Congratulations Katie Taylor

Nodin

Katie Taylor won her Fourth World Title earlier today in China, and is now one of the most - if not the most - successful amateur boxers we've ever produced. A bit of "congrats" is therefore in order.
http://www.rte.ie/sport/boxing/2012/0519/321570-world-champion-taylor-targeting-olympic-gold/

(Theres plenty of places to be smart, slag off the sport etc, so you might be as good as to do that there and not here)

Micky Dolenz

I love looking at her box.

Mint Sauce

No way I'd get on the wrong side of her.

Cert for Olympic Gold.

KeithM89_old

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I love looking at her box.

I'd get into her ring any day of the week.

Rocky_Dennis

I've a feeling she will be bringing home a gold medal from the Olympics.

Fair play to her.

St.Spodo

For my money, she's the best sportsperson we have. A legend.

Chuck Stone

Katie is an inspiration to young Irish people.

celticcrash

Whats happening with Andy Lees world title fight, any news?

Micky Dolenz

KeithM89 wrote: »

I'd get into her ring any day of the week.

She'd bate the head off ya

Taylor is a living Irish legend, one of our smartest sports people ever. The way she reads her opponents is second to none. She deserves every accolade she recieves. Hopefully she can do the business over in London.

suicide_circus

A great role model and athlete. An Irish world champion we can be proud of.

Pherekydes

irish-stew wrote: »

Cert for Olympic Gold.

Nope. She'll need to win 3 fights to win gold.

A great example for teenage girls.

Mint Sauce

Pherekydes wrote: »

Nope. She'll need to win 3 fights to win gold.

A great example for teenage girls.

I'm well aware she'll need to win more than one fight. Shes tipped as one of the favourites, and due to be seeded in the olympic competition.

Anyway, hasn't she also had to win more than one fight in everyother competition she's been in, the 4 world titles, and the 5 europeans amongst others.

RachaelVO

She's brilliant! Very proud of her!

She just has to be a flag carrier at the olympics, HAS TO BE, she has been an amazing ambassador for Irish sport!

Pherekydes

irish-stew wrote: »

I'm well aware she'll need to win more than one fight. Shes tipped as one of the favourites, and due to be seeded in the olympic competition.

She's a hot favourite, but not a cert. That's all I'm saying.

I_smell_fear

yea wooooooooooooo

token101

She also plays, or used to anyway, for the Irish women's national team. I reckon she's probably the best sportswoman the country has ever had. She seems so normal as well. Like just a regular, sound girl who'd be good craic to hang around with. I also think she's really, really good looking! Every time I see her outside the ring wearing make up and dressed up, she's f***ing savage looking!

Shryke

She's dynamite. I didn't get up on time this morning to watch the match. Anyone know if it's online?

Nodin

Shryke wrote: »

She's dynamite. I didn't get up on time this morning to watch the match. Anyone know if it's online?

http://www.rte.ie/player/#!v=1150228

Doc Ruby

Well done Katie, latest in a long line of Irish warrior women.

ScummyMan

Congrats to her, great achievement.

Mr.Biscuits

I'd like to have sex with her.

Sorry, to early to be thinking up puns.

biko

Good one Katie, goes to show there are still good athletes to spring from Ireland.

EdenHazard

She's real cute I think.

Benny_Cake

A world-class boxer, one of the best athletes we've ever produced. She also comes across as a really decent person. Roll on London!

coolbeans

Fair fix to her. The best of the best. No question.

philstar

Mr.Biscuits wrote: »

I'd like to have sex with her.

you'd be wasting your time

krudler

Chuck Stone wrote: »

Katie is an inspiration to young Irish people.

no no no, you dont work hard and train in something you love to be successful, you go on reality shows and ride people on camera. thats how you rise above the norm in modern Ireland.

TeddyTedson

Aisling Daly too!

TeddyTedson

I remember watching one of her fights on RTÉ year or two ago and Jimmy Magee making several observations about her breast...Only on RTÉ, sexist pig, right girls?

Lollers

Doesn't get nearly enough recognition for what's she's achieved. I'd say she could be one of the stars of the Olympics.

Lollers

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I remember watching one of her fights on RTÉ year or two ago and Jimmy Magee making several observations about her breast...Only on RTÉ, sexist pig, right girls?

The mammary man

Micky Dolenz

Lollers wrote: »

Doesn't get nearly enough recognition for what's she's achieved. I'd say she could be one of the stars of the Olympics.

I think she does.But she has every right to more.

Everyone knows who she is. she is respected far and wide amongst non boxing people. As a sports person, Katie is phenomenal, disciplined, talented,focused.

baldbear

I'm hoping to see her in the final. shes a legend!

jwilco

Real down to earth sports person. Alot of over paid footballers could learn a thing or two from her. All the best for the olympics.

Lollers

Micky Dolenz wrote: »

I think she does.But she has every right to more.

Everyone knows who she is. she is respected far and wide amongst non boxing people. As a sports person, Katie is phenomenal, disciplined, talented,focused.

True enough, but talking to some of my female friends there seems to be a kind of snobbery because she is boxer and shock horror she is female. I've heard a lot of " that's so unfeminine, what type of female would ever do that". Not me though, I think she's fantastic.

some random drunk

Congrats Katie! If you win an olympic medal, I'll share my hula hoops with you.

themadchef

baldbear wrote: »

I'm hoping to see her in the final. shes a legend!

She's an amazing sports woman. Huge acchievement, delighted for her.

Hope she brings home Olympic gold.

Cant wait to see her London, even if it's only on da telly

El Weirdo

some random drunk wrote: »

Congrats Katie! If you win an olympic medal, I'll share my hula hoops with you.

And there you have it.

If there was a better incentive to win an Olympic medal, I've yet to hear of it.

Mint Sauce

Just heard that Katie only has to win one fight to be garanteed a medal. She apparently has a bye into the quarter finals due to the seedings, and not enough boxers to make up a full round of 16. I did read some where that her catorgory is made up of only 12 competitors but cant remember where.

As with all the boxing events in the olympics, the losing semi finalists all get bronze as there is no playoff/3rd 4th place bout.

TeddyTedson wrote: »

I remember watching one of her fights on RTÉ year or two ago and Jimmy Magee making several observations about her breast...Only on RTÉ, sexist pig, right girls?

He made some kind of comment as well during her semi final, stating that we (the viewers) were all wondering if they were wearing chest protectors, I certainly wasn't.

mrsdewinter

Well done, Katie. You've done us all proud!

Fiona

I went home to Bray tonight and saw her come into Oldcourt in the open top bus, God must have been a really good feeling for her family to see her come home. She was a couple of years below me in St Killians, lovely girl I really wish her all the best in the Olympics.

Sauve

Lollers wrote: »

True enough, but talking to some of my female friends there seems to be a kind of snobbery because she is boxer and shock horror she is female. I've heard a lot of " that's so unfeminine, what type of female would ever do that". Not me though, I think she's fantastic.

If the women who spoke such garbage about topics like this had half the courage and downright determination that Katie has, the world would be a much better place.

That kind of talk is nothing short of bitter jealousy.

I'm sure Katie is a very proud woman tonight and will no doubt have moved her thoughts onto the next challenge.

Doc Ruby

Fantastic, you can really get an insight into what she's about looking at the interviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4vY8VuMLss

woodoo

Doc Ruby wrote: »

Fantastic, you can really get an insight into what she's about looking at the interviews.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4vY8VuMLss

She is very good. I hope that crazy rule about having to wear a skirt is gone now.

J-Fit

I'm going to slightly throw the cat among the pigeons and say that while she is definitely the best in the world at what she does and fully deserves to win Olympic gold, I think women's boxing has a pretty shallow pool of talent and so her achievements aren't really comparable to those of say, Sonia O'Sullivan who excelled at a sport that is far and away more competitive than women's boxing. She IS the best woman boxer but she is nowhere near our best ever athlete but she can only fight what is put in front of her and that's not her fault. All I'm saying is the lack of depth in women's boxing makes her look more dominant and superhuman than she actually is. It's difficult to argue otherwise. I'll sit back and wait for the sh1t storm now.

Naomi00

J-Fit wrote: »

I'm going to slightly throw the cat among the pigeons and say that while she is definitely the best in the world at what she does and fully deserves to win Olympic gold, I think women's boxing has a pretty shallow pool of talent and so her achievements aren't really comparable to those of say, Sonia O'Sullivan who excelled at a sport that is far and away more competitive than women's boxing. She IS the best woman boxer but she is nowhere near our best ever athlete but she can only fight what is put in front of her and that's not her fault. All I'm saying is the lack of depth in women's boxing makes her look more dominant and superhuman than she actually is. It's difficult to argue otherwise. I'll sit back and wait for the sh1t storm now.

:rolleyes:

There's always one...

LadyMayBelle

Have tickets for the final at the Olympics, so hoping she will get to it ( I do think she will) .. Will be a great atmosphere !

J-Fit

Naomi00 wrote: »

:rolleyes:

There's always one...

You're right, there is. But it's my opinion and I needed to express it dammit! At least I wasn't derogatory though, I feel it's a measured stance.

Skid

Katie is an amazing athlete. Here she is sparring with 2008 Olympic Medallist Paddy Barnes. Neither held back, and If anything she outboxes him.

She is the greatest Irish Sportsperson of all time, in my opinion.

MrKingsley

J-Fit wrote: »

I'm going to slightly throw the cat among the pigeons and say that while she is definitely the best in the world at what she does and fully deserves to win Olympic gold, I think women's boxing has a pretty shallow pool of talent and so her achievements aren't really comparable to those of say, Sonia O'Sullivan who excelled at a sport that is far and away more competitive than women's boxing. She IS the best woman boxer but she is nowhere near our best ever athlete but she can only fight what is put in front of her and that's not her fault. All I'm saying is the lack of depth in women's boxing makes her look more dominant and superhuman than she actually is. It's difficult to argue otherwise. I'll sit back and wait for the sh1t storm now.

If she beats her competition she will. And to the rest of it you can only beat whats in front of you. And judging by the majority of her winning scorecards even if the sport was more competitive she would still be dominating.

To my mind shes one of the most successful athletes weve ever had full stop. Over the course of her career there were so many matches that she could have slipped up in or not quite been at the races and lost but her consistancy has been unbelievable.

For anyone (in any walk of life) to dominate her competitors the way she has is incredible.

For me a shoe in for the irish sports personality of the year award - regardless of how she performs in london

J-Fit

MrKingsley wrote: »

If she beats her competition she will. And to the rest of it you can only beat whats in front of you.

Didn't I say that? She's still nowhere near our best. Most dominant? Yes. Best ever? No chance.