Best of the IRISH

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  1. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    Ireland was aboxing super power in the bareknuckle era!
     
    janitor, Nov 5, 2014
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  2. WhyYouLittle

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    Tommy Ryan? Not sure
     
    WhyYouLittle, Nov 5, 2014
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  3. Nighttrain

    Nighttrain 'BOUT IT 'BOUT IT Full Member

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    Rudy of the fighting Irish.
     
    Nighttrain, Nov 6, 2014
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  4. mattdonnellon

    mattdonnellon Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Sharkey, Maher, McLarnin, Dempsey np, McAulliffe, Gardner, Collins, Monaghan, McGuigan, McCullough,- Irish born.
    Tunney, Corbett, Sullivan, Gibbons bros,Braddock,O'Brien, Jimmy Barry, Loughran, Conn, McFadden.....full Irish parents?
     
    mattdonnellon, Nov 7, 2014
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  5. Azzer85

    Azzer85 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Eddie Murphys not Irish????????
     
    Azzer85, Nov 7, 2014
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  6. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Jimmy Warnock who beat Benny Lynch twice in non-title fights deserves a mention.
     
    turpinr, Nov 7, 2014
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  7. Bummy Davis

    Bummy Davis Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Irish Joey Archer fought some tough guys Carter,Tiger, Mims,Griffith and I thought he did enough vs Griff in fight 1 to get the title

    Bob Murphy was a rough one

    Billy Conn was great

    Mickey Walker, one of the kings of body punching
     
    Bummy Davis, Nov 7, 2014
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  8. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    His real name was Joseph Youngs and he was of French and English extraction :smoke
     
    Surf-Bat, Nov 7, 2014
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  9. WhyYouLittle

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    Thx man:good
     
    WhyYouLittle, Nov 7, 2014
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  10. red cobra

    red cobra Loyal Member Full Member

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    The best Irishmen were the troika of Tunney, Conn and Loughran IMO.
     
    red cobra, Nov 8, 2014
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