greatest irish fighter

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  1. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    allright lads i was wondering who you guys consider the greatest irish pug ever. by irish i mean anyone who was either born in ireland or atleast one of thier parents born in the emerald isle. ill give a list of my top ten

    in no particular order

    john l sullivan
    jimmy barry
    nonpareil jack dempsey
    terrible terry mcgovern
    jack mcauliffe
    mike mctigue
    jimmy mclarnin
    george gardner
    rinty monaghan
    barry mcguigan


    slan go raibhe maite agat
     
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  2. choklab

    choklab cocoon of horror Full Member

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    wasnt both gene tunneys parents irish?
     
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  3. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    yeah forgot tunney and a few others :patsch think his parents were from galway or mayo somewhere in the west, anyway if ya think someone who isnt on the poll is the best just mention it
     
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  4. janitor

    janitor VIP Member Full Member

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    In the bareknuckle era, more American champions were born in Ireland than America!
     
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  5. pacpowerpellet

    pacpowerpellet Guest

    Irish born or irish american?
     
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  6. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    not irish myself but that's quite a ****ing list. based on those provided, i'll go with mclarnin p4p. makes you realize that for such a small geographical area, that's produced some great fighters
     
    Jorodz, Jan 15, 2011
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  7. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    im with ya on that even though mclarnin fought alot of blown up lightweights they were some of the greatest lightweights to ever lace em up
     
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  8. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    :goodthat, and he's part canadian so he gets my vote on that to!
     
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  9. The Funny Man 7

    The Funny Man 7 Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Gotta go with Terrible Terry but McLarnin is right up there.
     
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  10. brickfists

    brickfists The Nonpareil Full Member

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    yeah man mcgovern was a beast beating palmer, dixon, and erne the bantem feather and lightweight champions in the space of a year great achievment and going on to beat a guys like gans tops it off

    fabolous fighter he was
     
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  11. Jorodz

    Jorodz watching Gatti Ward 1... Full Member

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    the win over gans (regardless of what you think of it) is probably the best win by an irish fighter in history
     
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  12. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    "Irish" Mickey Walker was a great fighter!
     
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  13. TommyV

    TommyV Loyal Member banned

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    I don't know if they all count, but if they do.

    01. Walker
    02. McLarnin
    03. McGovern
     
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  14. la-califa

    la-califa Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Was Jack Dempsey's Irish parent, born there?
     
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  15. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Got to be McLarnin from that list. Although we're being pretty loose with who's Irish or not.
     
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