Boxing Thread

[muppet]

Bravo Michael Conlon. Great achievement. Hard to believe he is still only 23.

[JoG2]

Absolutely brilliant achievement.  Wonder will he turn pro after Rio?

[nrico2006]

I think him and Barnes are both turning pro after Rio.  Was Barnes injured for the World Championships?  Can't believe its two years already since the last one, can remember watching Quigley and Wards finals as clear as day.

[Milltown Row2]

I think him and Barnes are both turning pro after Rio.  Was Barnes injured for the World Championships?  Can't believe its two years already since the last one, can remember watching Quigley and Wards finals as clear as day.

Will Barnes not struggle to get good money fights if he turns pro at that weight? what age is he now?

[nrico2006]

I think him and Barnes are both turning pro after Rio.  Was Barnes injured for the World Championships?  Can't believe its two years already since the last one, can remember watching Quigley and Wards finals as clear as day.

Will Barnes not struggle to get good money fights if he turns pro at that weight? what age is he now?

Aye, the money apparently isn't going to be great and he must be close to 30. 

[STREET FIGHTER]

Absolutely brilliant achievement.  Wonder will he turn pro after Rio?

Will Eddie Hearne snap him up?

[gallsman]

I think him and Barnes are both turning pro after Rio.  Was Barnes injured for the World Championships?  Can't believe its two years already since the last one, can remember watching Quigley and Wards finals as clear as day.

Ward didn't make a final.

[JoG2]

I think him and Barnes are both turning pro after Rio.  Was Barnes injured for the World Championships?  Can't believe its two years already since the last one, can remember watching Quigley and Wards finals as clear as day.

Ward didn't make a final.

He's corrected that.  Lost on a unanimous decision to a Cuban this evening

[omaghjoe]

Golovkin Lemieux this Saturday potential to be a cracker

I see Eammon O'Kane is on the undercard, seemingly a big step up in class for him and a few jornos writing him off. I dont know much about the other guy other than he should have beaten Curtis Stevens

[An Watcher]

I don't think the boxers such as conlan, barnes n ward get the credit they deserve. Their achievements competing on the world stage are fantastic and they should be recognised for this around the country

[Milltown Row2]

I don't think the boxers such as conlan, barnes n ward get the credit they deserve. Their achievements competing on the world stage are fantastic and they should be recognised for this around the country

They do but the money for sponsorship is rubbish.. They train like professionals so cant work ordinary jobs and still have to find funding every year with no guarantee of getting it

[Declan]

I don't think the boxers such as conlan, barnes n ward get the credit they deserve. Their achievements competing on the world stage are fantastic and they should be recognised for this around the country

+1 but then again they aren't as sexy as the rugger buggers

[NAG1]

I don't think the boxers such as conlan, barnes n ward get the credit they deserve. Their achievements competing on the world stage are fantastic and they should be recognised for this around the country

If PB and MC were fighting say in an Irish Championship bouts (not against each other obviously) tonight what sort of crowd would they draw?

[omaghjoe]

Another GGG demo show tonight. PPV so obviously didn't watch it 

Fair play to Limeux for giving him the fight for his first defence, but he only ever had a punchers chance and it looks like from the punch landed stats he had barely any, frightening.....

Cotto Canelo winner will do well to sqwrim outta it now

[bridgegael]

GGG battered limeux from start to finish.  hardly took punch the whole fight.  serious operator.

eamon o kane was down twice in the first and did well to go the distance. he tried to stand and trade with his opponent but got bullied by gis strength. o kane took a serios of head shots. beat well on points