Irish Boxing

I feel Andy Lee on the show would make sure it was a sell out. Pity the couldn't have got him over again.

 

na man i disagree with you, the fact that peters acted on the assumption that people would go simply in light of the quality of dunnes last performance appears to be complacent. irish sports fans go to events in their droves if it is sold to them in the right way.


i agree with the lack of quality on the undercard having an impact too, the likes of duddy, lee or those cubans and maybe john o'donnell would have brought their own fans in too.




anyways hopefully people snap them up, they give a few ringside tickets to a few 'faces' for the cameras and sell any ones looking like not going at a reduced rate.

is it just me or does anyone else not enjoy the experience of dunne fighting? i mean in the sense that at no time watching do i feel comfortable or confident whilst wanting him to win so much.....feel like im boxing myself when hes coming to the ring!

 

it seems 2me that the if these ticket sales r true...the casual fan does not give a **** about boxing in dublin:good

 

I'm from the north and i have not seen one ad for the fight, not in the paper or nothing. I am a boxing fan so I know it is happening, but most others do not. I dont know what the ad campaign is like down south

 

The card and the price have something to do with it alright. Peters has definitely been a bit lazy with this one though.

However, I would still suggest that punters think they will be able to see Dunne defend a world title in Dublin again when they want to. Chances are he'll finish his career in the states if he wins at the weekend.

One thing I agree 100% with is never enjoying watching him fight. I'm always a bundle of nerves for his fights. I just want him to get the win and be done with it. I do enjoy watching the fights afterwards though.

 

I have a horrible kiko martinez like feeling again. Poor ticket sales............and I fear dunne could be ko'd early

 

a few drinks b4 hand with the boys will calm ur nerves big man:good

 

hes in ireland n ow!

was in dublin last monday

 

haughians opponent is annonced, he's 13-10 another can

 

Two battles for Dunne
23 September 2009 - By Cormac Campbell Becoming World Champion and staying World Champion are two entirely different things.
After all, the hardships and sacrifices that are needed to bring a boxer to the pinnacle of his sport no longer seem necessary when financial security has been assured and the life long ambition has been realised.
Before his monumental 11th round stoppage of WBA super bantamweight champion Ricardo Cordoba in March, Bernard Dunne told irish-boxing.com that there was nothing bigger than the task that lay ahead of him. He was right. The battle that ensued was bloody and brutal – perhaps sheer will to win was the only factor that allowed the Dubliner to emerge victorious.
Having enjoyed a summer of rest and recuperation, Dunne returns with an equally daunting assignment vs Thailand’s Poonsawat Kratingdaenggym.
For Dunne there is no easy first defence – only a WBA mandatory assignment (Poonsawat is the WBA's interim champion) and once again there are many who believe the Irishman will be defeated.
Perhaps Dunne and his team could be forgiven for going a different route. To drop the WBA title and take on an easier opponent for an equally healthy pay packet. But one gets the feeling that Dunne is not in the sport for longevity. He wants the big fights thick and fast. He wants to take chances and he wants to discover just how good he can be. In most walks of life this would be foolhardy, in boxing, quite often it is the mark of a champion.
Undoubtedly the sores incurred by that surprise KO defeat at the hands of Kiko Martinez two summers ago have left our boy with the unshakable belief that he has something to prove. Dunne’s resolve following that upset has proved to be further evidence that modern boxing’s obsession with maintaining the ‘0’ of a prospect is a disservice to the fighters and fans who long for evenly matched competition.
After a crushing defeat those who were more hype than substance will simply fall by the wayside. The likes of Dunne go away, only to re-emerge as more complete beasts.
Bernard Dunne has already proven that he can come back from adversity – on Saturday night we will see if he can come back from privilege.
Tickets for Dunne v Kratingdaenggym are available from ticketmaster.ie.

 

Power Play
23 September 2009 - By Steve Wellings In a welcome new trend amongst Irish fighters, two unbeatens put their records on the line on 26th September as Michael Sweeney (7-0-1) and Jamie Power (6-0) do battle over eight rounds. It’s no secret that putting two hungry, ambitious lads together will produce a good scrap, just as Anthony Fitzgerald and Rob Long proved earlier this year in Dublin. Like so many domestic tussles this is a natural. If only matchmaking was always so easy.
So we assume credit is due to Brian Peters’ main man Tomas Rohan and Sweeney’s manager Tommy Egan for getting together and making a mouth-watering starter to the world title main course. The only problem is, much to his chagrin, Egan isn’t actually involved at all.
"The situation is that he shouldn’t be on that card at all because he’s contracted to me and Banner Promotions in America,” raged the charismatic Egan. "Michael didn’t consult me and is currently under a four-fight contract; however he did miss the first three fights for various reasons.
"The first fight he had a medical problem which he didn’t tell me about until after the fight [in France earlier this year] was signed and then we had to pull him out. He later withdrew from a show in the United States and then Art Pelullo pulled all international boxers from the Cristobal Cruz undercard in Mexico because of swine flu. That wasn’t Michael’s fault of course but that’s three withdrawals and the bottom line is that he is under contract and has gone off and signed himself onto the Dunne card without any permission or consultation with me and I’m his manager.
"I believe his opponent Jamie Power is good and will come to fight but I don’t remember meeting the lad and have no contact with him, but he could give Sweeney a good go at it."
Sweeney is oblivious to such legal distractions and the Mayo traveller is busy preparing under former light-middleweight star Sean Mannion.
"I’m back training with Sean Mannion six days a week and get up at 7am for 5-6miles runs. I do my strength and conditioning with a powerful guy and right now I’m 81.9kg and the fight is at 81.2 so it’s looking good.
"That shows how hard I’m training and I can spar 10 to 15 rounds no problem. Jamie is a nice guy and a friend but boxing is boxing and we’re both going out for the win. I have the height and reach advantage and most of all the skill, plus I’ll going be a different guy on the night and he will be surprised when he sees I can change my plans. He won’t know what to expect from 'The Storm'. It’s a good card to be on and I want to thank Brian Peters and Tomas Rohan for putting it together."
Limerick crowd pleaser Jamie Power is unperturbed by his opponent’s issues and is just aiming to do the usual when he gets into the O2 ring – let his hands go.
"I’m looking forward to this fight and I know Michael and have sparred him before so I know what to expect,” explained the stocky powerhouse. "An Irish title is in my sights but not until after this eight-rounder; I never look ahead of my next fight. It’s always great to see two Irish fighters get in there with each other and have a go. He’s a great boxer but I can take him into the trenches."
Power has three knockouts to his name and in his last fight stopped Kirilas Psonko, a feat George Groves could not match; although in fairness that was a debut six round fight for Groves. Waiting in the wings if either man was to pull out (which is a possibility) is John Waldron who recently withdrew himself from an opportunity to meet Power, in Tallaght. Talk of him not fancying the job are instantly dismissed by Waldron, who wants Power again, for an Irish belt, on Phil Sutcliffe’s National Stadium bill scheduled for late October.
"I’m no bottler, I suffered a broken nose in sparring and had to withdraw," insists the Ballyhaunis man. "People see I’ve lost two and won two and think I’m no good but I fought Ciaran Healy on my debut and lost by only one point, plus I was unfairly disqualified against Danny Couzens in Galway. He drew with Peter Haymer in his last fight yet I had him down and was winning clearly."
Egan, meanwhile, is busy plotting his revenge: "We can’t say an awful lot at the moment because the Sweeney fight hasn’t yet taken place. We will act when the fight is over and believe me there will be problems so I can’t pre-empt what will happen but act when the bout has taken place.
"I’m working on something else at the moment anyway which is going to be huge and an announcement will come in due course. I’m not at liberty to disclose what it is at the moment but I have a big, big story very close to fruition."

 

This will be worth watching



Boxer's father to appear on 'Late Late'

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The father of Olympic boxer Darren Sutherland has thanked the people of Navan for their support since news emerged of his son’s tragic death last week.
Tony Sutherland said he would deal with many of the issues surrounding his son’s suicide and mental health issues on the Late Late Show on Friday night.

He rejected suggestions that the family were upset at the presence of Tracey Maloney, the wife of Darren’s manager Frank Maloney.

“I’ll answer everybody’s questions. We think this is the only way to do this and to allow everybody get a clear insight of how we feel about Darren.

“I just want to finish what was done and get on with our lives,” he said.
The funeral of the 27-year-old Beijing Olympic bronze medallist took place on Monday in Navan.

 

Yeah I think the Late Late Show on Friday will be interesting to say the least, this article alludes to Darren's parents not being happy with how Maloney managed Darren, we will find out on Friday...

http://www.herald.ie/entertainment/...l-tell-boxers-story-on-late-late-1892973.html

 

Thats harsh, Maloney might have been putting to much pressure on Darren, but he cant be held responsible for Darrens death. Only thing is,and I dont want to sound to insensitive but this programme runs the same time as the Macklin fight

 

i hope this fight is as good as some of u boys think it will...is power the favorite :good