QuoteHis dad is from the West Indies and I think he spent some time in Sheffield a while back.
Beaten by the cleverer fighter.Shame but he was never in it.Just out of interest where did he get his accent from?Thought he was from Dublin?
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His dad is from the West Indies and I think he spent some time in Sheffield a while back.
Cleverer on the day. Can't argue with that as he got his tactics spot on in previous fight. Disappointing end for him though.Originally Posted by FarBeag
He's from Palmerstown in Dublin. His dad is from St Vincents (of St Vincent & the Grenadines fame...). As above he spent a fair bit of time in Sheffield as a kid
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Sutherland well beaten. He looked nervous at the start. Once you are behind in amateur boxing seems to be difficult to chase it.
Same with Paddy Barnes, well done lads and hard luck
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FROM THE BBC website
Irish light-flyweight Paddy Barnes will have to be content with a bronze medal in Beijing after losing against China's Zou Shiming in Friday's semi-finals.
The Chinese gold medal favourite claimed a comprehensive 15-0 win over the Belfast fighter.
Barnes chased Zou all over the ring in the first round but still found himself 2-0 down despite landing a great shot.
Zou picked Barnes off during the rest of the bout although the Irishman later dubbed the final margin a "disgrace".
In the immediate aftermath of his defeat, a furious Barnes claimed that he didn't "care about the bronze medal".
"They can keep it for all I care," added Barnes, who blasted the judging in the bout.
"They (the judges) should hang their heads in shame.
"There's no doubt I lost the fight by miles but not scoring a point?
"I'm getting drug tested here. The judges should be getting drug tested.
"But we're in China so what do you expect."
The 21-year-old Irishman came out fighting in the first round and he certainly looked as though he had landed one good shot on the Chinese fighter.
Zou picked up six more points in the second round although the brawling Barnes, once again, appeared to be unfortunate not to have got on the scoresheet.
It was more of the same in the third round at Zou racked up five more points and kept the increasingly ragged Barnes scoreless to increase the lead to 11-0.
The pattern continued in the closing round as the defending world champion progressed to the decider.
Forget about the performance or entertainment. It's only the result that matters.
Paddy was always going to be up against it, Darren was outclassed on the day. DeGale has quick feet to be fair and was able to slip Sutherlands punches relatively easy. Come on Kenny lets get to the final.
When your that far behind in amateur boxing after two rounds you have to go for broke. I thought he stood off him way too much. Yes the Chinese lad was like a snake (good movement and will win gold) but he needed to be roughed up and pinned on the ropes as much as possible. Make sure he knows he was in a fight.
C'mon Egan best of luck.
Hard lines Sutherland and Barnes, done yourselves and country proud.
On the Usain Bolt topic, we can kind of claim a bit of glory from him, he's trained by a Donegal man Richard Simms so if all else fails we can claim a few golds
damn right!!!C'mon Egan best of luck.
Hard lines Sutherland and Barnes, done yourselves and country proud.
On the Usain Bolt topic, we can kind of claim a bit of glory from him, he's trained by a Donegal man Richard Simms so if all else fails we can claim a few golds
Egan wins, 10-3!!
Now we have to hope the Chinese fella doesn't win the other semi.....
Easy win in the end.. What time is the final on Sunday?
Great stuff Ken Egan.
I hope the final isnt too early- i'll be waking up from a stag do on Sunday morning/afternoon...
Looks like it's in the morning, 8.51..... better than this morning but not by much.
excellent performance and good to see he fought till the end and didn't run around the ring like a track runner once he edged in front.
Well done Egan, keep her lit
Final is definitely scheduled for 8.50am Sunday Morning. He'll fight a Chinese boxer, who just beat the kazakhstan favourite on countback
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Well done, Kenny
Always look on the bright side of life
Thought Simms was his manager. I think all the Jamican sprinters are trained by a Jamican legend from the 70's who's name escapes me at the moment.On the Usain Bolt topic, we can kind of claim a bit of glory from him, he's trained by a Donegal man Richard Simms so if all else fails we can claim a few golds
If you attack me with stupidity, I'll be forced to defend myself with sarcasm.
Good win by Egan even if it is difficult to watch on RTE.ie
Keeps some Irish interest in the Olympics for the weekend anyway.
Fights Chinese boxer in the final Sunday morning at 8.51 AM
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