sweetscience wrote:to win a novice U10 title at his weight you have to be pretty good
obv you can get the odd poor division / luck,, but unlikely at welter/light middle
There are a lot of comments about how great he could have been etc. (mostly from Barry).
However, there is a distinct lack of details - how many bouts did he have and who did he box?
yeah I think the key thing with the ams is who you fight/fought... not numbers
some coaches under match... mine certainly didnt
True - I have heard bits and bobs (again I don't know if they are true or not), but there was some crafty matchmaking going on.
Also, has he ever had a "proper job" or was he effectively a full time amateur from day 1 with access to the best coaches and facilities etc. - not exactly a lad who went down his local gym 3 times a week alongside college and work etc.
I had heard he didn't fight as a junior and had a handful of bouts over a couple of seasons as a senior, winning the ulsters against weak opposition and having a w/o to the semi and losing first time out the following year before retiring.
However Deno has been around a bit, knows his stuff, especially in Ireland so I am happy to bow to his knowledge.
While having 30-40 bouts winning the Ulster seniors, the novices and an u21 title hardly makes him Olympic material it is still something to be proud of. A lot more than Joe Gallagher has done!
I suppose there aren't any name on his record otherwise Barry would have made the most of that, but fighting 30-40 times deserves respect.
And you don't need to have boxed to be a good trainer, there are plenty of examples such as Joe Gallagher. Enzo Calazaghe too, Dean Powell. I doubt Fast Eddie has fought either!
I'm sure there are others on here that have more knowledge on him than me but he did seem to appear out of the blue and details are very sketchy pre moving to Ireland so I can see why there is some scepticism towards his amateur days.
For the record his Ulster title 2008 campaign went as follows:
O/F - W Terry Garland (27-5)
S/F - W Niall Ferrin (TKO2)
Fin - W Cathal McCauley (26-14)
U21 National campaign 2008:
Pre - W Martin Lynch (13-12)
Q/F - W Michael Bustard (15-9)
S/F - W Christy Boyle (30-21)
Fin - W John Joe Joyce (10-4) - this is a different JJ Joyce to the Olympian.
Apologies to the op of the thread, I've completely hijacked it!
I remember watching one of his very early amateur fights, come forward very aggressive and looked very impressive for a novice.
Heard he was Barry son and against fellow novice opposition, but looked like he had potential.
I think Eric Guy may likely have film on him,
Deno1986 wrote:I'm sure there are others on here that have more knowledge on him than me but he did seem to appear out of the blue and details are very sketchy pre moving to Ireland so I can see why there is some scepticism towards his amateur days.
For the record his Ulster title 2008 campaign went as follows:
O/F - W Terry Garland (27-5)
S/F - W Niall Ferrin (TKO2)
Fin - W Cathal McCauley (26-14)
U21 National campaign 2008:
Pre - W Martin Lynch (13-12)
Q/F - W Michael Bustard (15-9)
S/F - W Christy Boyle (30-21)
Fin - W John Joe Joyce (10-4) - this is a different JJ Joyce to the Olympian.
Apologies to the op of the thread, I've completely hijacked it!
Michael Bustard was a decent fighter. Only lost by a point in the 2009 Ulster final to Niall McGinley [who beat McGuigan in the semis]. Eventually won the Ulster title in 2015. Fought in the Irish Elite Seniors too
Deno1986 wrote:I'm sure there are others on here that have more knowledge on him than me but he did seem to appear out of the blue and details are very sketchy pre moving to Ireland so I can see why there is some scepticism towards his amateur days.
For the record his Ulster title 2008 campaign went as follows:
O/F - W Terry Garland (27-5)
S/F - W Niall Ferrin (TKO2)
Fin - W Cathal McCauley (26-14)
U21 National campaign 2008:
Pre - W Martin Lynch (13-12)
Q/F - W Michael Bustard (15-9)
S/F - W Christy Boyle (30-21)
Fin - W John Joe Joyce (10-4) - this is a different JJ Joyce to the Olympian.
Apologies to the op of the thread, I've completely hijacked it!
Fuk me for a second I thought he beat the real Joyce ha
Counter-puncher wrote:I've heard Frampton may be in the market for a new trainer, he seems to like inexperienced unqualified blokes training him, maybe Seamus will get the gig.
He has lived off his brothers name as Shane as lived off his father's name, both had not done much in boxing before, though shane has done a good job with the doors opened by his father, it will be interesting to see how he get's on from now, without Frampton ?
