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According to twitter, has been assaulted and had his leg broken in two places. Sad to hear.

John Joe should relocate to the US to get away from all the inter family fueding

I remember when Francie Barrett was attacked years ago.

Sad that these leading sportsmen are seemingly not reveared and universally respected within their own communities.

Really cowardly to attack in as a group. Sad to see when a talent doesn't get a chance to fulfil their potential. Hopefully Nevin can come back, just like Darren Barker did.

As I've said before, fair play only exists if your man is going to win. When the opponent is a world class boxer that's unlikely so things happen. To be fair, it happened to Brad Saunders and Scott Dixon as well do it's not just travellers.

mickey1975 wrote:As I've said before, fair play only exists if your man is going to win. When the opponent is a world class boxer that's unlikely so things happen. To be fair, it happened to Brad Saunders and Scott Dixon as well do it's not just travellers.

True Mickey it ain't just travellers - remember when Eammon Mages got done as well? These cowards need weapons and/or numbers to take on quality boxers.

With the recent(ish) incidents involving Henry Wharton and Martin J Ward as well though for the sake of Nevin's career I would like to see him base himself in the states.

TerribleTerry wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:As I've said before, fair play only exists if your man is going to win. When the opponent is a world class boxer that's unlikely so things happen. To be fair, it happened to Brad Saunders and Scott Dixon as well do it's not just travellers.

True Mickey it ain't just travellers - remember when Eammon Mages got done as well? These cowards need weapons and/or numbers to take on quality boxers.

With the recent(ish) incidents involving Henry Wharton and Martin J Ward as well though for the sake of Nevin's career I would like to see him base himself in the states.

In Henry's defence, he doesn't, and never has, involved himself in anything like that. His family, whilst proud of their Romany routes, mainly live in houses and work in society. It was an unfortunate chain of events he got caught up in.

mickey1975 wrote:

TerribleTerry wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:As I've said before, fair play only exists if your man is going to win. When the opponent is a world class boxer that's unlikely so things happen. To be fair, it happened to Brad Saunders and Scott Dixon as well do it's not just travellers.

True Mickey it ain't just travellers - remember when Eammon Mages got done as well? These cowards need weapons and/or numbers to take on quality boxers.

With the recent(ish) incidents involving Henry Wharton and Martin J Ward as well though for the sake of Nevin's career I would like to see him base himself in the states.

In Henry's defence, he doesn't, and never has, involved himself in anything like that. His family, whilst proud of their Romany routes, mainly live in houses and work in society. It was an unfortunate chain of events he got caught up in.

I can well imagine Mickey - Henry has always come across as an absolute gentleman.

your man is going to win. When the opponent is a world class boxer that's unlikely so things happen. To be fair, it happened to Brad Saunders and Scott Dixon as well do it's not just travellers.[/quote]

True Mickey it ain't just travellers - remember when Eammon Mages got done as well? These cowards need weapons and/or numbers to take on quality boxers.

With the recent(ish) incidents involving Henry Wharton and Martin J Ward as well though for the sake of Nevin's career I would like to see him base himself in the states.[/quote]
In Henry's defence, he doesn't, and never has, involved himself in anything like that. His family, whilst proud of their Romany routes, mainly live in houses and work in society. It was an unfortunate chain of events he got caught up in.[/quote]

I can well imagine Mickey - Henry has always come across as an absolute gentleman.[/quote]
X2 pure gentleman

Nevin needs to get away from all this family feud business and concentrate on his career.

I was told it was his own family and that sister was stabbed with a screwdriver too.

Obviously god knows if true, but he lives nearby.

It's really rotten, someone tries the best they can to improve themselves and gets dragged into something and hurt bad. I hope he heals quickly and gets back on his feet soon, there are always people happy to drag you down and do you harm :(

TerribleTerry wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:As I've said before, fair play only exists if your man is going to win. When the opponent is a world class boxer that's unlikely so things happen. To be fair, it happened to Brad Saunders and Scott Dixon as well do it's not just travellers.

True Mickey it ain't just travellers - remember when Eammon Mages got done as well? These cowards need weapons and/or numbers to take on quality boxers.

With the recent(ish) incidents involving Henry Wharton and Martin J Ward as well though for the sake of Nevin's career I would like to see him base himself in the states.

Eamon Magee got it bad man if I remember correctly he had words with a couple ra heads and they
Got him a few weeks later and butchered him

dubliner wrote:

TerribleTerry wrote:

mickey1975 wrote:As I've said before, fair play only exists if your man is going to win. When the opponent is a world class boxer that's unlikely so things happen. To be fair, it happened to Brad Saunders and Scott Dixon as well do it's not just travellers.

True Mickey it ain't just travellers - remember when Eammon Mages got done as well? These cowards need weapons and/or numbers to take on quality boxers.

With the recent(ish) incidents involving Henry Wharton and Martin J Ward as well though for the sake of Nevin's career I would like to see him base himself in the states.

Eamon Magee got it bad man if I remember correctly he had words with a couple ra heads and they
Got him a few weeks later and butchered him

Pretty sure Eammon claimed it was an argument over a snowman that escalated out of hand.

Doubt very much that was the root cause!

TerribleTerry wrote:http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BOXING+CH ... 0114112499

Yea mate I'm sure there was an Ira connection to the attack I remember in our Sunday papers there was a picture of him in his hospital bed he was claiming the IRA beat him up

TerribleTerry wrote:http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BOXING+CH ... 0114112499

I think I remember reading that the men Magee was hurt by had paramilitary links and were the local bosses.


https://www.google.co.uk/url?sa=t&rct=j ... 5504,d.d2k

dubliner wrote:

TerribleTerry wrote:http://www.thefreelibrary.com/BOXING+CH ... 0114112499

Yea mate I'm sure there was an Ira connection to the attack I remember in our Sunday papers there was a picture of him in his hospital bed he was claiming the IRA beat him up

Yeah, the guy was senior IRA apparently, but that had nout to do with the attack

I imagine the IRA and the other lot like to push in front of ques and be the bosses in their villages; I've never got the impression Magee would kiss anyone's arse or let someone push him around.

palooka wrote:I imagine the IRA and the other lot like to push in front of ques and be the bosses in their villages; I've never got the impression Magee would kiss anyone's arse or let someone push him around.

The spastics that are involved these days are like that yeah

G0mez wrote:I was told it was his own family and that sister was stabbed with a screwdriver too.

Obviously god knows if true, but he lives nearby.

Seems this was the case. Apparently he was trying to act as a peacemaker in a family feud and was attacked with a golf club by a relative.