Boxing Thread

[Captain Obvious]

Pure dominance by Katie Taylor tonight. Gutierrez delighted to last 10 rounds.

[6th sam]

Pure dominance by Katie Taylor tonight. Gutierrez delighted to last 10 rounds.

What a role model.
Best Irish athlete of all time ?

[From the Bunker]

Pure dominance by Katie Taylor tonight. Gutierrez delighted to last 10 rounds.

Gutierrez is a tough cookie!  Got the feeling Taylor eased off toward the end as she knew she might have to seriously hurt her to stop the fight,

[mrdeeds]

Pure dominance by Katie Taylor tonight. Gutierrez delighted to last 10 rounds.

What a role model.
Best Irish athlete of all time ?

No. It's not elite sport with a small pool of opponents.

[screenexile]

Pure dominance by Katie Taylor tonight. Gutierrez delighted to last 10 rounds.

What a role model.
Best Irish athlete of all time ?

No. It's not elite sport with a small pool of opponents.

Yeah she's up there though. McIlroy probably still the best.

[An Watcher]

Mcilroy with a shit load more talent than Harrington has one more major than him and tbh I don't know where the next is coming from. How can mcilroy be the greatest Irish sportsman when he doesn't even claim to be Irish sometimes. He can go and f**k himself

[mrdeeds]

Roy Keane is. And I'm no Roy Keane fan. But he was at an ultimate elite level for a years as captain of Utd. Soccer biggest sport in world and in 99 was arguably most influential player in world.

[HiMucker]

Finding this hard to rank, loads of GAA athletes to consider as well. KT Taylor is up there with the all time greats of Irish sport. She is absolutely amazing. Anyone remotely involved in boxing at any level will know how special she is, a once in a generation athlete who has transcended the sport. She has moved women's boxing, she has moved boxing to a different level.

[Tony Baloney]

Finding this hard to rank, loads of GAA athletes to consider as well. KT Taylor is up there with the all time greats of Irish sport. She is absolutely amazing. Anyone remotely involved in boxing at any level will know how special she is, a once in a generation athlete who has transcended the sport. She has moved women's boxing, she has moved boxing to a different level.

Being top dog in a minority sport doesn't make her the best Irish athlete or even part of the conversation. Some lads on here falling over themselves to appear politically correct. McIlroy is mixing it with the best in one of the biggest sports in the world - simply no comparison with women's boxing.

[HiMucker]

Finding this hard to rank, loads of GAA athletes to consider as well. KT Taylor is up there with the all time greats of Irish sport. She is absolutely amazing. Anyone remotely involved in boxing at any level will know how special she is, a once in a generation athlete who has transcended the sport. She has moved women's boxing, she has moved boxing to a different level.

Being top dog in a minority sport doesn't make her the best Irish athlete or even part of the conversation. Some lads on here falling over themselves to appear politically correct. McIlroy is mixing it with the best in one of the biggest sports in the world - simply no comparison with women's boxing.

Tony I agree with you re McIlroy. If I had to pick a sport to be top of the world it would be golf  Class life style. Totally agree with other posters sentiments that anyone within the top 30 maybe 50 could Win it. Really is top class. The real deal. I just think in years To come people will look back at kt and think WOW.! Like people watch womens tennis now on a par with men's (well it was as good) and appreciate the skill the craft and think thats what it's about

[From the Bunker]

[laoislad]

Pure dominance by Katie Taylor tonight. Gutierrez delighted to last 10 rounds.

What a role model.
Best Irish athlete of all time ?

Without a doubt.

[GiveItToTheShooters]

Pure dominance by Katie Taylor tonight. Gutierrez delighted to last 10 rounds.

What a role model.
Best Irish athlete of all time ?

Without a doubt.

Yes, by far.
No other Irish sportsperson comes anywhere close to what she's achieved.

[nrico2006]

Finding this hard to rank, loads of GAA athletes to consider as well. KT Taylor is up there with the all time greats of Irish sport. She is absolutely amazing. Anyone remotely involved in boxing at any level will know how special she is, a once in a generation athlete who has transcended the sport. She has moved women's boxing, she has moved boxing to a different level.

Being top dog in a minority sport doesn't make her the best Irish athlete or even part of the conversation. Some lads on here falling over themselves to appear politically correct. McIlroy is mixing it with the best in one of the biggest sports in the world - simply no comparison with women's boxing.

McIlroy definitely ahead of Taylor.

[Milltown Row2]

Katie's achievements are fantastic her level of professionalism is second to none and outside the sport she's been and continues to be a brilliant role model for kids, girls and the sport.

Unfortunately for me it's still a not big enough sport to say best Irish athlete all time, that's not her fault and maybe looking back in ten years I'd probably change my mind.