Irish Boxing

spike has a punchers chance... but he froze against BJS and didnt let his hands go enough.. i have a feeling this could all end in tears for spike:verysad:good

 

100 percent agree with this,wont stop me shouting on the irishman though

 

I dont think he 'froze' against BJS. I think the problem was/is that he lacks overall speed. His hands cant be 'let go' until his feete - and body - put him in position to throw landable punches. (I'm not sure this problem is fixable but thats another story)

CEJ presents an entirely different (though no less serious) threat than BJS. However the reason I am more hopeful for his chances against CEJ is that CEJ isnt a foot-speed merchant. His habit of standing flat-footed in close and hooking gives Spike a chance here IMO. Give Spike a target that he can hit and he is a very hurtful puncher. Very hurtful. My worry is that Spike is a small middleweight and CEJ is a very big one. Size matters and its not in Spike favour here.
Either way we'll find out a lot more about 'Unproven' Spike after this fight. :thumbsup

 

frampton announced on bbc ni that he wont be fiting again until next year and will most likely be against quigg:good:good

 

Mustve done a deal with Wake then...lets hope it doesnt get messy and legal and Wake takes a few bob 'stepaside money' and lets the Quigg fight happen......:good

 

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Thats disappointing, but maybe Lee will still fight before Christmas

 

Spike-BJS is a bad fight to draw conclusions on I'd say. At the time Spike was fighting very irregularly under ****** and spent most of his camp bursting his *******s to make weight. Any hopes of him pulling off an upset then were quashed when he burst his ear drum early on and had little balance.

Completely different boxer now. He's boxing full-time, boxing regularly with Murphy's, and this has allowed him to stay on weight and focus on his actual boxing training ahead of fights. Not to mention the power he has developed even further since then.

The Spike of the last 12 months is the real Spike, 4 wins, 4 KOs

 

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September was sadly more of a month that will be remembered for the fights that didn’t happen, with World title bouts for Andy Lee, Dennis Hogan, and Christina McMahon all falling through. Fear not however, as October promises to be a bumper month for Irish boxers all over the globe. Here irish-boxing.com gives you a comprehensive detailing of EVERY fight involving an Irish fighter this month
Starting us off on October 2nd in Brighton’s Metropole Hotel is Belfast journeyman Alec Bazza [0-9(1)-1] who takes on welterweight prospect Marcus Easton [5(1)-0-1]. Also on this card is Cyclone Promotions fighter Josh Pritchard [3(2)-0]. The Portsmouth featherweight is scheduled to box tough Pole, Krzysztof Rogowski [9(4)-14(7)].
On October 3rd, two Irish fighters step into the ring in sunny Australia. At the Alexandria Basketball Stadium in New South Wales, Laois super bantamweight TJ Doheny [12(8)-0] continues his ascent up the rankings when he defends his PABA title against Thailand’s Denkaosan Kaovichit [63(26)-5(4)-1], a former two-weight World Champion. Also on this card, Dubliner Darragh Foley [6(4)-1(0)] takes on Valentine Borg [10(7)-1(1)] in an eight round lightweight contest
October 5th to 15th sees the AIBA World Championships, and fans of our incredible amateurs will be able to follow the seven-strong Irish team as they hunt for medals, and Olympic qualification, in Doha, Qatar. The Irish squad for the championships is: Brendan Irvine (light flyweight, Captain Michael Conlan (bantamweight), Sean McComb (lightweight), Dean Walsh (light welterweight), Adam Nolan (welterweight), Michael O’Reilly (middleweight), and Joe Ward (light heavyweight).


World War 3 is set to break out on October 10th at the Manchester Arena. While Andy Lee’s defence of his middleweight title had to be postponed a second time following a cut to challenger Billy Joe Saunders, Irish fans will still have boxers to cheer for at the 21,000 amphitheater. Lee’s training partner, Belfast bantamweight Ryan Burnett [10(8)-0], will warm up for his November British title fight with Jason Booth on the Boxnation card. Also featuring will be light middleweight Jimmy Kilrain Kelly [15(7)-0] who recently claimed the WBC Youth title.
Meanwhile, at the York Hall in London, local lightweight Mickey O’Rourke [4(1)-0] continues his pro education – while at the Banks’s Stadium in Walsall, popular light welterweight Anto Upton [10(4)-0] fights in a six rounder.
Across the Atlantic, at the Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Boston, revenge is on the agenda for Danny O’Connor [26(10)-2(0)] who aims to avenge his first career defeat when he rematches Gabe Bracero [23(4)-2(0)]. Also on the Murphy’s Boxing bill is Clondalkin lightweight Stephen Ormond [18(9)-2(0)], who makes his debut for the outfit against local fighter Augustine Mauras [6(3)-1(0)-3]. Cork’s Gary O’Sullivan [21(14)-1(0)] is another Irishman who will trade leather on the ‘Premier Boxing Champions’ show and the Leesider will defend his NABA middleweight title. Finally, Jobstown featherweight Patrick Hyland [30(14)-1(0)] will return to the ring ahead of his planned World title assault.
Friday October 16th is another busy night for the Irish in North America. At the Aviator Sports Complex in Brooklyn, light heavyweight title contender ‘Irish’ Seanie Monaghan [25(16)-0] will headline against fellow bruiser, Don ‘Da Bomb’ George [25(22)-4(2)]. On the undercard of the Long Islander is Mullingar’s John Joe Nevin [4(3)-0]. One of Ireland’s greatest ever amateurs is pencilled in to fight Puerto Rican Jose Guzman [6(0)-11(4)-1] in a lightweight contest.
North of the border in Calgary, Canada, Alberta lightweight ‘Irish’ Cam O’Connell [8(5)-0-1] faces a tough test in Abraham Gomez [22(11)-10(3)-1].
Back on this side of the pond, Cyclone Promotions have a massive night of boxing in-store at the Meadowbank Sports Arena in Edinburgh. Here, Belfast super featherweight Anto Cacace will attempt to win the vacant BBBoC Celtic Title. ‘The Apache’ faces Dundee’s Ronnie ‘The Shark’ Clark [13(7)-2(0)-2]. Co-headlining is the homecoming Scottish lightweight Olympian Josh Taylor [1(1)-0] who, in just his second fight, takes on accomplished Hungarian Adam Mate [17(10)-5(3)]. A packed undercard also sees the return of Belfast featheweight Marco McCullough [12(8)-2(1) after his shock defeat to Zoltan Kovacs, as well as Belfast welterweight Matt Wilton [11(3)-0]. Finally, Cyclone’s Josh Pritchard fights for the second time in two weeks.
October 17th is chock-a-block with Irish talent. This night sees the only Irish show of the month, ‘Champions at the Europa’ in Belfast’s Europa Hotel. The Dunlop-promoted Dinner show is headlined by local lightweight Paul Hyland Jr [7(2)-0] who fights Hungary’s Bence Molnar [13(6)-5(0)]. Also featuring is BBBoC Celtic super featherweight James Tennyson [13(10)-1(1)] who takes on Georgian gatekeeper George Gachechiladze [18(11)-20(11)-1]. Additionaly, Belfast super featherweight hotshot James Fryers [9(3)-0] continues his development against Nottingham’s Barrington Brown [6(2)-13(2)], a recent Jono Carroll opponent. Popular 2014 Commonwealth lightweight silver medalist Joe Fitzpatrick [2(2)-0] rounds off the card.
Across the Irish Sea, at the York Hall, the light middleweight Upton Brothers will be putting on a double act. Pauly [9(1)-0] takes on Danny Brown [6(0)-23(5)] while Sonny’s [8(4)-2(1)] opponent is yet to be confirmed. Also on the card, Northern journeymen Moses Matovu [5(0)-62(6)] and Alec Bazza will show the ropes to novices Ossie Jervier [1(1)-0] and Bradley Smith [1(0)-0)] respectively.
On the same night at the Grand Central Hotel in Liverpool, Dublin light middleweight Bernard Roe [1(0)-0] will have his second professional outing.
In Birmingham’s Barclaycard Arena in front of the Sky television cameras, Matthew Macklin [33(22)-6(4)] will do some experimenting. The Tipperary Tornado will drop down to light middleweight to face Jason Welborn [17(6)-3(3)] as he aims to secure a fourth World title shot. Also on the card, former Irish champ Frankie Gavin [22(13)-2(1)] challenges for Sam Eggington’s [16(9)-2(0)] British and Commonwealth welterweight titles.
Last, but certainly not least, is Eamonn O’Kane [14(5)-1(1)-1] who has the opportunity of a lifetime at Madison Square Garden. Live on HBO PPV, the Derry man takes on Bahamanian Tureano Johnson [18(13)-1(1)] in an IBF middleweight world title eliminator, with the victor in-line for a shot at the winner of the cards main event – the massive unification fight between Gennady Golovkin and David Lemieux.
On October 24th, Irish title hopeful, Luke ‘The Duke’ Watkins [4(3)-0] returns to the ring. The Swindon cruiserweight fights at home in his first bout in almost nine months.
Friday October 30th marks some more American action with Donegal welterweight Michael McLaughlin [11(5)-1(0)-1] fighting at the Melrose Memorial Hall in Massachusetts
The last day of the month, October 31st sees more Irish action in the York Hall. Mullingar southpaw brothers Paddy and JJ McDonagh are both back in action. Elder JJ [12(6)-3(1)], a super middleweight, fights in a six rounder while light heavyweight Paddy [10(0)-2(0)] will be in for four.
Meanwhile, former Australian Prospect of the Year, Jake Hanney [4(4)-0] makes his MGM debut at the Evoque Night Club in Preston. The Dub will look to make up for lost time after a frustrating succession of injuries.
Also in action this night, at Bury’s Castle Leisure Centre, is evergreen cruiserweight Moses Matovu in his second fight of the month. The Black Mamba takes on youngster Sam Hyde [4(1)-0-1].

 

Correct Joe.
This is the point that Fra & McGuinty seem to be missing.

Also there is the 'styles make fights' angle.
A slick speedster like BJS is all wrong for Spike.
However any lack of speed on Spikes part is going to be much less of a factor against CEJ - who likes to stand in close and hook - which suits Spike. This fight -i (f it goes ahead) - might come down to who is tougher - and they dont come much tougher than Spike.

 

Marty any chance you could edit your post to just include the link and leave out the main body, just so the website gets the hits, cheers

 

Good to see Tyrone McCullagh has signed a 3 year deal with Steve Goodwin. His amateur career suffered more than anyone with the restructuring of the amateur weight divisions. Lets hope he can now get out regularly!

 

lads... how will our boxers do next week in the worlds:think:good

 

Tough championships,
Two/three medals between Ward and Conlon and O Reilly
All are ranked high so that helps with the draw,
Irvine could go on a bit of a run some lesser lads in his division but cant see him getting the final place he needs for a qualification box off,
Mc Comb as always will be hard to beat in the opening rounds it'll take a good one to stop him,
We can expect good performances out of walsh and nolan but cant see either getting a medal,

 

****** is coming out monday with the new date for Andy v BJS,i'd guess it will be London,unlikely to be this side of the pond.