Boxing Thread

[SLIGONIAN]

Can someone answer me as to why our boxers left until now to get qualification for the olympics? Was there only a once off tournament in turkey to qualify only 3/4 months until games,,,, doesnt make sense to me.  Boxing is unbelievably corrupt though, pissed off myself hearing this.

[Milltown Row2]

No they had chances before this, lost out in other qualifiers

[Tony Baloney]

Rogie lets rip - http://youtu.be/llYgkej_1Fs

Pissed off me thinks? I couldn't make out what he said, though he said fcuk a few times

He told Hennessey not to come back to "f**king Belfast"!

[Tony Baloney]

Paddy Barnes qualified for London. Takes the Nordies 

[From the Bunker]

Well done Paddy! 

[Milltown Row2]

Paddy Barnes qualified for London. Takes the Nordies 

Brilliant, as it was looking glum for 'us'

[Declan]

Another good yella bellie!!

Adam Nolan from Enniscorthy, Co Wexford, has qualified for the London Olympics.
The pugilist, who boxes out of Bray, defeated Romanian Ionut Gheorghe 19-10 in the 69kg welterweight semi-finals at the AIBA European Olympic Qualifying tournament in Trabzon, Turkey, to reach the Olympics.
The Irishman won every round on a scoreline of 7/5 8/3 4/2 to secure the win, rarely looking like he was in serious danger.
He goes on to contest the tournament's final.
Later today, Paddy Barnes will attempt to reach the tournament's 49kg flyweight final when he fights Ferhat Pehlivan at approximately 5pm. Barnes has already secured his Olympic berth.
At 7pm, Tommy McCarthy will attempt to win his 91kg heavyweight semi-final. If McCarthy wins that semi-final, and the final, he also reaches the Olympics

[Capt Pat]

Tommy McCarthy just got beaten. Barnes got beaten by another Turk. No need to say any more about that.

5 is not a bad effort but to be going to the olympics without our best male olympian is not good. Ward will probably turn pro now.

[From the Bunker]

Tommy McCarthy just got beaten. Barnes got beaten by another Turk. No need to say any more about that.

5 is not a bad effort but to be going to the olympics without our best male olympian is not good. Ward will probably turn pro now.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/flame-not-gone-out-for-ward-yet-191082.html

Pity about Ward, has France-Ireland World Cup feel about it now. Hope some miracle happens. But as with all these things it's the can of worms you open. You can bet there are more hard luck cases, there always are.

[GalwayBayBoy]

Tommy McCarthy just got beaten. Barnes got beaten by another Turk. No need to say any more about that.

5 is not a bad effort but to be going to the olympics without our best male olympian is not good. Ward will probably turn pro now.

The Turks have sudenly turned into boxing magicians during this tournament. I believe not one of them even reached the quarter-finals in any weight-class in Baku last year during that qualifying tournament. Funny that.

[Cosmo Kramer]

There is still one place left for a European boxer at Ward's weight - it's meant to be a wild card for developing nations but apparently nobody qualifies under the criteria. In that case the rules suggest that the highest ranked unqualified boxer should get the place...which would be Ward.

So we're not quite at 'let us be number 33' stage yet, he may well end up going to London.

[Cosmo Kramer]

Tommy McCarthy just got beaten. Barnes got beaten by another Turk. No need to say any more about that.

The Turks have sudenly turned into boxing magicians during this tournament. I believe not one of them even reached the quarter-finals in any weight-class in Baku last year during that qualifying tournament. Funny that.

Not one qualifier up to now and 5 of their 10 competitors have made the final of this tournament. You basically had to knock them flat out to beat them this week (as a Russian boxer actually managed to do). Shoe will be on the other foot in London though. I doubt they'll get one medal.

[ONeill]

That Piers Morgan/Bruno interview was hard viewing at times. On at the minute.

[Tony Baloney]

That Piers Morgan/Bruno interview was hard viewing at times. On at the minute.

Was watching bits of it. What exactly is wrong with Frank?

[Minder]

That Piers Morgan/Bruno interview was hard viewing at times. On at the minute.

I find anything with Piers Morgan hard viewing.