Irish Boxing

dowda sow?

he was sparring Rigo down in Cork before the casey fight

 

Rogan in prizefighter:huh

 

I was reading that an Irish American fighter Billy Graham once beat Sugar Ray Robinson as an amateur, he went on to fight Kid Gavilan for the title. I had a look online for more info on Billy Graham i.e. especially his Irish links, does anyone know any more details on this fighter?

 

I'm glad Rogie is in it, but I am sick to the back teeth of Audley, you cant get rid of that ****

 

You're on the bacon!

 

A really good welterweight from the 40's and 50's, I first came across him when I was checking out the careers of a few guys he fought and had a great series of fights with, like Gavilan and Basilio. He also has wins over Gavilan, Basilio and Giardello on his record. Really good technical fighter with a stinging jab from what I can remember. Here he is beating Basilio:

[url]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_WpnoiRf_Gg[/url]

There's not a lot of him on the internet that I could find, but I think there's a few other bits of footage of him on youtube, against Gavilan I think.

 

Phil Sutcliffe jr turning pro ?

 

apparently green jab is managing him if what im hearing is right

 

First Pro outing is on the Dundalk show, should be a big boost to ticket sales.

 

Good news:hey

 

Looking forward to seeing how the boy gets on

Have been praying for him to turn over for a long time now!

 

Lookin forward to this show now,think ill head along

 

I know Paddy i am the same,

 

This the bloke?

[url]http://boxrec.com/list_bouts.php?human_id=9689&cat=boxer[/url]

Not a bad record.

 

Yeah, that's him.

Cheers Sportsokings for the youtube link and info. I had a look as well there and couldnt find anything more on his Irish link, I am curious to know more about his Irish heritage. He seems to have been an interesting character as well from what I've read.