We dont really know how much notice Power was given for this fight. I think he was called up short notice by Hyde after the Joyce promotion fell through, so he might have not been in the best of condition.Then again I could be talking through my arse here. **** it wont be the first time.
yeah the lads will be training over there with McCrory they will alternate fighting between the UK and Ireland. I wonder how well Big Mike Perez's tricolour on his shorts will go down over in the uk....
he looked like he was still carrying a few lbs from christmas I seem to remember reading some where that he was fighting heaveyweight in the ams and that hes had trouble with weight.. I can identify with the boy myself!!
hows it going paddy....were u and the podgey boy steamed 2 the wallopers last nite...all seemed impressed by perez and co
I made a balls of Perez' weight in my report, he was 16 stone even, not 15 stone 9 pounds. My weight converter from kilos to stone confused me a bit. Apologies. Also a few grammatical errors in my report - the result of a lash of pints last night and typing it up at ten this morning. Again, apologies. Show in Newcastle on Feb 28, followed by another Irish show a few weeks later. Hopefully a few Irish lads will get a chance as well as the Cubans. Jamie Power took the fight as three or four days notice, so he'd have battered his opponent with a bit more prep, to be fair.
i have just read ur excellent report of the cork show podge...well done man...is there any news of what tv station is broadcasting the banner promotion shows...starting with sweeney:good
I think it made for an exciting fight all the same! I definately wouldnt hold it against jamie will look forward to seeing him in action again! prehaps on the andy lee undercard durig the summer if all goes to plan... Will definately go down to one of hydes shows with the Cubans again they are all definately able to step it up a couple of levels. I will look forward to seeing them come along in the next year
Interesting piece on the whole Duddy situation here boys. Looks like he'll be back in the ring soon though: http://www.secondsout.com/Columns/index.cfm?ccs=208&cs=53435
Great link, fightinirish, thanks for that. Sure provides a perspective into the murkier side of pro boxing. I think we all thought John was gone a bit off the track, with the smears against his character lately, but this story sounds like he was done out of a few quid. Hauser sure has done some research - is there anyone better for investigative journalism in boxing? Fra, Tommy Egan is negotiating with networks this week. I'd love to see one of them pick it up - I'd think they'd be mad not because it will be inexpensive, by all accounts - but in my opinion it would be a bit special if TG4 took it because of the Sean Mannion-West of Ireland-Gaeltacht link.
yeah great link fightingirish...them mcloughlin brothers sound like a rite shower of *******s:good podge..i hope someone picks these fights up..the more boxing on irish tv ...the better:good
Podge, thanks for your insides. Do you know if in some months (or years) there's any plan of bringing the Cubans to America? I know they're helping to promote boxing in Ireland and they been appreciated there. But fact is that it would be better for their career to fight in America, since there is 2M of Cubans in Florida only. And let's not hide the fact that there is better competition for them in America (except maybe for Perez). This would also be a great opportunity for Hyde to grow as a promoter. Just take Arena as an example. Who were they 2 years ago? Thanks to Gamboa alone they crossed to America and now they are hosting big shows for HBO, ESPN and Showtime. And now that Lara impressed last week (with only 3 fights), there are 2 Arena Cubans that every tv station will fight for. Perez and Garcia are also extremely impressives (Acosta is young and has great potential). Hyde could use them as an opportunity to go mainstream. Their talent is undeniable and their age is just perfect. IMO it would be great for everyone, and the fans. There's a lot of Cuban boxing fans trying to follow their career but they can't even find a fight online. So do you think that they'll fight in America one day or they planning to keep them for the Irish/European crowd?
Yeah thats true Iceman he is in exciting fights because of his limited talent and thats what makes him fun to watch. That said Jamie and his team seem like a nice bunch of guys i met them in the neptune stadium and there were none of them building him up on the contary they told me are enjoying the ride whilst they can and thats fair enough as one of them said to me "every boxer cant be a world beater".
Report on Cork show from Irish boxing.com http://www.irish-boxing.com/stories/january09/jan09_cubans_star_in_cork.html