Well done Katie Taylor

dar926

Five in a row ))

TheBody

Fair play to her!!

Spazdarn

Facebook was good for something, found a stream of the fight... Well done Katie, very impressive throughout.

Cill Dara Abu

Well done Katie, Olympic gold next

alchemist33

Cill Dara Abu wrote: »

Well done Katie, Olympic gold next

+1, because I have tickets for the Final! Go Katie.

eigrod

Congratulations Katie. Legend in Irish Sport, of that there can be no doubt.

MagicMarker

Odds on her being on the Late Late Show next week?

Daroxtar

MagicMarker wrote: »

Odds on her being on the Late Late Show next week?

Substantially better than RTE bothering to send a camera to cover her fights. Mind you I'm sure they'll hop on the bandwagon for the Olympics and then forget about her just in time for the Europeans again. Still, they need their budget to pay for Fair City.....

lolie

MagicMarker wrote: »

Odds on her being on the Late Late Show next week?

I'd sooner watch katie on the late late show any day of the week instead of uk reality show rejects. Doesnt get half the praise she deserves.

cowzerp

She gets great recognition in fairness,she's been on shows like late late,tubridy etc many times, is on a tv ad and always gets mentions, she is amazing but I don't know why people act like she's ignored

Well done Katie, legend

terrymccarthy05

alchemist33 wrote: »

+1, because I have tickets for the Final! Go Katie.

Will have to qualify for the Olympics in next year World Championship

Daroxtar

cowzerp wrote: »

She gets great recognition in fairness,she's been on shows like late late,tubridy etc many times, is on a tv ad and always gets mentions, she is amazing but I don't know why people act like she's ignored

Well done Katie, legend

Ok, just answer this.... How many of her fights have you ever seen on RTE? She is without doubt our finest athlete and her achievements speak for themselves but RTE would rather pay Amanda Brunker or Dana to "manage" a junior football team than send a camera crew to cover Katies fights.

cowzerp

Daroxtar wrote: »

Ok, just answer this.... How many of her fights have you ever seen on RTE? She is without doubt our finest athlete and her achievements speak for themselves but RTE would rather pay Amanda Brunker or Dana to "manage" a junior football team than send a camera crew to cover Katies fights.

I would love to see more but there is other elite athletes in other sports that you might never see-i doubt anyone as elite as Katie but my point is everyone thinks she is awesome, she gets great praise and recognition and is pretty much famous, all this and she is Amateur, i think thats getting recognition. maybe RTE could do more but overall she gets plenty of appreciation and applause.

Nobody underrates her.

walshb

I agree with Paul. If anyone does not know Katie and the talent she has and the achievemenets she has earned then they really have had their heads in the sand. Bottom line: Some people don't care about boxing, and some don't even care about sport.

So, she gets the recognition she deserves from those in the business, and also by the educated and sensible and appreciative sports fan. Yes, I would like to see more on the tv of her fights, but RTE are a business, and the shows they show are decided on the viewers. It really is that simple.

If that show is some crap that me and you believe to be crap, so be it, but if many many more people think it's entertainment, then RTE will show it, and I wouldn't criticse them for that.

barney4001

Been trying to find katies boxing record without success where is it?????????

Shryke

From her page on wikipedia.


Year Tournament Venue Result Event
2005 European Amateur Championships Tønsberg, Norway 1st 60 kg
2006 European Amateur Championships Warsaw, Poland 1st 60 kg
2006 World Amateur Championship New Delhi, India 1st 60 kg
2007 European Amateur Championships Vejle, Denmark 1st 60 kg
2008 European Union Amateur Championships Liverpool, England 1st 60 kg
2008 World Amateur Championship Ningbo, People's Republic of China 1st 60 kg
2009 European Union Amateur Championships Pazardzhik, Bulgaria 1st 60 kg
2009 Russian Multi-Nations event St. Petersburg, Russia 1st 60 kg
2009 European Amateur Championships Mykolaiv, Ukraine 1st 60 kg
2010 European Union Amateur Championships Keszthely, Hungary 1st 60 kg
2010 World Amateur Championship Barbados 1st 60 kg
2011 European Union Amateur Championships Katowice, Poland 1st 60 kg
2011 European Amateur Championships Rotterdam, Netherlands 1st 60 kg

barney4001

She is well on her way to be greatest amateur boxer record ever in Ireland,the Olympics will clinch it for her