Irish Boxing

Steve has a new piece up on irish-boxing about Ryan Greene turning pro. He was a pretty good amateur but always looked more suited to the pros.
He boxed on some of the same shows I did growing up and could punch like a horse. He's 26 which is quite late, but it sounds like his focus, initially at least, is on the Irish scene which should spice things up a little.
His first fight is on the Alio card.

 

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Power puncher goes pro
23 April 2010 - By Steve Wellings Lurgan hopeful Ryan Greene is ready to cash in his career as a shop owner and start punching for professional pay. The 26-year-old makes his debut in Belfast’s Holiday Inn on May 8 in the latest instalment of Alan Wilton’s ever-popular small hall events.
“I’m training flat-out at the moment in preparation,” Greene told Irish-boxing.com.
In slightly unorthodox fashion Greene is self-trained and whips himself into fighting condition in a purpose built gym at the back of his house.
“I used to box at 75kg as an amateur and I’m turning pro at light-middleweight,” he explained. “I’ve been sparring [fellow debutant] Brian Cussack to get myself sharpened up.
“I boxed for the Dockers club as an amateur and won an Ulster title, boxed for Ireland and travelled to Iceland, Denmark and Sweden. My style is more suited to the pro game as I’m an aggressive fighter and the computer boxing didn’t really suit me, my approach is more action-based, from a southpaw stance.”
Greene is relishing a chance to get involved in Ireland’s busy light-middleweight scene but admits that only the big players are earning the sort of money that would allow him to quit his growing retail business.
“I’ll still be running the shop even though I’m turning pro because there’s not enough money in the game to sustain a professional career on its own. Away from boxing I go to the cinema with my fiancé and I like to go out on a Saturday night even though I don’t drink.”
Despite a moderately successful stint in the unpaid code Ryan soon realised that his style had taken him as far as he could go.
“I took a break from the amateurs last year after realising that I wasn’t going to make it much further and it was an ambition to turn professional at some stage. I didn’t think that I would be able to win an Irish title as an amateur because of the scoring system, the Dublin guys box really well and are adapted to the computer scoring.
“A couple of months ago I was looking to turn pro but didn’t know who to go with and I met up with Alio and we agreed that I could cut my hours at the shop and it suits me to train this way rather than go into a professional gym. We’re taking things slowly at the start and I don’t know how far I can go – boxing is a hard sport.
“I want to do well as a pro and I’d love to win an Irish title and then take it from there.”

 

Leave your PC bull**** at the door Jackal! :deal

 

You ARE the prospect. Get with the programme :good Always good to hear talk of knockouts though :bbb maximum banjo and all that!

 

I've never seen a horse throw a dig. Was this on the same documentary Paddy was watching about the Jackals?

Good news though. Everyone loves a banger :bbb

 

Steve's second masterpiece of the day and interview with Jamie Conlan is online now.

BamBam, I meant hit like a horse - not that that makes any sense either.

 

Well apparently more people are kicked to death by Mules each year than die in airplane crashes(at least I remember hearing that somewhere), so don't doubt the power of equines.

However Ian Darke's analogy of Ricky Hatton's punching power 'every punch like a kick from a mule' probably was a bit better

What does everyone make of Munroe's fight tonight ?, Terrazas looks tough and seems like he can punch a bit.
Maybe Munroe could of done with sparring a tough Super-bantamweight from around this part of the World who can punch a bit.........

 

didnt munroe refuse to spar brickfists?

 

hopefully munroe gets stuffed

 

lost the first round anyway im expectin a jobbing

 

lost the 2nd to

 

wasnt expectin a stoppage lol

 

what did I miss folks. What was the rough score at the time of the stoppage? Did a mule burst into the ring and banjo Terraz :good

 

had it even but munroe was after winning the last four rounds and was way in control