My Tribute to Darren "Dazzler" Sutherland

its ****ed me up aswell Alba

i wrote an article on it

http://www.boxing24.com/boxer-darren-sutherland-found-dead/

i really cant understand it

hes in a better place now though lads

 

Very touching piece that you did Greg, well done.:good

 

thanks i felt i needed to write that just to show how nice a guy he was

I posted a picture from the day up on HH's thread

 

+1

The guy was and still is an inspiration.

 

nice one Greg.:good That story sums the guy up... class

 

he was a total nice guy i cant say how nice he was

 

I first saw him fighting on Sky Sports, and he was technically the best out of the Olympic Boxer's we had from 2008.

I liked his jab, and his body punches.

He reminded me of Miguel Cotto slightly.....

Shame like, a real shame.

But why did ths happen..?

 

I knew he had the goods to be world class and now I'll never know.

 

I was deeply saddend to hear the news that the life of Darren Sutherland came to a sudden end. He was just 27 years old. His boxing career began at the tender age of 8 years old and he went on to have an outstanding amateur career that culminated in winning a bronze medal for Ireland at the 2009 Olympic games.

Inside the ring "The Dazzler" acheived national stardom. He had the lot, speed, skill, grace, stanima in abundance. Most of all he was brave. These attributes are what made many including myself predict he would be a world champion in years to come.

Outside the ring it seems he suffered from personal issues that cut his career short. In the ring he gave us excitment. The response his death has evoked in us all is part effection but most of all respect.

My thoughts and preys go out to the entire Sutherland family and all those that truly loved him.

 

this is a bit of an amateur effort i'm afraid..

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2AbNyiY9Wzs

 

My we tribute .Copied this off my bebo

"Strange tae one of the things that always inspired me about Sutherland was he was the same age as me and just starting in the pro game plus the best prospect out all the olympians , best suited to the pros . Coincidence tae he died on my birthday, just turned 27 as well . R.I.P champ , could have been an Irish great , will never be forgotten . TIpped to be up there with the likes of Steve Collins.The boxing world mourns."

 

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Sometimes things happen in life which make us question Why did this happen ? ...and thats the case of Darren Sutherland a truly likeable person who was very humble in his abilities .... one legacy for me Darren left was for all his talent he didnt need to be a gobshite he was a gentleman ... a very humble Irishman who can be proud of what he achieved .

I saw him box in Wigan back in March and from what i saw he seemed very grounded and focused in his chosen career .. but always had a smile and there wasnt any heirs n graces with the lad - what you saw was what he was ..

Guess when the dust settles Darrens boxing career will fade into the memories and be forgotten by many but for me I will always remember the lad and to be honest wonder what might have been in his career .... its a damn shame what happened and who knows what goes on behind closed doors but wherever Darren is now lets hope hes sparring a few rounds with Arturo Gatti ... now that would be a fight worth watching !

RIP Darren ....

 

good post