Irish Boxing

Yeah an Africa is even easier.

 

Lucky them.

If the qualifiers are usually by continent then shouldnt America and Canada have the same qualifier, both being in North America?

 

They have, firsts the Worlds where ten per weight qualify exceot for the top two heavyist weights where I think its six. As an aside it's a bit daft, the 8 q/finalists get in PLUS THE TWO GUYS WHO LOST IN THE LAST 16 TO THE TWO FINALISTS. Then anyone that hasn't got in can try their 2012 continental qualifiers, eg Canada, USA will mix it up with the Central and South American nations and any Cubans that haven't made it from Baku.

 

Golfers inspire McCloskey
http://www.irish-boxing.com/2011/08/mcilroy-and-co-inspire-mccloskey-to-be-above-par/

 

Interesting few points you make there Matt. You say that the loser from the 64kg box-off will get a 2nd chance next year (2012 seniors) but that is of course assuming that the winner this time won't qualify in Baku. I really think that no boxer is gonna be banking on getting another shot in the 2012 seniors, as imo nearly the whole Irish squad could qualify for the olympics first time round (in Baku). I know it's unlikely as one or two could be drawn against a world champ in the first fight, but if you go from 49kg straight through to 91kg there is no reason why 7 or 8 won't qualify.

Another point i think is important to make is this: people say quite a bit that michael mcdonagh mite just have the beatings of the lads on the domestic scene but can't seem to do it on the international stage. Some would strongly argue that DOJ/Donovan would fare better in Baku. I personally think that mcdonagh will definitely come good on the international front at some stage. I know he's young, but the olympics are another year away. If he can get his head right when fighting other international boxers and get used to the different styles, then with the added experience he could well qualify. If not, maybe he could qualify from the euros next year. Either way, i think he will constantly improve and could be a hidden gem come the time of the 2012 olympics.

Some may argue that he should wait til 2016, but he'd be 22/23 then. Many boxers go to the olympics at the age of 18/19 and he maybe could do well with another dozen international bouts under his belt

 

Agree with a load of what you say.I've championed McDonagh all the way but what I'm really saying is the IABA should trust Billy Walsh to make the call eg can McDonagh do it(He hasn't been blown away at international level, and beat a good Chinese) or is DOJ or Donovan a better bet?
The only box-off I would agree with would be a Hickey-Moylette contest.
A point missed is that a fighter can only peak max 2-3 times in a season, Nationals, Euro and Worlds?
Otherwise you can get caught flat by a fired up and talented boxer and there are 3-6 in most weights in Ireland or you can peak and hold them off and go flat mentally or physically in the Worlds. Remember everybody got their chance a few months ago in the nationals, tough but thats how good our boxers are.

 

Bobby Gunn Wins Bare-Knuckle Debut Vs. Rich Stewart, Believes The Sport Will Become “Huge”

By James Slater: A piece of boxing history was made over the weekend, as cruiserweight contender and former world title challenger Bobby Gunn engaged in a bare-knuckle fight with Rich Stewart. The first bare-knuckle fight since way, way back in the late 1800s, Gunn’s 3rd-round TKO victory proved a most interesting spectacle to the fans.

As reported by thesweetscience.com, Gunn-Stewart pulled in over 800,000 fans, who saw the fight as it happened via the Ustream.tv outlet. With the win, 38-year-old Gunn - a genuine tough guy if ever there was one - won the vacant bare-knuckle boxing title. The last holder of the title? The legendary John. L Sullivan!

As fans who understood this fight was going down will no doubt know, the fight came under a fair amount of criticism in many quarters, but Gunn told thesweetscience that there were many misconceptions going into Saturday’s bout.

“A big misconception was that the fight was going to be a street fight or a bar fight,” Gunn said after picking up his win. “That couldn’t be farther from the truth. Fighters only have a three-and-a-half inch gap to strike, from the eyes to the nose, around the side of the temple. When you throw a shot to the jaw you have to be careful you hit the side of the jaw. The teeth can split your hands wide open, and if you hit too high above the eyebrows you can shatter your hand on the forehead.

“Bare-knuckle boxing is not about wasting shots throwing wild punches; it’s about precise accurate shots that are effective.”

Gunn has clearly made the transition to the sport better than has Stewart, as his TKO win proves. A hard body attack got Stewart in trouble in the 3rd, before a left hook to the jaw dropped him to the mat. Downed a second time, this time by a right hand to the top of the head, Stewart was then saved by the referee.

“Waking up the next day, my hands were a bit sore,” Gunn said. “But that was the extent of the damage. The public enjoys watching fights because they want to see two pros who know what they’re doing. I believe that following this first match the sport is going to take off and become huge.”

Gunn went on to say how he is hoping to line up a “big name” for his next fight. “I will fight anybody they put in front of me,” he exclaimed.

So, how far and how big can bare-knuckle boxing become here is the 2000s? Will any big names aside from Gunn (who is well known to hardcore boxing fans) wish to risk taking a fight with no gloves? 800,000 fans tuning in shows something, that’s for sure: that there could be a market for bare-knuckle boxing. Time will tell, of course, as to whether or not the novelty value will wear off, or the sport will become as big as Gunn feels it will.

 

3.00 in! who is he talking about :huh

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bIEQi6ATFpI&t=3m00s[/ame]

 

As i said a few days ago matt, i suppose we should feel lucky that there's such a vast amount of talent in the amateur realm of the sport in ireland at the moment. The debate will- and should- be ongoing: how do we accomodate them all?

Do you have any idea why davy joyce (81kg) has swapped clubs? i found that very strange considering all of his relations are boxing with athy:huh

 

Coyle and/or Hyland I assume?

 

con the bomb baby

 

sean crowley recommends the winner of the box offs go to the worlds in baku , he barely seen any of em box the auld ****! and that no disrepect hes a great servant to the sport but he hasnt a ****in cluE ! half the bossmen wont be in the box-offs

 

no loyalty ya get no luck for that

 

fact

 

are u serious ya ****** ?