Irish Boxing

aye,im at uni in scotland and have an english girlfriend and im quite patriotic and im always telling her how new york and boston are irish cities,alot like glasgow and liverpool are,but she doesnt understand,id love to go over and just feel the atmosphere of MSG.

 

Boston is a really tribal city and Im not talking native american Indians. Most of the politicans, cops, firemen, and city workers are irish catholic. In Boston the FBI means full blooded Irish. If the city had Duddy or Lee their popularity would be through the roof.

 

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now come on its paddy's on monday,let us have our time pharoah.

 

HOW CAN YOU HAVE PRIDE IN A ****ING MAPLE LEAF?

 

Guys anyone looking at the olympic box offs in dublin this weekend.The one that sticks out is the middleweight rematch.The situation seems to be however wins tonights final between sutherland and o neill will go to the summer games.The other guys in the qualifying group are fairly poor.I really hope ONeill does it,he is a great boxer and a nice lad.The other Darren.... well im just suprised he can get a head gaurd to fit around his big head.

 

Yes Puca - Sutherland like Bernard Dunne enjoys the sound of his own mouth.

 

I'm sorry but you really should slap yourself for that comment , I don't know how anyone that has seen Macklin's fight with Moore could say that there has ever(in the history of the sport) been a fighter with more will than him .
I've never seen a fighter want it so much and not get it , the 9th round where Macklin didn't really have the power to stand and still forced himself forward throwing punches would bring a tear to your eye .

I think he is slightly better than Duddy , although both are around the same level .

The best Irish prospects at the moment are Paul McCloskey and Martin Lindsay.........well Andy Lee obviously too but everyone is aware of him .

Darren Sutherland will be a great prospect when he turns pro too , I think he will reach European level at the very least and quite possibly more . He does rub people the wrong way though and gives off an awful air of arrogance , even though I don't think he's as bad as he seems . A bit like Alex Arthur that way .

The winner between O'Neil and Sutherland should make the Olympics but it's not a given . It'll be a close one but I think Sutherland will edge it again and I think he probably has the better chance to do something in Beijing........although I can't see either medaling .

 

Ardy - have we got some claim on Jamie Moore who beat Matthew Macklin - I was looking at the Irish boxing website last night - under champions it has Jamie Moore (not James Moore) at number 1 for Junior middleweight. Is there an Irish connection there - he's rated number 6 in the world.
By the way despite thinking Sutherland is bit fond of himself I would agree with you that he should be made for the pros and will add further to our existing pool of talent in the middleweight division.

 

Don't forget our resident poster Wayne McCullough - surely one of the gamest fighters ever.

 

anyone going to see either the Boston or MSG cards tonight

I see that Chris McInerney got KTFO last night against a guy he KO'd in his previous fight - lets see them do it again

 

is this on RTE?

 

Yeah, thats about the right list of "prospect" - I'd add Andrew Murray and Stephen Haughian to that list - its just a pity Alo Kelly had to retire with a detached retina because I thought he would have had a good career