Bernard Dunne fight

**onenilgameover** · 12/11/2006, 12:36 AM

Anyone else find it toe-curling cringy stuff. Dunne is a good boxer and comes across as a nice guy so really glad he did well but man am i sick of ole ole at non-football events...

**sligoman** · 12/11/2006, 12:42 AM

It was a good fight. Fair play to Dunne, great to watch and great career ahead of him hopefully.

**drummerboy** · 12/11/2006, 12:54 AM

Really entertaining fight. The Ole Ole is a bit played out though.

**Dodge** · 12/11/2006, 5:08 AM

Originally Posted by onenilgameover

Anyone else find it toe-curling cringy stuff. Dunne is a good boxer and comes across as a nice guy so really glad he did well but man am i sick of ole ole at non-football events...

Its not even acceptable at football. That and Fields of Athenry should be banned

**beautifulrock** · 12/11/2006, 1:04 PM

great boxer, lets try to keep it positvie for a change lads.

**Lim till i die** · 13/11/2006, 10:12 AM

I'm very much a boxing bar-stooler (Oh the shame of it all

) so any experts on here feel free to contradict me but here's my two cents on the fight.....

Dunne combination work and body shots are excellent but does anyone else think he's lacking that killer instinct?? A more clinical fighter would have knocked Pickering out in the second or third when he had the chance.

Maybe it will ultimately help Bernard going the full distance against a tough, tough cookie like Pickering but I would have worried for him if that fight had been on in London. Too early for a world title shot??

**Block G Raptor** · 13/11/2006, 10:15 AM

Agree with you there Lim. I've been watching Bernard for a few years now as I know both his family and Harry Hawkins family well. I think he gets a bit cocky and starts to let his guard down when a fight is going his way he's prone to a bit of showboating with his arms in the air etc. He's a model to get suckerpunched if he keeps it up

**Lim till i die** · 13/11/2006, 10:49 AM

Originally Posted by Block G Raptor

Agree with you there Lim. I've been watching Bernard for a few years now as I know both his family and Harry Hawkins family well. I think he gets a bit cocky and starts to let his guard down when a fight is going his way he's prone to a bit of showboating with his arms in the air etc. He's a model to get suckerpunched if he keeps it up

I thought that was just his stance, I've noticed it with a lot of fighters recently

I don't like it as you've already said it's an invitation to get your clock cleaned

Hopefully he'll learn from the other night and tighten up his game. He would have lost that fight in England. Despite having been beaten to a bloody pulp in the second and third when Pickering started switching to southpaw and back around the seventh he had him in all sorts of bother

Fairplay to Pickering though, genuinely a tough, tough fighter

**paul_oshea** · 13/11/2006, 11:10 AM

Dunne combination work and body shots are excellent but does anyone else think he's lacking that killer instinct?? A more clinical fighter would have knocked Pickering out in the second or third when he had the chance.

agree with the last two posts, he is too cocky and will get caught out in a bigger match, also he reminds me of hamed, who we all know when it came to the big fights and making a name across the pond, he got caught out. think to be really world class fighter he needs to have the killer instinct and he doesnt seem strong enough for that. also leaving his guard down too often, he will get caught in a bigger fight doing that....

think the crowd played a huge part in it for him. thought he would have lost it in england. did anyone notice the jeers for god save the queen? and did ye notice bryan mcfadden in front and when they picked out graeme geraghty? i didnt notice them but thats what the women with me seemed more interested in.....spotitng people in the crowd....

**Lim till i die** · 13/11/2006, 11:14 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

did anyone notice the jeers for god save the queen?

In fairness man 7000 boxing fans in Dublin at half ten on a Saturday night, playing it might not have been the brightest idea

**Aberdonian Stu** · 13/11/2006, 11:45 AM

It's been done before a Dunne fights but I think it's actually madatory for European title fights to have the anthems played.

As for the fight, Dunne looked impressive early but there are problems still to be addressed, not least his cockiness.

His lack of experience over the distance, the unfortunate downside of having a good kayo record in fights scheduled for 10 or 12 rounds, needs to be addressed. He has the ability to have the stamina, he just needs to develop it through experience.

I saw Molitor's fight against Hunter. Dunne could take him but it would be tough, though nowhere near as tough as say Israel Vasquez or Jhonny Gonzalez. And yes he does spell it that way!

**Lim till i die** · 13/11/2006, 11:49 AM

Originally Posted by Aberdonian Stu

Israel Vasquez or Jhonny Gonzalez. And yes he does spell it that way!

What he actually spells it Israel

He should be ashamed of himself given their human rights record

**pete** · 13/11/2006, 1:08 PM

I only saw the last few rounds but fair dues to Dunne. I doubt he making big money so 7,000 fans in the Point should boost his bank account a little.

I was having a look & seems he was ranked between 9-12th in the various belts click before this fight. Would be good to see him get a few more European belt paydays before having a World title opportunity.

**paul_oshea** · 13/11/2006, 2:19 PM

good for the sport....good to see how it sold out so quickly and with relative or no advertisement.

**hoops1** · 13/11/2006, 9:39 PM

Bernard already got his wake up call for showboating, after
pummeling the Ukranian Vornin for 9 rounds he dropped his guard and got
tagged que 2 minutes 30 seconds of stumbling around the ring like
a drunk while he was within one punch of being knocked out.
I think/hope that the more he moves up and the closer the fights the less
he will act the maggot. It was more down to the fact that he was so far
ahead of previous opponents. I hope he wins the world title as hes
a class act

**A face** · 13/11/2006, 10:11 PM

RTE television are a shambles .... the first fight they show of Dunne is when he picks up the title, nothing ..... not even a mention beforehand (maybe on Radio, but thats the decent part of the organisation, the TV section is filth) yet they will go a show him with the belt winning in their "let pat ourselves on the back" adverts "surely we can call ourselves a sports mad nation" hypocritical fookers, makes me want to puke.

If they cared, they would have show a few fights so he wouldn't have to beg, borrow and steal to stay full time to actually get to the title fight, sports mad my ársé. Makes my blood boil !!

**soccerc** · 13/11/2006, 10:45 PM

Originally Posted by A face

RTE television are a shambles .... the first fight they show of Dunne is when he picks up the title, nothing ..... Makes my blood boil !!

Incorrect there A Face, RTE have been firmly behind Dunne since his return from the USofA. They have featured a number of his fights an and Saturdays was the second live event.

**tetsujin1979** · 14/11/2006, 12:03 AM

Originally Posted by paul_oshea

good for the sport....good to see how it sold out so quickly and with relative or no advertisement.

NewsTalk promoted it heavily, and featured numerous interviews with him (mainly on Off The Ball) over the last few months

**Dodge** · 14/11/2006, 7:27 AM

Originally Posted by soccerc

Incorrect there A Face, RTE have been firmly behind Dunne since his return from the USofA. They have featured a number of his fights an and Saturdays was the second live event.

Its been way more than two. They even showed his foght in Italy live on the web. Showed the one in Germany too.