Jason Quigley to turn Pro

boxer.fan

Looks like Jason is going to turn pro since he has not entered the Seniors this year.

http://www.thescore.ie/jason-quigley-pro-1323004-Feb2014/

JacksonHeightsOwn

yeah, i read this yesterday and was lurking here to see if anybody had any news.

Im surprised he's gone pro, but also delighted. I dont get the whole amateur thing these days, particularly with the lack of head gear now.

Strongbow10

a six figure signing on fee aswell with all the big guns vying for his services if reports are to be believed.

I've heard that McGuigan was very interested and was very confident of luring him into the pro ranks but he was well and trully blown out of the water

Fair play to the lad, he has the makings of an excellent pro, good head on his shoulders aswell, level headed and lives for his training

Big Ears

I know that there's so much that can change when turning over, but he's got World Class potential imo and could become a really fantastic pro.

Joeseph Balls

I know its 'The Star', but they had a bit on it yesterday saying he was approached by Golden Boy. Anyone hear that anywhere else?

Strongbow10

Joeseph Balls wrote: »

I know its 'The Star', but they had a bit on it yesterday saying he was approached by Golden Boy. Anyone hear that anywhere else?

Golden Boy and Top Rank are fighting it out apparently, Golden Boy have the platform but Arum will offer more money id say

Lou DiBella and a couple of others were interested aswell but couldnt compete with the big boys

boxer.fan

It will be very interesting to see which coaching stable he ends up in. Most likely somewhere in the States I reckon.

Henno30

Golden Boy's twitter account posted a picture of him at their offices today - https://mobile.twitter.com/GoldenBoyBoxing/status/453619536483217409

Henno30

Irish Times and BBC confirming that he's signed with GBP today.

barney4001

HE IS A VREY GOOD PROSPECT FAR BETTER THAN ANDY LEE EVER WAS I THINK

walshb

barney4001 wrote: »

HE IS A VREY GOOD PROSPECT FAR BETTER THAN ANDY LEE EVER WAS I THINK

Hasn't had one fight yet. Lee was a very accomplished amateur. Quigley was too.

FTA69

barney4001 wrote: »

HE IS A VREY GOOD PROSPECT FAR BETTER THAN ANDY LEE EVER WAS I THINK

Jumping the gun a small bit.

walshb

FTA69 wrote: »

Jumping the gun a small bit.

I think so. I have seen a fair bit of Quigley. I don't see anything obvious to suggest that he has the ability to be a successful pro. Not saying he can't be, I just don't see anything to say he will or should be. One trait I always look for is smoothness. He isn't the smoothest boxer.

boxer.fan

walshb wrote: »

I think so. I have seen a fair bit of Quigley. I don't see anything obvious to suggest that he has the ability to be a successful pro. Not saying he can't be, I just don't see anything to say he will or should be. One trait I always look for is smoothness. He isn't the smoothest boxer.

Who would you say is "smooth" in the amateur game?

FTA69

boxer.fan wrote: »

Who would you say is "smooth" in the amateur game?

Lee Selby. Michael Conlon. A few others.

walshb

Paddy Barnes and DOJ and Eric Donovan.

FTA69

walshb wrote: »

Paddy Barnes and DOJ and Eric Donovan.

David Oliver Joyce is ridiculously slick like, saw him box before. Conrad Cummings was great technically as well while still an amateur.

efb

Conlon is super smooth- when is he turning pro? He could be Norn Iron's answer to Luke Campbell

unknown13

efb wrote: »

Conlon is super smooth- when is he turning pro? He could be Norn Iron's answer to Luke Campbell

Conlon seems to be seriously looking at going pro and has said he will look into it after the commonwealth games. It could be soon.

boxer.fan

Jason gets his first pro bout on Canelo vs Lara undercard. Great start for the lad.

http://www.thescore.ie/jason-quigley-pro-debut-canelo-vegas-1451641-May2014/

ah,sure

Asked Jason: What sort of adjustments will you be making to your game now that you'll be boxing professionally?

A: "To be honest, I boxed for a long, long time in computer scoring and I was very successful at it. I went then to the WSB and was successful at it. The computer changed to a 10-9 scoring system, which was a professional system, and I succeeded at a high level in that as well. I think the style that I have is a box-fighter. Whenever I have to go into the trenches and let this boy know that he won’t be bullying me around the ring, I can do it. I can outclass him and outbox him as well. When you look at the likes of Floyd Mayweather, Muhammad Ali, Sugar Ray Leonard – all these guys have boxed, not fought. They danced around the ring and used their skills. And when they had to, when they were dropped, they had to get up and show the guy that ‘here I’m not just a pretty dancer, I can let the shots go and give you what you’ve given me as well’. That’s the way that champions are made and the way I’ll go about my career. When I can box and use my skills – my natural gifts – that’s what I’ll do. But if there’s a guy who’s there to blow me out of the water I won’t let him do that. I’ll go toe to toe, look him in the eye and make sure that he knows I’m in there for the long haul."

For the record I think he's going to be an excellent professional. Interested to see how powerful he's punching in smaller gloves now. The top amateurs he negated in the past year...it's some achievement.

kcimd

Quigley is a very good boxer, nice style, good seeing more of the irish lads turning pro

boxer.fan

Quigley gets another K.O. under his belt, albeit against a well outclassed opponent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUNO2XmJTYI

Henno30

boxer.fan wrote: »

Quigley gets another K.O. under his belt, albeit against a well outclassed opponent.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TUNO2XmJTYI

Opponent wasn't up to much but it's important to keep looking good all the same.

jimbo32123

pac_man wrote: »

"Quigley from Dublin ,Ireland" :pac:.

Think you miss heard him Pac, he says DUUUUUOOOONNNEEEEgal, Ireland, said in true american style, the same way as the pronounce Ardara, ourdarragh...

jimbo32123

pac_man wrote: »

No I was referring to the analyst who repeatedly said he was from Dub.

ah pk..

Good win for the young man anyway, seems to be carrying a punch granted against lower teir fighters but hopefully Jason Progresses to a good world level, which i think he can... he is a smart fighter and lets not forget at 20, 21 & 22 was one of the worlds best amateurs even has a good win over much touted pro Anthony Ogogo and also went 6-1 in the WSB so i think this kid is ready

Big Ears

Who knows what Ogogo will do as a pro but he wasn't that great an amateur.
Generally beaten anytime he came up against the higher level of amateur boxers, our own Darren O'Neill and Eamon O'Kane also hold wins against him.

The main things he's known for are those crappy subway adds, and the fact he won Bronze in the Olympics. Not easy to win bronze in an Olympics of course, but it does help if you can be beaten from pillar to post for the vast majority of the fight and still get the decision on countback.
Although that did show he's durable, which will be important for him as a pro, and Goldenboy do have a part in him so they must see something, marketing potential at the very least.

As for Quigley, I think it's very hard to assess him against that level of opponent, who to me looked a regression from his last. It's very early days in his pro career though, and I feel he's got bags of potential if brought along in the right way. The only question I'd have is whether his father would be the right man to bring him on further, but I suppose that's impossible to tell right now.

e92335i

Ogogo didn't deserve the Olympic medal - much like Joshua with Gold.

I hope Quigleys next opponent isn't a tin can.

boxer.fan

e92335i wrote: »

Ogogo didn't deserve the Olympic medal - much like Joshua with Gold.

I hope Quigleys next opponent isn't a tin can.

Its likely that his next half dozen opponents won't be anything special. The lad has a lot of developing to do in the pro game. It is necessary, look what happened with Lomachenko when thrown in the deep end.

Big Ears

boxer.fan wrote: »

Its likely that his next half dozen opponents won't be anything special. The lad has a lot of developing to do in the pro game. It is necessary, look what happened with Lomachenko when thrown in the deep end.

He won a version of a World title within 3 fights, and isn't far off being a headline fighter for HBO. All in all the split decision loss to Salido (which presumely is what you're referring to) hasn't been too damaging.

But Quigley isn't Lomachencko and he can't be treated the same. He has a lot of fine tuning to do yet and I've no problem with him fighting relative no marks as long as they're good learning fights. His 2nd fight was pretty good in that regard, but his debut and his last fight won't be doing too much for him.
He could do with being put in there with a few guys who are very durable, some rounds would do him good.

boxer.fan

Big Ears wrote: »

He won a version of a World title within 3 fights, and isn't far off being a headline fighter for HBO. All in all the split decision loss to Salido (which presumely is what you're referring to) hasn't been too damaging.

But Quigley isn't Lomachencko and he can't be treated the same. He has a lot of fine tuning to do yet and I've no problem with him fighting relative no marks as long as they're good learning fights. His 2nd fight was pretty good in that regard, but his debut and his last fight won't be doing too much for him.
He could do with being put in there with a few guys who are very durable, some rounds would do him good.

Don't get me wrong, Lomachenko is very impressive & will likely be one of the biggest things in boxing as he progresses through the weight divisions. I just think that his handlers never considered that he might lose the Salido fight. If he had one or two 10/12 rounders under his belt I feel he may have won it.

As you say, Quigley is no Lomachenko & its likely his level of opponent will have a more exponential increase in ability level.

Talib Fiasco

Quiggers picked up another TKO victory last night. Onwards and upwards.

Henno30

Going to be a while before we see Quigley in with a real opponent but he looks the part so far. More comfortable and composed than Nevin has looked at least.

jimbo32123

http://donegalnews.com/2015/03/march-20-return-for-jason-quigley/

gene_tunney

Quigley looked wild. Shouldn't be shipping shots off journeymen

boxer.fan

Looks like Jason made a very cute & smart decision. He is bound to be having a wee smile to himself knowing that he is nowhere near this debacle & is some way down the road to pro success.

dixiefly

boxer.fan wrote: »

Looks like Jason made a very cute & smart decision. He is bound to be having a wee smile to himself knowing that he is nowhere near this debacle & is some way down the road to pro success.

I dont think anyone that cares about Irish sport in general and boxing in particular is smiling at what has gone on especially the cases of Conlon & Taylor.

boxer.fan

dixiefly wrote: »

I dont think anyone that cares about Irish sport in general and boxing in particular is smiling at what has gone on especially the cases of Conlon & Taylor.

I have no doubt, he wouldn't be smiling at his former team members misfortunes or shortcomings. However, he would be perfectly within his right to have a smile to himself in recognition of what was probably a wise choice he made a few years ago.

megadodge

boxer.fan wrote: »

I have no doubt, he wouldn't be smiling at his former team members misfortunes or shortcomings. However, he would be perfectly within his right to have a smile to himself in recognition of what was probably a wise choice he made a few years ago.

It will only be a wise decision if he goes on to fulfill his potential and makes decent money out of it. Pro boxing is a terribly hard way to make a living.

nacho libre

I wonder who he will be fighting next.