greatest irish fighter

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  1. Jorodz

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    ali might count...
     
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  2. Son of Gaul

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    Of those listed, I went with McGuigan but Quarry and Conn should have made the list IMO.
     
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  3. Son of Gaul

    Son of Gaul Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes! He would probably win hands down.
     
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  4. burt bienstock

    burt bienstock Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes,Jack Dempsey had Irish blood
    And Non.Jack Dempsey
    And Tommy Ryan
    And The Toy Bulldog Mickey Walker[who looked more Irish than Mickey ?]
    And Gene Tunney
    And Terrible Terry McGovern
    And Jack Britton [400 fights,stopped just ONCE in first year...
     
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  5. Bummy Davis

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    Gene Tunney
    Mickey Walker
    Jimmy McLarnin
    Billy Conn
    Ali/ Part Irish on both sides of family
    Tommy Loughran
    Joey Archer

    Many More
     
    Bummy Davis, Jan 15, 2011
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  6. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    jimmy mclarnin
     
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  7. Stevie G

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    There's a case for saying that Muhammad Ali was the greatest in THIS dept. also. He was one eighth Irish.
     
    Stevie G, Jan 16, 2011
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  8. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    :Dthats right.he was christened patrick cassius marcellus michael o'clay
     
    turpinr, Jan 16, 2011
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  9. Stevie G

    Stevie G Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    "I'm the greatest...bejabers...to be sure. Float like a McButterfly..sting like O'Bee...."
     
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  10. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Hi Burt. From what I understand Tommy Ryan (real name Joseph Youngs) was French and English, not Irish though he adopted the Celtic surname as per the popular practice of the times.
     
    Surf-Bat, Jan 16, 2011
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  11. turpinr

    turpinr Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    mmm like jack delaney
     
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  12. Surf-Bat

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    Of fighters actually born on the Emerald Isle my list would read:

    Jimmy McLarnin
    Nonpareil Jack Dempsey
    Ike Weir
    Tom Sharkey
    Jack McAuliffe
    Dave Sullivan
     
    Surf-Bat, Jan 16, 2011
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  13. Surf-Bat

    Surf-Bat Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Exactly. I heard the same went for Kid McCoy(nee Norman Selby), who was I believe English. But I've also heard that he may have had an Irish grandparent. Hard to say.
     
    Surf-Bat, Jan 16, 2011
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  14. red cobra

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    Is this thread about Irish born or Irish-American?
     
    red cobra, Jan 16, 2011
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  15. Rasch

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    Looking at some of the names ..... I think anyone who's had a pint of guinness qualifies :nut
     
    Rasch, Jan 16, 2011
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