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Joseph Duffy returns to Cage Warriors
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22-04-2014 1:21pm#1
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Interview with Joseph Duffy from today
Joseph Duffy, “When I’m doing something, I’m doing it because I want to be the best, not just to make up the numbers”
The departure from MMA of 10-1 prospect, Joseph Duffy, appeared to be something of an enigmatic end to a promising young career. MMA’s loss soon became boxing’s gain, as the 26-year-old quickly amassed an impressive 7-0 professional record inside the ring in the space of a year. That Duffy left the cage on a deflating loss to Ivan Mursado back at Cage Warriors 44 in October 2011, seemingly played no part in the decision to make the switch.
“The two aren’t related at all. After the Mursado fight I moved up to London and began training at the MMA Clinic and then I started doing a bit of boxing with John (Tandy), trying to improve my hands. He said ‘you’ve got a bit of a talent, why don’t you give boxing a go?’ and I just thought ‘I’ve got nothing to lose really,’ ” Duffy explains. “I could always go back to MMA with decent hands, so it was just a win-win for me.”
Though the allure of boxing to Duffy was obvious, the decision was not taken lightly. “The decision wasn’t too hard, but at the same time it was difficult to make, I was leaving the sport that I preferred to tell you the truth.”
“MMA has always been my first love. But the opportunities in boxing were great and I got the opportunity to work under a world-class coach here in London, so I didn’t have to up sticks and move everything again.”
If the decision to move into boxing came from the head, the Irishman’s decision to return to MMA came from somewhere else entirely.
“When you’re doing something for maybe the wrong reason – obviously with boxing you’ve got a bigger financial gain – I think there’s only so much you can do. Whereas when your heart’s in something, you give it 100 percent. I’m in MMA now, my heart wasn’t in boxing the same way it was in MMA. I would say that’s probably dead and buried,” He adds “Once I’d kinda made up my mind, ‘that was it’ I thought, ‘time to go.’ “
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