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THEBUTCH wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:17 The first fight with Fidel Bassa was astonishing
McAuley carved his name in stone during that fight.

SticknMove wrote: ↑09 Apr 2021, 00:40 Absolutely no aspersions .....but how did he make flyweight...... incredible.

stujones wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:07Hes in the mix but would have liked to have seen him try to do a full unification at super bantam

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:57He had 2 early draws including against one guy who only one one fight out of 16.

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:57Anyone know what he's doing today? I remember seeing him on Wogan once.

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑07 Apr 2021, 17:31

brian13 wrote: ↑07 Apr 2021, 15:00 All depends on criteria.

I have to say Katie Taylor. Amateur and Professional dominance. Wayne Mc Cullough would be second on the Amateur & Pro criteria in my view but his professional career was outstanding.

If we are dealing with Professional only then Frampton (I know his weight class got removed from the olympics) is absolutely in the mix, Collins's and Mc Guigan too.

I think Mick Conlan will eventually be in the conversation. Jay Quigley could also be in it too as he was the first Irish fighter to win the World championship.

Johnn

For every woman boxer there are at least ten times the number of male boxers. This diminishes Taylor's achievement. When you have Ebanie Bridges and Shannon Courtenay boxing for a world title it puts women's boxing into perspective.

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 12:52

rio wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 11:20

high tower 1 wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 02:50 Canelo

Until he talks you won't get a man who looks more irish!

Has anyone ever explained his colouring? I'm sure I read some article about there being some Irishmen who settled in Mexico. I think they were soldiers or mercenaries.

GreenLightning wrote: ↑09 Apr 2021, 09:43

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 12:52

rio wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 11:20

Until he talks you won't get a man who looks more irish!

Has anyone ever explained his colouring? I'm sure I read some article about there being some Irishmen who settled in Mexico. I think they were soldiers or mercenaries.

St Patrick's Battalion was a group of mostly Irish immigrant soldiers who defected from the American Army to fight for Mexico in the Mexican-American war

Crease wrote: ↑09 Apr 2021, 09:17

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:57He had 2 early draws including against one guy who only one one fight out of 16.

Match-making was not as transparent as it is today. I'm sure that you have heard Nigel Benn talk about "Mexican road sweepers" and how fighters are built up. For example, saying that there is this Mexican guy, highly rated, hard puncher, he's really thought well of - then in reality it's this guy who is a full-time street cleaner who boxes part time.

These days, we are really blessed to have BoxRec. It tells us all we need to know about a fighter, who he has fought and at what level. But yeah, back in the late 80s hear-say was rife about fighters.

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:57Anyone know what he's doing today? I remember seeing him on Wogan once.

Davey Boy is a successful hotel owner these days. He runs a 4-star hotel just outside Larne and apparently they are very courteous and my mate told me that it was the cleanest hotel that he ever seen... So good on him. I hope he makes plenty of money.

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:57

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:17 The first fight with Fidel Bassa was astonishing
McAuley carved his name in stone during that fight.

Dave I think was winning on points in the first one and close the second. And Bassa was somewhat of a legend himself. Dave had a weird career. He had 2 early draws including against one guy who only one one fight out of 16. I bet he was criminally underpaid, but real fans know him. Anyone know what he's doing today? I remember seeing him on Wogan once.

Counter-puncher wrote: ↑10 Apr 2021, 05:39 do you refer to notes mate or is that from memory? i've always assumed you've got an insane memory

bennie wrote: ↑10 Apr 2021, 04:57

JamesPhilips wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:57

THEBUTCH wrote: ↑08 Apr 2021, 18:17 The first fight with Fidel Bassa was astonishing
McAuley carved his name in stone during that fight.

Dave I think was winning on points in the first one and close the second. And Bassa was somewhat of a legend himself. Dave had a weird career. He had 2 early draws including against one guy who only one one fight out of 16. I bet he was criminally underpaid, but real fans know him. Anyone know what he's doing today? I remember seeing him on Wogan once.

Dave grew disillusioned with boxing when he missed out on selection for the 1980 Olympics. Hugh Russell got the nod and picked up a bronze medal, a feat which is almost forgotten today, and McAuley boxed sporadically over the next few years. He was rusty when turned pro in October 1983 and struggled to a six-round draw with John Mwaimu, a Tanzanian trained by Brian Hughes in Manchester. He outscored Mwaimu in a rematch but was held to another six-round draw by Bradford's Kenny Walsh in 1984, although he dominated after suffering an early knockdown. The knockdown cost him the win. McAuley was boxing at bantamweight in those days.