Appleby rises above taunts from fans ahead of showdown

saturday_kid · Apr 24, 2009

ardy said: ↑

Apparently they were not that bad, and contrary to the claims of that biased article, young Paul was totally unnerved by the whole situation.It reminds me of when Chris Okoh came to Belfast to defend his Commonwealth title against Darren Corbett. Chris completely lost the fight before getting into the ring, he was that intimidated by Darrens fans.Although the abuse[by Corbetts fans] that Chris suffered was uncalled for that night. I know Darren [boxed in the same amateur club], and I was ashamed of some of the racist taunts hurled at his opponent that night. I grew up in the republican Ardoyne area of Belfast, and have been on the recieving end of racist abuse in my youth [mainly from the British army], so I never dreamt it possible that people from my own community could engage in such similar antics. I hope this fight does not mirror that night, and that Lindsays fans behave themselves and let the boxers get on with it. And speaking as an Irish boxing fan who will be at The Ulster Hall tomorrow night, I will repectfully applaud young Paul Appleby in and out of the ring, and hope he is treated the same way by the rest of the Irish fans.
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Top man :good

I'm all for a bit of atmosphere and rowdiness as long as it stays under control, no crowd violence, racist taunts etc, theres no place for it.

Anyways have a good night tommorow, sure its gonna be a good en'. Been looking forward to this fight.

TFFP · Apr 24, 2009

I've always been impressed with Appleby as a young man. His post-fight interviews are always critical of himself, rather than boastful. More crucially, he is always on point with his analysis. This is a a guy with drive and ambition.

moorser · Apr 24, 2009

cant wait for this one , do's anyone know what time the fight itself is starting , i know the coverage is starting at 8:15

Flea Man · Apr 24, 2009

Arthur is done.

Appleby will definitely impress me if he beats Lindsay.

I ask again BUT WHERE THE **** IS CHOI???!!?!?!?! Is Warren mental or just sour that Matthews was exposed by Choi.

He was rated in the top 10 by The Ring magazine and yet Warren couldn't find him an opponent???? Unbelievable.

Flea Man · Apr 24, 2009

Also, looking forward to seeing Michael Maguire, a prospect to watch out for :good

LHL · Apr 24, 2009

Shame those "fans" got in they are going to cut any chance Belfast have of getting decent cards off with that stuff.

Belfast hasn't had a good fight in ages and this is the sort of publicity it doesn't need.

Looking forward to a cracking fight though

alba · Apr 24, 2009

seeing some of the posts on here,and the actions of the 'fans' yesterday it makes me think that the irish schools must be on holiday!

aslo that article ids a bit biased,but jim black writes freelance for the scottish based papers so iwould expect to slant in applebys favour .

D Coldwell · Apr 24, 2009

This is totally inaccurate.
There were 5 people that were Lindsay's fans, only three of that were asking questions to both fighters and there was no disrespect to either boxer.
It was a small conference and as normal we allow the public to ask questions also, its an open forum rather than strictly press.
There was a bit of banter but it was all questions and answers that Appleby and Lindsay responded to comfortably.

The weigh in today was a different matter, packed out with football style atmosphere, but again, all great banter between both sets of fans.

Both camps respect eachother, both sets of fans know their man is in for a hard night and from what has happened in the build up, its going to be a great night.

irishhitman · Apr 24, 2009

D Coldwell said: ↑

This is totally inaccurate.
There were 5 people that were Lindsay's fans, only three of that were asking questions to both fighters and there was no disrespect to either boxer.
It was a small conference and as normal we allow the public to ask questions also, its an open forum rather than strictly press.
There was a bit of banter but it was all questions and answers that Appleby and Lindsay responded to comfortably.

The weigh in today was a different matter, packed out with football style atmosphere, but again, all great banter between both sets of fans.

Both camps respect eachother, both sets of fans know their man is in for a hard night and from what has happened in the build up, its going to be a great night.
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a question for hayemaker.. why is there not more irish boxers on the undercard...one 4rd novice in luke wilton does not cut it make mate..

apps1 · Apr 24, 2009

the weigh inn atmosphere was electric but brilliant

southpaw83 · Apr 24, 2009

9Ball said: ↑

Terrible that the Irish 'fans' were allowed to get in and cause such a hoohar. I hope Appleby wins by stunning first round ko. It will go the distance though.

Only thing that troubles me about Appleby is that Amazing (?) Alex Arthur seems to have had a lot of contact and that can't be good
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"ken when you get knocked doon real heavy? get up and wink at the camera like, so everyone kens your ****ed"

slapbangwhallop · Apr 26, 2009

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Paul Appleby, the British featherweight champion displayed maturity far beyond his 21 years yesterday when the pre-fight press conference to publicise his title defence against Ulsterman Martin Lindsay threatened to turn nasty.

The youngster from South Queensferry refused to be intimidated by a group of Lindsay supporters who took advantage of lax security at Belfast's Europa Hotel to join in the question and answer session.

Appleby appeared unmoved when he was asked if he was unnerved by the prospect of facing Lindsay's army of fans at the Ulster Hall tomorrow evening in the second defence of his crown.

Stevie McGuire, Appleby's trainer, taunted the group by inviting them to make as much noise as they like, adding: "That will only spur Paul on to an even greater victory."

McGuire later revealed that he and Appleby had been on the point of walking out because of the incident, but the pair were persuaded to stay when local journalists apologised for the shameful scene.

The boxer's cool response did not surprise another east of Scotland fighter, Alex Arthur, the former WBO super-featherweight champion from Edinburgh, because, he says, Appleby reminds him of himself in many ways.

Arthur, 30, claimed: "Paul Appleby is the new Alex Arthur. He even wears white and gold shorts like me. I believe Paul models himself on me, which is an honour, because the kid has all the ability in the world.

"If he has trained properly and has had the right sort of sparring partners, I see no reason why Appleby won't win.

Lindsay is good, but Paul is a better all-round fighter, and it's tremendous that Scotland has another brilliant up-and- coming boxer. I have sparred hundreds of rounds with Paul and I believe I helped him develop as a young pro into the fighter he has become.

I helped mould Paul, if you like, and now I want to see him progress all the way to a world title."

However, Arthur warned: "This is not an easy fight. Lindsay is also undefeated and he has home advantage. But Paul is a very determined young man and if you hit him he wants to hit you back even harder and more often and that's a great weapon to have. Paul has also developed patience, which he never used to have. He doesn't rush in as much as he used to and, against Esham Pickering in his first title defence last November, showed greater maturity.

"Perhaps his one mistake was to chase Pickering round the ring instead of standing his ground and making his opponent come to him, but that is all part of the learning process. The other thing he has got is a good chin. Paul can take a shot and will eat them up to get off shots of his own. I think he will win this fight and go on to bigger and better things."

http://www.theherald.co.uk/sport/he..._above_taunts_from_fans_ahead_of_showdown.php
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**** article - whinging like a biatch!!

get over it - couple of guys start takin the **** and havin a bit of craic - ignore them and get on with it.

talk about makin a mountain out of a molehill

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