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Joe Ward out of Olympics

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    #92
    celtictiger32
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    ah fvck it anyway:mad:


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    #93
    ebbsy
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    European Champion cant get a spot ? What a joke of a competition the Olympics is.


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    #94
    Big Ears
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    ebbsy wrote: »
    European Champion cant get a spot ? What a joke of a competition the Olympics is.

    It's only a joke because he was robbed out in Turkey. The European champion has to secure their qualification place like everyone else (including the Champions of other continents) which is only fair. Yes he was unlucky losing a bout on countback (vs the Iranian) which would have put him through, but if he had legitimately lost to the Turk then I don't think there could have been any complaints.

    Lets not forget Ray Moylette was a European champion aswell, should he have had an automatic spot ?


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    #95
    ebbsy
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    Big Ears wrote: »
    It's only a joke because he was robbed out in Turkey. The European champion has to secure their qualification place like everyone else (including the Champions of other continents) which is only fair. Yes he was unlucky losing a bout on countback (vs the Iranian) which would have put him through, but if he had legitimately lost to the Turk then I don't think there could have been any complaints.

    Lets not forget Ray Moylette was a European champion aswell, should he have had an automatic spot ?

    Yes I do think all Euro champs should have an Olympics spot.


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    #96
    Big Ears
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    ebbsy wrote: »
    Yes I do think all Euro champs should have an Olympics spot.

    Even if they subsequently do not win their National Championship the following year ?

    What about other continents ?


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    #97
    endswell
    Closed Accounts Posts: 304 ✭✭endswell


    sunday indo is a rag but anyway,

    if you were flicking through what would you think the article editor is saying.

    6034073


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    #98
    barney4001
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    I still cannot understand whay Ward was not given his chance when 2 boxers i noticed boxing yesterday were ranked 38 and 40 in the world yet they were there and Joe was not


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    #99
    YouTookMyName
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    ebbsy wrote: »
    Yes I do think all Euro champs should have an Olympics spot.

    The euros weren't an Olympic qualifier. Harsh but the was it is.


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    #100
    walshb
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    barney4001 wrote: »
    I still cannot understand whay Ward was not given his chance when 2 boxers i noticed boxing yesterday were ranked 38 and 40 in the world yet they were there and Joe was not

    Because rules are rules. I would have loved to see Joe get in, but he had his chance and he lost it.


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    #101
    megadodge
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    walshb wrote: »
    Because rules are rules. I would have loved to see Joe get in, but he had his chance and he the judges lost it for him.

    Let us not forget.


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    #102
    XenonHD70
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    Ive trained with joe before. he is the best and the olympic committee knows it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


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    #103
    Jayob10
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    XenonHD70 wrote: »
    Ive trained with joe before. he is the best and the olympic committee knows it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Ward certainly is a superb young fighter.

    He has that something extra special and I think we will see it in time.

    A real shame he is not at the olympics, as he can beat anyone on his day and will do so more often than not.

    He is only 18 and will certainly have his day in the future


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    #104
    walshb
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    XenonHD70 wrote: »
    Ive trained with joe before. he is the best and the olympic committee knows it !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

    Well, no, he is not the best. He is one of them. To be the best you must be rated as so, or you must win the WC or Olympic Gold.


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    #105
    Strongbow10
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    Heard a brilliant story today, apparently Joe Ward and some of his British Lionheart team mates did some work with Rob McCracken (coach of the British boxing team & Carl Froch) as part of the welcome to the WSB squad.

    Ward had 3 rounds of sparring with Froch and did well, held his own.

    He also had 3 rounds later in the day with Tony Bellew (who has been Froch's main sparring partner and indeed has his own fight coming up) and Joe gave him a bit of a drubbing, dropping him in the process


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    #106
    gene_tunney
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    Strongbow10 wrote: »
    Heard a brilliant story today, apparently Joe Ward and some of his British Lionheart team mates did some work with Rob McCracken (coach of the British boxing team & Carl Froch) as part of the welcome to the WSB squad.

    Ward had 3 rounds of sparring with Froch and did well, held his own.

    He also had 3 rounds later in the day with Tony Bellew (who has been Froch's main sparring partner and indeed has his own fight coming up) and Joe gave him a bit of a drubbing, dropping him in the process

    Cool story bro. Blatantly untrue though.


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    #107
    BlackRoom
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    Strongbow10 wrote: »
    Heard a brilliant story today, apparently Joe Ward and some of his British Lionheart team mates did some work with Rob McCracken (coach of the British boxing team & Carl Froch) as part of the welcome to the WSB squad.

    Ward had 3 rounds of sparring with Froch and did well, held his own.

    He also had 3 rounds later in the day with Tony Bellew (who has been Froch's main sparring partner and indeed has his own fight coming up) and Joe gave him a bit of a drubbing, dropping him in the process

    You didn't, by any chance... hear this from a traveller?


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    #108
    barney4001
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    BlackRoom wrote: »
    You didn't, by any chance... hear this from a traveller?



    whats the point though???


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    #109
    endswell
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    gene_tunney wrote: »

    Cool story bro. Blatantly untrue though.
    you'd know


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    #110
    gene_tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭gene_tunney


    endswell wrote: »
    you'd know

    I think Tony Bellew would know. https://twitter.com/TonyBellew

    "I've never even met Joe Ward never mind spar with him"

    People shouldn't post this stuff without sources. Idle gossip mongering.


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    #111
    endswell
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    gene_tunney wrote: »

    I think Tony Bellew would know. https://twitter.com/TonyBellew

    "I've never even met Joe Ward never mind spar with him"

    People shouldn't post this stuff without sources. Idle gossip mongering.
    people shouldnt down other posts without sources either, youve a habit of doing that. fair enough its wrong.but ffs post the link in your first reply


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    #112
    gene_tunney
    Registered Users Posts: 1,325 ✭✭✭gene_tunney


    endswell wrote: »
    people shouldnt down other posts without sources either, youve a habit of doing that. fair enough its wrong.but ffs post the link in your first reply

    Didn't see it until after my first post.


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