Eamonn Magee

BunglesFingers · Post by **BunglesFingers** » 17 Mar 2005, 06:10

From BBC:

WBU welterweight champion Eamonn Magee is determined to pick up where he left off when he returns to the ring at the King's Hall, Belfast on Friday.
The 34-year-old makes his dramatic comeback against Dane Allan Vester after making a 13-month recovery from a violent street attack in Belfast.

"People will be wondering whether I am back to my best but I will show them I am," said Magee.

"I've come back from a lot and am ready to prove to the world that I'm back."

Magee is making the first defence of his WBU welterweight title, which he won in December 2003.

The Belfast fighter was left needing hospital treatment after suffering a badly-broken leg in the assault.

But Vester, who has moved up from light-welterweight, is planning to wreck Magee's dream comeback on home soil.

"I think I'll be too quick for him and I know that I am a better boxer," said Vester.

"I'll show Magee that on the night. I think I'm going to surprise him.

"I heard that he got badly beaten and it's good that he is back, but he can't be the same. Anyone outside the ring for that long must see a difference."

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I heard this morning that Magee plans to run a marathon in May/June

stujones · Post by **stujones** » 17 Mar 2005, 07:57

Looks like he will be the main event, I wish him well.

EddieShredder · Post by **EddieShredder** » 17 Mar 2005, 08:57

Great to see Magee back in action... hopefully he'll have made a good recovery, and will pick up where he left off

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 17 Mar 2005, 09:11

sometimes situations like this really make you a stronger person... before the incident, Magee was a lazy, smoking, slack guy with loads of talent.

Now realising how easy you can lose it all, he seems to have trained harder than ever and could feasibly come back better than before....

Obviously i dont know how much the incident took out of him physically, but if he training better than before who knows, he may come back a better fighter

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 17 Mar 2005, 18:18

Weights for Fridays fight

Eamonn Magee 10st 6lbs 6oz.
Allan Vester 10st 6lbs 6oz.

Matt Teague · Post by **Matt Teague** » 17 Mar 2005, 20:14

Is it true that Magee Smokes??? Very suprising if he does!

knockout · Post by **knockout** » 18 Mar 2005, 05:58

mteague wrote:Is it true that Magee Smokes??? Very suprising if he does!

He did ( around the Hatton fight), dont know if he still does....

jamesmcdonnell · Post by **jamesmcdonnell** » 18 Mar 2005, 06:43

Magee used to smoke like a chimney. Someone I know sat chain smoking with him at a boxing do.

You'd be surprised how many boxers do though. Carlos Monzon was a 40 a day man!