Bernard Dunne stream up now.

dlofnep

http://www.rte.ie/live/index.html

Neil Sinclair is up now. Dunne will be fighting later.

Dave!

Jones is dodging alot of punches, but he's not getting nearly enough digs in for my liking. Sinclair gonna win before the end methinks.

KdjaCL

hes killing jones :O

ref gonna stop this

kdjac

KdjaCL

lol and jones fights back and knocks him out, did not see that coming


kdjac

Dave!

Woah that was unexpected! :eek: Sinclair was drained for that round and Jones well took advantage of that!

Dave!

Jones sayin Neil Sinclair was a hero of his, he (Jones) only started boxing aged 18. Fair play to him, he's a gent.

stagolee

Exceptional defense on the part of Jones.
Except the odd time when he lost concentration he managed to block or slip a vast majority of Sinclairs punches.
He even did a bit of Niccolinio Locche (sp?) style ducking multiple punches in a row from a crouched position (although he paid for it by catching a few with his head in a very un-locche like manner:)).
Missing all those shots and slamming so many into a solid guard surely took the wind out of Sinclair

Dave!

Here we go, come on my son!

madds

Jesus, that's some atmosphere. Bernard must get some kick of adrenalin from that. Best of luck Bernard, start of round one....and he nearly gets caught plumb on the chin by a massive right-hander!!

KdjaCL

Round 1 to Dunne, got some nice ones in there.


kdjac

KdjaCL

Round 2 also keeps getting square in the face with the jab


kdjac

madds

Walstad's dangerous....this is a serious test for Dunne. Gets my vote for round two also. Dropping the left hand too much for my liking...old habits.

stagolee

Thats a lightning jab

Americano

the streaming is not working in la!! v annoying

Paul Tergat

good fight so far, walstad looks a very tough fighter but dunne in front so far!

Dave!

p_larkin99 wrote:

good fight so far, walstad looks a very tough fighter but dunne in front so far!

Agreed! Bernard's got a great left hand

Paul Tergat

DaveMcG wrote:

Agreed! Bernard's got a great left hand

ye i've only seen him fight once before but dunne looks a classy fighter.

this is my undercard fight for the Hatton bout later on!

madds

End of the 5th...Dunne's won them all...Walstad's beginning to slow down now, not getting as many shots off now. Still need to be cautious though.

KdjaCL

madds wrote:

Walstad's dangerous....this is a serious test for Dunne. Gets my vote for round two also. Dropping the left hand too much for my liking...old habits.

Would say dunne has shaded all the rounds but that lad is dangerous, he could knock out dunne if he catches him a few times.


Great fight.

kdjac

Paul Tergat

KdjaCL wrote:

hatton on the overcard thb


kdjac

ha ha, sure it is


Dunne in the 7/8th round when Walstad tires further, Dunne will pick his shots

KdjaCL

p_larkin99 wrote:

this is my undercard fight for the Hatton bout later on!

hatton on the overcard thb


kdjac

stagolee

small cut over Bernards left eye I think but not as bad as the one beside Walsteads

Paul Tergat

Dunne's left jabs getting through more and more now!

Sherifu

Dunne looks in control but he should be wary of Walstads right

stagolee

Bernard was looking a little tired at the start of the 6th but then he started throwing some beautiful combos

Paul Tergat

that cut may prove crucial, may be the end of things if gets worse!

KdjaCL

jesus that guy is good, tough little **** but his arm lenght is proving the difference sadly not for him.

kdjac

madds

This guy knows it won't go all the way...he's looking to take Dunne out....stay out of trouble Bernard

Shut up Jimmy!!

Dave!

Walstad's got some heart, he's still going at Bernard! He must be getting frustrated though.

The cut is very deep, his eyebrow will be hanging off shortly

BaZmO*

That's some cut on Walstad's eye!

What's the deal with playing music during the rounds? Is that allowed? Happened in the 5th and 6th.

Paul Tergat

Walstad looks knackered now, take him out come on!

madds

This is the most uncomfortable I've been during a Dunne fight...nails chewed off already..

BaZmO*

Fúck!!! Just showed a close up of the cut again. Not pretty!

Sherifu

It's some gash now, jesus the closeups weren't pretty

Dave!

God I hate Jimmy Magee......

"Walstad realises it's now or never... well, maybe not never -- but now, or not tonight!"

He is so f*cking annoying :mad:

Just keep away Bernard! Keep the jabs goin and get away

madds wrote:

This is the most uncomfortable I've been during a Dunne fight...nails chewed off already..

LOL, I'm down to me knuckles!

Sherifu

Dunne hanging on after a big hit from Walstad

Paul Tergat

Should be comfortable Dunne win on points

Dave!

That was a great fight, congrats to both of them

KdjaCL

Great fight tbh


Should win on points.

kdjac

BattlingCheese

anyone else think Walstad looks like enda Kenny in the ring??

BaZmO*

Great fight by both men. Well done Bernard. Although he'd want to be careful in the future, he tried to win an already won fight in the last round. Consummate show man but it could hurt him in the future.

madds

Great fight, Walstad was better than I thought he'd be. This fight has told me one thing though. Bernard won't win a World title IMO. I hope I'm wrong, but a better fighter than Walstad would have taken Bernard out tonight.

Paul Tergat

good lad!

KdjaCL

Great day for Neilstown boxing , wipes a tear from the eye.



Gwan the dunner

kdjac

Heisenberg.

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joe.

Decent show. Good man Bernard

KdjaCL

Egan and Dunne winning moves funding from lotto for the uber club a little bit closer. Soon as Neilstown has its own proper club with pro fighters fighting from it then a world title will come.

MUHAHAHAHAHHAHAH

kdjac

dlofnep

Cracking fight, was glued to the tele - didn't get a chance to post here

nacho libre

His lack of knock out power and his tendency to drop his left hand in latter rounds could be the undoing of him when he fights at world title level. In saying that he's one of the most skillful irish boxers i'ver ever seen. It was a great fight. Fair play to Walstad for never taking a backward step.

roll on Hatton V Castillo!!

Running Bing

nacho libre wrote:

His lack of knock out power and his tendency to drop his left hand in latter rounds could be the undoing of him when he fights at world title level. In saying that he's one of the most skillful irish boxers i'ver ever seen. It was a great fight. Fair play to Walstad for never taking a backward step.

roll on Hatton V Castillo!!

He is a very skillful boxer and he has a nice style to look at but as said he lacks power, drops his left hand a lot, seems to lack stamina and questions still remain over his chin. That may sound harsh on him but can anyone really disagree?


Another thing that worries me about him is he seems to have gotten into a grove where he is almost "too comfortable" with his opposition, how many times did he land a jab or two then jump back and just pause to admire it? or worse swing his hands in a stupid pendulum across his waist? If he does that against top opposition he will be hurt.



All in all though a very good performance and a decent fight and well done to Bernard, he is a very good boxer. I will just be interested to see how he will react when he is really up against it and behind in a fight....has he been in that situation yet?

Big Ears

madds wrote:

Great fight, Walstad was better than I thought he'd be. This fight has told me one thing though. Bernard won't win a World title IMO. I hope I'm wrong, but a better fighter than Walstad would have taken Bernard out tonight.

The problem was Dunne went back to his old hands down style , I think in a World title fight he would be more cautious(like he was against Pickering) and employ a proper guard .

At the moment Dunne has a chance against Steve Molitor but R.Marquez(the true champ aswell as WBC) would put him away easily , Caballero would probably knock him out too(he's huge aswell and Dunne isn't used to being the smaller man) and while Dunne could outbox Ponce De Leon I feel with Ponce De Leon's relentless style and massive power he'd get Dunne eventually .

Molitor is a modest puncher but quite skilled , still he is a bit smaller than Dunne and if Bernard is to win a World title against current World champions it's him .

I think saying someone who is a European champion will never win a World title is ridiculous , ever so often massive upsets happen where an average fighter knocks out a World champion(eg Carlos Maussa) and of course is disposed in his first defence . Not to mention how a fighter totally outclassed can still win on cuts/injury/Hail Mary punch .

Dunne will win a version of the World Title by the time his career is over .
It could very well be at featherweight too as that is a much weaker division at the moment with no real stars coming through .

I was worried about Dunne's stamina tonight , I think he's struggling with the weight .