Just in: Eamonn Magee gets the all clear

bennie · Post by **bennie** » 22 Dec 2004, 09:00

Belfast southpaw Eamonn Magee has been given medical clearance by the Board to box again. The 33-year-old now plans to defend his WBU welterweight title at the end of February.
Magee was the victim of a brutal baseball attack earlier this year that left him with a smashed left leg. Doctors told him he would never box again.

DIRT SUGAR · Post by **DIRT SUGAR** » 22 Dec 2004, 09:08

Blimey... biggest comeback from physical injuries since Vinny Pazienza? Remember those pictures of him training wearing his halo after he'd broke his neck. What a nutter he was!

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 22 Dec 2004, 09:26

Blimey, hope he is able to move around the ring ok, he was never exactly nijinksy in the ring so it shouldn't hamper him too much.

Has anyone seen him about at shows recently?

Goz · Post by **Goz** » 22 Dec 2004, 10:03

jamesmcdonnell wrote:Blimey, hope he is able to move around the ring ok, he was never exactly nijinksy in the ring so it shouldn't hamper him too much.

I thought Magee's mobility was one of his advantages actually?

BunglesFingers · Post by **BunglesFingers** » 22 Dec 2004, 10:27

Good to see him back, how about a couple of warm ups and then get in with Witter?

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 22 Dec 2004, 10:40

Goz wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:Blimey, hope he is able to move around the ring ok, he was never exactly nijinksy in the ring so it shouldn't hamper him too much.

I thought Magee's mobility was one of his advantages actually?

Hardly sugar ray leonard....

best of luck to him in any case.

steve689 · Post by **steve689** » 22 Dec 2004, 16:31

Welcome back Eamonn, hopefully a Witter showdown will be on it's way soon.

Max Baer · Post by **Max Baer** » 22 Dec 2004, 16:52

steve689 wrote:Welcome back Eamonn, hopefully a Witter showdown will be on it's way soon.

That's a fight i'd like to see, i would pick Witter to win on points though.

sweetscience · Post by **sweetscience** » 22 Dec 2004, 18:19

witter - magee would have been good pre the asault but because of that whatever the result it will be brought up and people will say it cant be compared to the Hatton - Magee fight

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 22 Dec 2004, 19:39

jamesmcdonnell wrote:
Goz wrote:
jamesmcdonnell wrote:Blimey, hope he is able to move around the ring ok, he was never exactly nijinksy in the ring so it shouldn't hamper him too much.

I thought Magee's mobility was one of his advantages actually?
Hardly sugar ray leonard....

best of luck to him in any case.

Subtle little counter puncher, different style to Leonard but still fundemental to his style and I agree with Goz, one of his advantages.