Irish Boxing

brilliant news...duddy is back....come on john:good

 

great shout Ardy!!

 

I didnt know that Ardy - I was at the Hatton fight in the MEN about a couple of rows back from ringside - some night massive Magee fanbase in the upper tier with a cracking tricolor with a Painting of MAgee on it - the main Manchester fighters (Gomez and Farnell) had been beaten that night and the crowd had turned nasty - plenty of anti Irish shite - nearly got into a few fights in the crowd mtself. When Hatton went down I thought there was going to be a riot but Eamonn ran out of steam and imo was in survival mode for the last four rounds.

I'm still a massive Magee fan and wrote this on him http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eamonn_Magee but my favourite Magee fight was the Oktay Urkal fight - a one point he did something that had me in stitches - Urkal was a dirty ****er and Magee was gettin pissed off and got angry and was pointing to his fist as if to say "do you want this one?" then - bang! and does the same with the same fist three times - hilarious! anyone see that?

 

Gomez McDonagh II - VIP promotions have confirmed that Gomez v McDonagh will fight for the Irish title on 23 May 2008 at Wigan, Lancashire.

I'll be there but is anyone interested in this fight after what happened last time!?

 

Gents, were looking to run a supporters club evening in May. Probably in Belfast or Dublin (both if there is enough interest). Going to try and get a couple of pros to go along for a bit of Q and A. Can anyone think of good venues (hopefully 50-100 people)? Also do any of you think Sutherland and Egan can make it in Athens next week...fingers crossed

 

Sutherland was edged out by 1 point at Pescara trials after a ding dong battle with the English boxer - he should be a big favourite to progress. It is time Egan showed his full potential - surely if he can achieve this he too will be on his way to Beijing.

 

yup...remeber the fight well {i wasnt there though}...what was atmosphere outside afterwards like??

 

I had thought about Dockers (and the Ringside Club in Dublin) but was worried having it at an actual club could put off people from elsewhere! What do you think?

 

Ah, the Ringside club. Now your talking my language.

 

i think egan and sutherland...can do it...but it will be hard...good luck to all the team

 

Martin Lindsey fights tonight in Canada
I've seen him fight a few times before (undercard to Steve Molitor) .. always a pleasure to watch him. Quick hands , fast reflexes and even KO power to the body.

 

marty...is jim rock still boxing?...remember in the early 90's loads of 'pink panther' flyers being circulated round dublin about him...see him on rte boxing a lot doing his pundit role..
i know he hasn't fought n over a year..but didnt know of any retirement...