Jason Quigley: El Animal The Donegal Destroyer-The Middleweight Bruiser Of Ballybofey

Andy Lee is a thoroughly decent chap. A battle between him and Golovkin would be have to be named 'The Gentleman's Civil War'

 

Quigley looks to be doing OK for himself against McAllister here.

'At the time I sat down to chat with Quigley the affable young man was scheduled to make his 2015 debut on the first show of the re-booted Fight Night Club series on March 6 at the Belasco Theater in downtown Los Angeles. (BoxRec.com, however, shows his next fight on March 13 on the undercard of the Francisco Vargas-Will Tomlinson main event at Freeman Coliseum in San Antonio.)

It doesn’t matter which show Quigley lands on as long as he’s showcased on TV (Fox Sports 1 if it’s March 6; HBO Latino if it’s March 13) because he’s got a lot of ability and a fan-friendly style. Quigley (3-0, 3 knockouts) just wants to stay busy this year.

“I’d like to fight every month and I think that’s the goal of my manager and Golden Boy Promotions,” he said. “That’s how it is as an amateur. You stay busy. I fought 33 fights in an 18-month period during the best part of my amateur career and I stayed sharp and on point because of that activity.

“I won 32 of those bouts, which included gold at the European championships and I took silver at the world amateur championships. It was world’s finals that broke my streak.”

Quigley would love to put that kind of streak together in the pro ranks, and if he does, he can thank quality sparring with the likes of 2012 U.S. Olympian Terrell Gausha (who was there that day, but I didn’t get a chance to talk to him) and McAllister, who Bennett introduced me to.

McAllister (2-0, 2 KOs), a 24-year-old Long Beach native, doesn’t have the extensive amateur background of Quigley, who had around 250 bouts (including major European and international tournaments). McAllister had around 40 amateur bouts, mostly in the local scene but he won last year’s national Golden Gloves tournament (in the 178-pound division). His athleticism and enthusiasm makes up for his lack of amateur experience, and though he called Jan. 30 a “slow day,” he gave Quigley five quality rounds of sparring.

Both young middleweights can be described as aggressive boxers and both are gifted with above-average physical strength and hand speed. McAllister was a little quicker and a bit more aggressive, especially when they engaged in close, but Quigley defended well in the trenches and he used his experience to slow down the tempo of the session when he needed to. (Check out the video I took with my trusty iPhone.

[YT]GM75diTlXp0[/YT]

Both flashed stiff jabs, both possess accurate one-two combinations and both know how to go to the body. It seemed to me that McAllister outworked Quigley when he got him up against the ropes, especially in Rounds 4 and 5 when the Irishman was a bit winded and arm weary.

However, Quigley appeared to be in control for most of the session thanks to economical punching, lateral movement, inside maneuvering and decent ability to fight off the ropes.

(Forgive the poor quality of this short video below. I shot it with my iPhone and I’m rusty when it comes to capturing sparring footage. However, you can see from this clip that Quigley is trying his best to emulate the Mayweather-popularized shoulder-roll defense while in the corner. Will he ever master it? Time will tell.)'

[YT]WC8fv1Tibqw[/YT]