Category: BOXING
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Sporting world floored by the passing of Ricky Hatton
Boxing is not everyone’s cup of tea. Indeed, it’s absolutely not mine. In any sporting pursuit though, every so often there will be characters who transcend not only their own area of expertise, but others too. For example, not all that long ago, a person was encountered who, it was well known, wouldn’t know a…
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Katie has earned the right to step off into the sunset
The world works in mysterious ways. History repeating itself? To an extent at least. August 9th, 2012, the late, great Con Houlihan is laid to rest in his beloved Castle Island, Katie Taylor claims Olympic gold in London and my neighbours and lifelong friends the Clarke family bale up our bit of hay in a…
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Last vestiges of decency lost in pit of squaller
There are certain things in life where, generally speaking, there’s no allowance for middle ground. The most obvious example of that being party politics. Largely speaking, you were either Fianna Fail or Fine Gael and there were very clear lines in the sand pertaining to same and they weren’t for crossing. Though in truth there…
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Dunboyne’s own Rocky II puts em straight
Dunboyne native and former Irish Amateur Boxing Champion Kevin Gilligan puts the Amanda Serrano camp back in their box at the Press Conference before they prepare to take on our own Katie Taylor on the undercard as Mike Tyson squares up to social media motor mouth Jake Paul. As Serrano’s camp were bleating on in…
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Sideline Cuts – 32
A WEEK OF BIG ANNOUNCEMENTS IN MEATH This corner has an admission to make – the current incarnation of the Split Season has been a lot easier on the mental health than was the case with its maiden voyage. Why exactly that is can’t actually be defined but, of late, the processes of putting things…
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Katie’s homecoming chaos rumbles on as Serrano showdown shelved
Her adoring public’s long wait to see Katie Taylor fight at a home venue rumbles on after the rematch against her closest rival, Amanda Serrano, was postponed. The Puerto Rican pugilist is currently the undisputed Champion in the Featherweight division having beaten mandatory challenger Erika Cruiz. Her withdrawl at this time is another blow to…
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Emotional Joshua gets caught in the same trap as those who went before
Boxing is all about bravado. Maybe not to the same extent as the organised chaos that is Wrestling. But not far off it either. Eddie Hearne has made a life out of ‘playing the game’. The apple didn’t fall far from the tree either in that regard. The father and son outfit are the Don…
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Things you don’t expect to see
Mention has often been made in this space previously of the fact that when this writer was growing up, we only had RTE 1 and 2 on the television at home. Now read on… Thus, it was only when going with Anna and her now husband Kieran to the home of his parents, Denis and…
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Taylor atop the entire world
In the life of a sports writer and/or fan, there are seminal moments which outshine and resonate longer than all others. Like finding a real diamond ring in an already delicious barm brack. For this corner, Kevin Foley’s goal against Dublin on July 6th, 1991 will forever spearhead any such compilation. Closely followed by the…
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From Sweden with medals!
Some of you might recall a post I had on my Facebook page towards the end of March last year, shortly before Nally’s SuperValu opened in Dunboyne. Prior to the supermarket commencing business, the Nally family – in a generous and very fitting gesture – unveiled a monument which reads “Tom’s Field” in tribute to…