Irish Boxing

hes not

 

Egan lack of 'balls' not talent stopped me from qualifying in 2004
http://www.irish-boxing.com/2011/11/kenny-egan-a-lack-of-balls-wont-hamper-me-this-time/

 

Very honest from Egan, few fighters would be honest enough to admit it.

 

i recall interviewing him when i worked for my local paper in 2006- we sat down with him then the late Darren Sutherland(we used to claim him for a Blanch paper?). Kenny was saying he was beating guys who qualified no problem and done well- before and after the games, but when it came down fighting them with something on the line he would mess up. he has always been honest and great to interview. Sound as they come too.

 

Is this best best year of Irish boxing in a good while, or one of the worst? there's very little to attend, I think in 2009 (someone on here counted before, it's about 1000 pages back) there were 15,20 shows north and south. This year there's only been what three in Dublin?

Citywest Jan, March and the Stadium in June. Can't think of any others? Drop outs in Galway, Limerick, Dundalk, Galway again, Belfast the few times.......

But then four world title shots in one year (including Casey's interim) is great going despite the 0% success rate. It's definitely a very frustrating time at the moment.

 

the amateur game is where its really looking good this year mate. Good young fighters coming up and producing results. Give it a year or two and a good few of these lads will be exploding into the pro game. A bit of patience is all we need mate:good

 

With Magee's interim that makes it five. Sportofkings, what makes you think lots of amateurs will turn over when the scene is in the basement and there's more money to be made in the vest?
An awful lot more. WSB boxers pocket $45,000 a year - before win bonuses. Elite boxers in Ireland are on fine grants which yeah may take a slice off in the budget but better than having to hope to draw a crowd to non-existent shows as a pro.

 

Who might that be now big guy? :think

 

I dont know mate, we have a lot of talent, i cant imagine men like David Oliver Joyce, John Joe Nevin, John Joe Joyce will want to stay amateur all their careers. And with so many irish fighters having solid amateur backgrounds and wsb experience I can imagine quite a few of them being able to move at a fair pace, and not fight in small hall shows for their first 20 fights. If you look beyond the box there are a few opportunities in England or America for a young pro aswell.

You may be right though, but i hope not :good

 

I'm sure there might be some American promoters interested in our better amateurs. The Duddy void in New York has yet to be filled. I've no doubt Arum wants an Irish guy in his stable.

 

It's a fair point, many will be able to turn over at an already advanced stage. On Nevin, he told me in an interview my phone gobbled up that he's very seriously considering turning after the Olympics and the likes of DOJoyce and Willie McLaughlin could well follow.
But when it comes to careers maturing it's a long way down the line and it's sad to see talent that's there at the minute, while not former High Performance golden boys, being dwindled away out of inactivity.

 

Elvis, the talent is there - I'm not questioning that. But for one of our amateurs to become a big star in New York is still a few years away yet.

 

Out of our current crop of amateurs, who do ye think will make the best pro?

 

Aye, being realistic it would be quite a few years before any of our am's make a name for themselves as pro's.

 

I've been barking up the David Oliver Joyce tree for years now. Phil Sutcliffe has awful trouble with the hands but Snr insists that the additional wrapping in the pro game would see that go away, so jump I say. They'd be two of the ones I'd be most excited about. Many, many others obviously.