Watching his brother Garry fight Enzo the other night got me thinking about Mark Delaney the former WBO Intercontinental Super-Middleweight Title holder and British Title challenger. I seem to remember him being a reasonable fighter at British level with respectable power, but I only saw him fight a few times (that I can remember).
At one point he was an unbeated prospect receiving quite a bit of hype, untill he ran into a young Joe Calzaghe and got stopped. After a few more wins he was outpointed by the tough Mark Baker. Another few wins was followed by a one round KO lose challaging again for the Brtitsh Super-Middleweight Title.
He never fought again.
Anybody know what he is up to these days?
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Mark Delaney.
Mark is a nice guy, he has a good job working for Newham council.
He lost the hunger for the game towards the end of his career and this showed in his performances....
A couple of years ago, his baby died in a cot death type incident..... obviously this was very hard for Mark (as it would be for anyone).
i saw him in the peacock a few months back and he was just doing a bit of running on the treadmill trying to lose a few pounds ( he is a big lad ).
He lost the hunger for the game towards the end of his career and this showed in his performances....
A couple of years ago, his baby died in a cot death type incident..... obviously this was very hard for Mark (as it would be for anyone).
i saw him in the peacock a few months back and he was just doing a bit of running on the treadmill trying to lose a few pounds ( he is a big lad ).
All joking aside, Mark was a decent fighter. I reckon we'd have seen him a few more times, had he not been one'd off Neil Simpson.
To me, that was the classic example of "getting caught cold". Whilst it's not really an excuse a fighter should use - it's up to him to get a good sweat on prior to a fight - it was the reason for such a short fight (if you know what I mean).
Am I right in thinking Sky moved the start time or something?
To me, that was the classic example of "getting caught cold". Whilst it's not really an excuse a fighter should use - it's up to him to get a good sweat on prior to a fight - it was the reason for such a short fight (if you know what I mean).
Am I right in thinking Sky moved the start time or something?
yes, Mark Roe complained that the start time was bought forward and they only had a few minutes to warm up.....FlawedGenius wrote:All joking aside, Mark was a decent fighter. I reckon we'd have seen him a few more times, had he not been one'd off Neil Simpson.
To me, that was the classic example of "getting caught cold". Whilst it's not really an excuse a fighter should use - it's up to him to get a good sweat on prior to a fight - it was the reason for such a short fight (if you know what I mean).
Am I right in thinking Sky moved the start time or something?
considering Delaney had never been on the floor before ( apart from Calzaghe perhaps if someone could confirm) its hard to believe him getting blown away so quickly....
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Old bones Ian
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I think he was floored against Calzaghe, early on.knockout wrote:yes, Mark Roe complained that the start time was bought forward and they only had a few minutes to warm up.....FlawedGenius wrote:All joking aside, Mark was a decent fighter. I reckon we'd have seen him a few more times, had he not been one'd off Neil Simpson.
To me, that was the classic example of "getting caught cold". Whilst it's not really an excuse a fighter should use - it's up to him to get a good sweat on prior to a fight - it was the reason for such a short fight (if you know what I mean).
Am I right in thinking Sky moved the start time or something?
considering Delaney had never been on the floor before ( apart from Calzaghe perhaps if someone could confirm) its hard to believe him getting blown away so quickly....
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Darcy Delaney
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Re: Mark Delaney.
does anyone have a copy of the show with mark vs simpson that i could buy 
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are you forgetting that Neil Simpson had the same amount of time to warm up!. i remember the fight well, i remember the delaney complaints, but they failed to realise the point i made at the start of this post!FlawedGenius wrote:All joking aside, Mark was a decent fighter. I reckon we'd have seen him a few more times, had he not been one'd off Neil Simpson.
To me, that was the classic example of "getting caught cold". Whilst it's not really an excuse a fighter should use - it's up to him to get a good sweat on prior to a fight - it was the reason for such a short fight (if you know what I mean).
Am I right in thinking Sky moved the start time or something?
Re: Mark Delaney.
Mark had a decent style and was very heavy handed; he was tough and had plenty of guts. Very good boxers get caught and stopped. Mark was better at super middle and Simpson was a career light heavy/cruiser who had a decent punch. I read that Mark has run the London Marathon in the past. He was a good fighter in an era with some fantastic super middleweight boxers. I am glad he's got a decent job and is ok.
Re: Mark Delaney.
Mark had a decent style and was very heavy handed; he was tough and had plenty of guts. Very good boxers get caught and stopped. Mark was better at super middle and Simpson was a career light heavy/cruiser who had a decent punch. I read that Mark has run the London Marathon in the past. He was a good fighter in an era with some fantastic super middleweight boxers. I am glad he's got a decent job and is ok.
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Jeff Thomas
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Re: Mark Delaney.
Good fighter Mark I enjoyed watching him come through on Eurosport
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MachoMan09 wrote:Rhino, I made that post under a completely different name seven and a half years ago and you're calling me on it now!!rhino222 wrote:are you forgetting that Neil Simpson had the same amount of time to warm up!. i remember the fight well, i remember the delaney complaints, but they failed to realise the point i made at the start of this post!FlawedGenius wrote:All joking aside, Mark was a decent fighter. I reckon we'd have seen him a few more times, had he not been one'd off Neil Simpson.
To me, that was the classic example of "getting caught cold". Whilst it's not really an excuse a fighter should use - it's up to him to get a good sweat on prior to a fight - it was the reason for such a short fight (if you know what I mean).
Am I right in thinking Sky moved the start time or something?
Just because Simpson and Delaney had the same amount of time to warm-up, it doesn't mean they both used the same amount of time to warm up. Also, Simpson may have been cold, too, it's just he landed first. That's the only point I was making. I'll check back in 2019 for your reply.
.... i never forget!