Our club are organising a White Collar Boxing night on August 1st in Sligo Southern Hotel. Training is going well (bloody tough though) and the lads doing it are really looking forward to it. Obviously if anyone is in the Sligo area and interested in going send me a PM.
Anyone ever do something like this before Any tips to save my good looks :-*??!!!! After training some nights you think you're doing well and other nights you reckon you're useless. Would recommend it to any GAA club for a fundraiser. Contact www.whitecollarboxing.ie and Cathal O'Grady (former Olympian) will look after you. Sound lad.
Could we not get a few of the heavyweights from the gaaboard to volunteer for this.
Quote from: hardstation on July 11, 2009, 12:27:16 AM
I don't want to put a dampner on this and I haven't the first notion about it but is this not very dangerous?
What I mean is, you put two eejits into a ring and say "box". Surely boxing requires a fair bit more training/knowledge than this - i.e keeping your guard right, protecting areas of weakness, riding punches etc.
To me, this sounds like madness and will end with some serious injuries - therefore would be a stupid fundraiser for a football team.
As I say, I haven't the first notion about it so could be way off the mark.
There's a six week training programme given by proper boxing coaches to teach the techniques, defence etc. as well as work on the fitness. The training is fairly intense and would actually compliment football/hurling training quite well. Fighters will wear proper headgear and fights will have proper ref/judges.No injuries so far bar the odd bloody nose so fingers crossed.
The trainers and coaches pair the lads according to ability. Its in everyones interest to have evenly matched bouts. Plus the gloves we use are huge. In training we use 16oz and I think on the night we use 18oz. Amateur and pro fights use 10oz. Upshot is our gloves are more padded so less likely to do damage.
Either that or I could be fcuked!
Quote from: hardstation on July 11, 2009, 12:50:07 AM
I don't want to scare you but the heavier the glove........
Ara I don't scare too easily. I'm either thick or brave!
Sligonian V tom parsons tops the bill :P,
Best of luck with this fundraiser, seen it advertised on Sligogaa.ie. Will be good craic for sure.
Vinny Feeney the Sligo Kid, used to train us with the club and ya boxing training is complimentary to the football training for sure.
There was a charity boxing night in Armagh in April. There were people from loads of different clubs who took part, with no prior boxing training. It was one of the best nights craic I've had in a long time. There were a few Boxing coaches at it giving each corner advice and the lads had done some training with them up to that point.
I think there was £25,000 raised for charity
Sounds like mad craic Seanie. I'd say its great fitness training too, 5 minutes sparing is more tiring than 60 minutes of football. Let us know how ya get on!
Theres another one of those charity nights coming up for the Armagh County Board also. Im doing a fight so stuck in the middle of training for it myself. Only started 2 weeks tho so id say u are on more than myself maggie. But i must say the training is quality for football/hurling and very intense. No room for hiding. What sorta training has your training got you doing maggie?
Quote from: magpie seanie on July 11, 2009, 12:35:00 AM
Quote from: hardstation on July 11, 2009, 12:27:16 AM
I don't want to put a dampner on this and I haven't the first notion about it but is this not very dangerous?
What I mean is, you put two eejits into a ring and say "box". Surely boxing requires a fair bit more training/knowledge than this - i.e keeping your guard right, protecting areas of weakness, riding punches etc.
To me, this sounds like madness and will end with some serious injuries - therefore would be a stupid fundraiser for a football team.
As I say, I haven't the first notion about it so could be way off the mark.
. The training is fairly intense and would actually compliment football/hurling training quite well.
Indeed, and a number of clubs have been pairing up with boxing clubs in the winter months. I know Dromara in County Down spoke highly of it.
Best of luck anyways Seanie.
Quote from: downtown on July 11, 2009, 08:28:36 PM
Theres another one of those charity nights coming up for the Armagh County Board also. Im doing a fight so stuck in the middle of training for it myself. Only started 2 weeks tho so id say u are on more than myself maggie. But i must say the training is quality for football/hurling and very intense. No room for hiding. What sorta training has your training got you doing maggie?
Lots of circuits etc. Simple stuff really but tough. Amazing what you can do with a few school benches and a twisted mind! The sparring itself is a great workout alone.
Quote from: magpie seanie on July 11, 2009, 10:29:06 PM
Quote from: downtown on July 11, 2009, 08:28:36 PM
Theres another one of those charity nights coming up for the Armagh County Board also. Im doing a fight so stuck in the middle of training for it myself. Only started 2 weeks tho so id say u are on more than myself maggie. But i must say the training is quality for football/hurling and very intense. No room for hiding. What sorta training has your training got you doing maggie?
Lots of circuits etc. Simple stuff really but tough. Amazing what you can do with a few school benches and a twisted mind! The sparring itself is a great workout alone.
this is a great method of training - boxing give you great discipline, strength, hand eye coordination and additional power plus the confidence that improved power and these abilities give you.
White collar boxing has been running for a few years now and OGrady is a former olympian that turned pro only to incur a head injury that meant his boxing licence was revoked - a cruel blow at the time.
Thankfully the good lad that he is has rebounded and will teach people the best boxing training going- as he had some of the greats coaching him at one time.
A number of clubs have staged boxing nights as fund raisers and charity fundraisers - maynooth GAA club I know was one.
A resounding success and they are going to do it again.
I know of an instance where in one of OGradys training camps (not for a GAA club but just for general population) some rugby player who was fit and big into his weights was knocking lumps out of a similar sized but unfit ex GAA player who hadnt trained for a number of years. Others saw this that the rugby player was taking great delight in bullying and hitting going OTT when it was obvious that the GAA lad was knackered and couldnt defend himself.
the next night a fitter smaller guy who had done a bit of boxing as a youth took th erugby fella and dished out the same treatment to him and he was beaten abround the place but livid at the same time. Boxers dont like bullying !
OGrady was a great underage player and would have been a damn good senior footbaler as a defender if he hadnt gone to boxing instead.
I'd love to take any team I trained on a winter boxing camp under ogrady.
I couldnt rate him or boxing training highly enough for augmentative football and hurling traning
The first rule of Fightclub is...
Fair play to you Seanie. Best of luck with it. You are a brave man.
I remember when I was younger messing about with the boxing gloves with a friend of mine. He it me with a right cross right on the chin. I went down like a sack of spuds and he only tapped me really. I must have a glass jaw.
Quote from: venter on July 13, 2009, 12:20:33 PM
Fair play to you Seanie. Best of luck with it. You are a brave man.
I remember when I was younger messing about with the boxing gloves with a friend of mine. He it me with a right cross right on the chin. I went down like a sack of spuds and he only tapped me really. I must have a glass jaw.
Ara not brave at all. Club needs the money badly so it has to be done. Will be paired with someone of equal size and (in)ability as well. I'd say there are a fair few who'd like to see me getting a few clips as some on here might well understand and empathise with!
Ara Seanie are you taking the piss out of Tommy Walsh?!
:'(
managed to get a dvd of the fights from armagh (for a donation) and it looked to be a good nights craic alright.
If neither lad has much training there is no harm in it at all. Proper head gear, good referee and both guys taking things in the spirit of competition and you will have no problems 99.99% of the time
Quote from: Fionntamhnach on July 13, 2009, 11:49:50 PM
You may want to guarantee yourself to try and not have one of the fights end up like the cage match in "Bruno"! :D
Haven't seen "Bruno" yet but that doesn't stop me from believing you!
Sounds like fun, wish I lived in the area, I would enjoy participating. You must be very careful, have waivers for people to sign, use a legitimate gym since they have insurance to cover any lawsuit that may arise.
Quote from: Boxerguy000 on July 17, 2009, 01:53:09 AM
Sounds like fun, wish I lived in the area, I would enjoy participating. You must be very careful, have waivers for people to sign, use a legitimate gym since they have insurance to cover any lawsuit that may arise.
That's all covered by the organisers company.
Just over two weeks to go. The hype is beginning to ramp up. Tickets on sale, radio programmes, sponsors etc and training getting more intense.
Sounds like a blast. I look forward to hearing the details.
Do you know who you are fighting yet?
Not sure if you's have it covered but no harm to run a book on it for the night. Keeping it friendly of course and with max bets etc. Help create a buzz and more importantly raise another few quid for yous.
Best of luck.
Quote from: bingobus on July 17, 2009, 11:13:52 AM
Sounds like a blast. I look forward to hearing the details.
Do you know who you are fighting yet?
Not sure if you's have it covered but no harm to run a book on it for the night. Keeping it friendly of course and with max bets etc. Help create a buzz and more importantly raise another few quid for yous.
Best of luck.
I'll have 40 on whoever is facing Seanie.
Quote from: corn02 on July 17, 2009, 11:35:25 AM
Quote from: bingobus on July 17, 2009, 11:13:52 AM
Sounds like a blast. I look forward to hearing the details.
Do you know who you are fighting yet?
Not sure if you's have it covered but no harm to run a book on it for the night. Keeping it friendly of course and with max bets etc. Help create a buzz and more importantly raise another few quid for yous.
Best of luck.
I'll have 40 on whoever is facing Seanie.
I'll take that bet, Seanie can be an angry man, can't see him losing :D
Quote from: Dinny Breen on July 17, 2009, 12:37:17 PM
Quote from: corn02 on July 17, 2009, 11:35:25 AM
Quote from: bingobus on July 17, 2009, 11:13:52 AM
Sounds like a blast. I look forward to hearing the details.
Do you know who you are fighting yet?
Not sure if you's have it covered but no harm to run a book on it for the night. Keeping it friendly of course and with max bets etc. Help create a buzz and more importantly raise another few quid for yous.
Best of luck.
I'll have 40 on whoever is facing Seanie.
I'll take that bet, Seanie can be an angry man, can't see him losing :D
Nice one - just broke out laughing in the middle of the office. Will do my best for you Dinny! Don't know opponent yet but have an idea who it could be.
I have faith Seanie.
Corn02, if you're not all talk how about a charity bet, loser pays €40 to the charity of Seanies choice...go on you know want to..
Well we all got weighed last night so the pairings will soon be known. Had a few ups and downs in training over the last couple of weeks but things going better for me now (getting hit a lot less - this is good!). Got a pinger right on the nose last night so its a bit tender today but you'll have that. Over half a stone gone in under 4 weeks and feeling pretty good.
Tickets are going well and the buzz in growing. We lost one of our better fighters the weekend before last. When I tell you he got a fractured cheekbone you'd assume it was at the boxing but no - it was playing trying to save a goal in a senior football match. A pity for several reasons.
Quote from: Dinny Breen on July 17, 2009, 07:21:18 PM
I have faith Seanie.
Corn02, if you're not all talk how about a charity bet, loser pays €40 to the charity of Seanies choice...go on you know want to..
Fair play to ya Dinny....yeeaaaahhhhhhooooooooooooo Corn get your coupons out saan... :D
Eye of the tiger Seanie !
Well just over a week to go and our first taste of the ring tonight. Smaller than I thought and the time goes pretty slowly! Great craic though. List of fights are nearly finalised. Can't believe its nearly here.
Quote from: DirtyDozen12 on July 25, 2009, 12:52:55 AM
how is the training going Seanie? Id say boxing training would be great, would love to try it just for the training but would feel awkward going to a boxing gym at 25 years of age and never swung the fists at anyone yet ;D
That's the idea of white collar boxing. Training is tough but enjoyable and I've almost a stone gone in 5 weeks. A pity I didn't do it years ago.
The line up is finalised at this stage so its nearly showtime. As I supected I'm going to be fighting a good mate of mine and it should be a good ding dong judging by the sparring sessions we've had. A light taining on Friday and then its the big night. Must admit to a few nerves beginning to build. Its a bit of craic alright but its in front of a good crowd so want to do well.
As I said before it will be a good nights craic so if anyone is about Sligo on Saturday send me a pm and I'll arrange tickets for you.
Knock him out lad!
Just a quick report on our night. It went fantastically well. Good crowd, good fights, good craic and raised a nice pile of money for the club. Myself and a good mate of mine were the last fight of the night and when we eventually got on we gave it socks. He got the decision a the end which I was a little disappointed at but I keep telling myself that the decision wasn't the important thing on the night. We put on a bloody good show and everyone that went into the ring can hold their head up high. At the outset I wouldn't have imagined how tough the actual fight would be but as the weeks went by it became clear it was going to be war. The two of us could barely stand up at the end. If anyone had the power to hit the other once more it was over.
Might have been better for us to run this in the winter. Bank hol weekend might have curtailed the crowd a bit which was a shame but we'll know for the next time. Don't see myself going back into the ring but will have to work out a way to keep up the training. Would recommend this to anyone. O'Grady and his crew put on a first class show.
Quote from: magpie seanie on August 04, 2009, 12:49:09 PM
Just a quick report on our night. It went fantastically well. Good crowd, good fights, good craic and raised a nice pile of money for the club. Myself and a good mate of mine were the last fight of the night and when we eventually got on we gave it socks. He got the decision a the end which I was a little disappointed at but I keep telling myself that the decision wasn't the important thing on the night. We put on a bloody good show and everyone that went into the ring can hold their head up high. At the outset I wouldn't have imagined how tough the actual fight would be but as the weeks went by it became clear it was going to be war. The two of us could barely stand up at the end. If anyone had the power to hit the other once more it was over.
Might have been better for us to run this in the winter. Bank hol weekend might have curtailed the crowd a bit which was a shame but we'll know for the next time. Don't see myself going back into the ring but will have to work out a way to keep up the training. Would recommend this to anyone. O'Grady and his crew put on a first class show.
Glad to hear it was a success..how did Quinny do? Anyone from gaaboard show up to support?
Next yr can you organise a UFC fight with me and one of the mayolads ;)?
Seanie, how did it feel to hit and be hit by a "good mate"?
Quote from: SLIGONIAN on August 04, 2009, 12:55:52 PM
Glad to hear it was a success..how did Quinny do? Anyone from gaaboard show up to support?
I was there, although i only caught the last 4 bouts, so didnt see Quinn fighting. Brilliant, brilliant night though.
As for seanie's bout, I can understand why he feels disappointed. I would have given it a draw. Although I'm no boxing expert so maybe there was a few things I missed. Both of them could hardly stand at the end so fair play for giving their all. And actually I thought seanie's opponent looked the more tired and if seanie had any bit of energy left, he could have had him.
A very good crowd there aswell which was great, made for a good atmosphere. A great idea for a fundraiser.
Quote from: Smokin Joe on August 04, 2009, 01:18:27 PM
Seanie, how did it feel to hit and be hit by a "good mate"?
Like if you were playing football against a good friend - you just put it out of your mind who he is. If anything it was a help fighting someone I knew so well as I knew how hard he'd go for it.
Sligonian - Quinn won his fight. He was fighting a lad a good bit taller with a longer reach but Quinn was the busier and was a clear points winner. Good athlete and a sound lad. Not sure Sligo is ready for you in a UFC fight just yet!