Ireland’s Olympics boxers Paris 2024

She's losing….no chance here….

Thursday at 21:00 QF medal bout vs. Tajikistan

No.

We just don’t have heavy handed boxers a lot of the time. Very little to do with training or technique. We just don’t seem to produce boxers who have effortless power, or even decent power

Yes, he has heavy hands alright. Forgetting even what fans like, having ok-decent power is amost always needed to get to the top. You have to be able to stun, hurt and discourage your opponent. It's all well and good (with little power) when meeting very weak opposition who can't hurt you, but when you step up and you have someone strong, who can punch clean and hard, you need to be able to get their respect.

Dean Clancy lost the other day to a very basic opponent, who won because Dean couldn't at all hurt him, discourage him, or stop him pressing forward. Dean's very weak power was a factor in that loss

Yes, we produce punchers here and there. But remember, sometimes opposition needs to be considered, as well as manner of victory

As mega said, real punchers are rare, and we have a small pool here…

I have been following our amateurs years. Power punchers is not something I’d say about us as regards what we produce.

I am well aware these now pros (like Lee) were amateurs.

Example: Pierce O’Leary getting hyped as a puncher. Was never a puncher as an amateur. Few good KOs against very poor pro opposition doesn’t change that.

You see to be running away with yourself here. #

Nobody is begrudging anyone anything, and nor is anyone dismissing his success. It's specific to talking about labeling boxers punchers, is all.

I'll leave it there, as it is clear you are incapable of discussing it without resorting to lil sensitive outbursts.

Nobody is begrudging or belittling anyone. People who bandy about the begrudgery card usually incapable of reasonable discussion. You’re going off with silly lil points about “wet paper bags and never threw a heavy punch in his life” nonsense.

Of course we can produce punchers. Nobody said otherwise. We have done so. It’s just not something I’d “generally” associate with our boxers.

We’re a relatively small island and population. As said already, punchers are rare. In Irish boxing this description fits well. You listing a few boxers and clinging to boxrec to say otherwise doesn't change that.

3/2 first rd to Philippines. Thought he won it well. Galkagher needs to up the pace