Boxing Thread

[ONeill]

Hard one to judge. Like two drunken brawlers.

[BennyHarp]

.....and another point. This will be tough now!

[Harold Disgracey]

The ref was a bit of a joke.

[Tony Baloney]

Pathetic stuff. Was well warned about holding.

[mouview]

What did Ward do to get his reputation? Completely unable to defend himself..

[yellowcard]

Awful fight, Ward got what he deserved. Never came to fight, holding and brawling seemed to be his gameplan.

[ONeill]

Ward showed nothing there to suggest he was a potential medallist. Crap fight.

[yellowcard]

All the pre tournament bigging up of the boxers is backfiring. I heard numerous pundits tipping Ireland for 8 medals in the boxing. Instead 4 have gone home already and performances have been poor generally.

[moysider]

I dunno which was worse? The fight or RTE's panel of experts?

They built Ward up like he was a sure thing.

After they blame ref, not showing up, fitness and tiredness!!

Pathetic stuff.

[ONeill]

Bit of needle between Carruth and Dunne?

[FermGael]

Carruths brother one of the men who got rid of Billy Walsh.
Dunne is obviously uncomfortable with the whole setup and biting his tongue.

[muppet]

Bit of needle between Carruth and Dunne?

What's in the needle?

[yellowcard]

USA performing well, Ireland performing badly. Guess what the story is going to be unless Mick Conlon can somehow grab a gold in his division to save the situation.

[macdanger2]

Carruths brother one of the men who got rid of Billy Walsh.
Dunne is obviously uncomfortable with the whole setup and biting his tongue.

Carruth wasn't one bit happy at the suggestion that Walsh's departure had anything to do with the losses to date.

Thought Bernard Dunne gave good analysis, no excuses or blaming the ref

[screenexile]

Carruths brother one of the men who got rid of Billy Walsh.
Dunne is obviously uncomfortable with the whole setup and biting his tongue.

Carruth wasn't one bit happy at the suggestion that Walsh's departure had anything to do with the losses to date.

Thought Bernard Dunne gave good analysis, no excuses or blaming the ref

f**k Carruth, it's hard to argue that Walsh's departure hasn't had a negative effect on the setup!!! Both Ward and Barnes looked sluggish whether it was the weight or training and the O'Reilly situation beggars belief!