fighters to the broadcasters to the channel and time slot. Thus, I will be largely eschewing fight previews and fighter profiles and throwaway columns like “The Emanuel Augustus All-Stars” to focus on boxing on the old teevee.
Again, I truly want to thank everyone who visited this site and, especially, those who came back. I will post a link for my new site when it is ready to roll, probably in the next week or two. I hope to see you there.
