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Boardsies decide: Best sporting moments (nominations closed, knockout ongoing)

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    #212
    Necro
    Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 51,133 Mod ✭✭✭✭Necro


    Ugh two of my nominees here.

    That KO of Aldo was stunning but let's call a spade a spade here it's a very niche and small proportion of people who actually care about it.

    Taylor for me it was an amazing moment.


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    #213
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Katie Taylor winning the Olympic Gold. I was in work at the time in a prison of all places and the officers and the inmates were all on the same page and it was wonderful. Think I might have saw a few emotional gangsters and everything.

    Katie for definite.


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    #214
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    Sorry got the video wrong there, I’ll update it when I’m back to the laptop


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    #215
    Zaph
    Registered Users, Subscribers Posts: 47,282 ✭✭✭✭Zaph


    Katie Taylor's gold. A huge sporting moment for the country. The less said about the other eejit the better.


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    #216
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,342 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Katie Taylor gold


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    #217
    Rikand
    Registered Users Posts: 20,342 ✭✭✭✭Rikand


    Green&Red wrote: »
    Sorry got the video wrong there, I’ll update it when I’m back to the laptop

    No need, hes already dead


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    #218
    Mehaffey1
    Registered Users Posts: 1,578 ✭✭✭Mehaffey1


    Late to the party.

    Going to vote McGregor, part of the rise in popularity in MMA which first got my attention even if now we all know he's a bollox of the highest order.


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    #219
    jasonb
    Registered Users Posts: 3,314 ✭✭✭jasonb


    Katie's Gold, and Eamonn Coghlan too (if that vote is still open and looking for votes?)


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    #220
    Electric Nitwit
    Registered Users Posts: 10,732 ✭✭✭✭Electric Nitwit


    Electric Nitwit wrote: »
    Jealous!

    I was on the tube full of fans, it was awesome. Missed it live as I was at another event but it looked incredible on TV

    Katie for me

    Just checked, I was watching USA beat Australia in the semi final of the women's basketball, so who's the real winner here?! :p


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    #221
    gimli2112
    Registered Users Posts: 13,407 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    I'm not a huge fan of McGregor but for some reason stayed up to watch that fight and went mental when he won. It was spectacular.
    Katie still gets my vote for her career achievements and for seemingly being a really decent person (I saw a documentary) If it's the one Gold I still vote Katie.


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    #222
    Weepsie
    Moderators, Sports Moderators Posts: 19,918 Mod ✭✭✭✭Weepsie


    Half the country watched Taylor, the McGregor fight probably got a fraction of that watching live.definitely Taylor


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    #223
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    jasonb wrote: »
    Katie's Gold, and Eamonn Coghlan too (if that vote is still open and looking for votes?)

    Yes, thanks for that


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    #224
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    So Katie delivers a knock-out to McGregor


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    #225
    Guill
    Registered Users Posts: 3,331 ✭✭✭Guill


    Weepsie wrote: »
    Half the country watched Taylor, the McGregor fight probably got a fraction of that watching live.definitely Taylor

    I've never seen a Taylor fight, I've seen a few of Mcgregors.
    Still have to give it to Katey, Mcgregors' personality lets him down badly.


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    #226
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    Next up


    Europe come back from the dead for the Miracle in Medinah

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



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    One of the greatest of all time losing the head on the biggest stage, Au revoir to Zidane



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    #227
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    The ryder cup gets my vote, the other is just an infamous moment IMO


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    #228
    jasonb
    Registered Users Posts: 3,314 ✭✭✭jasonb


    Yep, Ryder Cup for me...


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    #229
    hots
    Registered Users Posts: 5,200 ✭✭✭hots


    Ryder cup for me as "best", ZZ was mental but not in a good way. Medinah was magic.


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    #230
    Tell me how
    Registered Users Posts: 21,520 ✭✭✭✭Tell me how


    Well, ZZ's act wasn't a sporting event, so........

    Ryder Cup gets my vote.


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    #231
    Omackeral
    Registered Users Posts: 32,956 ✭✭✭✭Omackeral


    Couldn't give a toss about golf tbh. Zidane's headbutt was outrageous and memorable but as said it was for the wrong reasons and certainly not sporting. A shameful end to his illustrious career.

    I'd much rather remember him for things like this, in a Champions League Final, no less

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    No decision here for me


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    #232
    pc7
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Society & Culture Moderators Posts: 14,004 Mod ✭✭✭✭pc7


    Ryder cup for me ZZ not a real sporting moment that should be remembered


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    #233
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    Green&Red wrote: »
    Next up is a huge battle

    IMO the greatest Irish athlete of all time, the chairman of the boards Eamon Coughlan and his 1983 world championship gold with that cheeky smile as he knew he had it. Was robbed of Olympic gold by drug cheats




    Versus the man who's milk poster adorned my wall as a child, united the north in their support for him, Barry McGuigan wins the world title at loftus road



    Just a reminder that this contest is still outstanding


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    #234
    irishejit
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭irishejit


    Ryder Cup...the other was just common assault


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    #235
    gimli2112
    Registered Users Posts: 13,407 ✭✭✭✭gimli2112


    McGuigan Coughlan I can't decide. Either one had a great chance of winning any of the other matchups.
    I genuinely can't pick one over the other. I've made a decision several times now and reversed it. It's probably something to do with my age profile.

    I'm actually going to go with ZZ for the other. A disappointing end to a career but some things are more important than careers. In the heat of the moment, what Matarezi, allegedly said about his family he deserved a dig even in a WC final.


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    #236
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    gimli2112 wrote: »
    McGuigan Coughlan I can't decide. Either one had a great chance of winning any of the other matchups.
    I genuinely can't pick one over the other. I've made a decision several times now and reversed it. It's probably something to do with my age profile.

    Come on Gimli, you can do it!

    (It should be Coughlan)


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    #237
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    Right Padraig and the lads progress 6-0


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    #238
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    The next one is going to be very close


    The Giro, the world championships and the tour, yes he was allegedly juiced up but it was still an amazing achievement




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    One of the most iconic moments of Irish sport every, Dennis Taylor wins snookers world championship on the black against a player at the peak of his powers



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    #239
    Green&Red
    Registered Users Posts: 11,387 ✭✭✭✭Green&Red


    Yes I know he was allegedly doped but it was still an amazing achievement given they were all at it. The stage climbing La Planche and Delgado sped away from him, the moment when you see Roche coming the fog still gives me goosebumps


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    #240
    irishejit
    Registered Users Posts: 657 ✭✭✭irishejit


    Dennis Taylor...the celebration alone was worth it


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    #241
    jasonb
    Registered Users Posts: 3,314 ✭✭✭jasonb


    Green&Red wrote: »
    yes he was allegedly juiced up but it was still an amazing achievement

    From the point of view of the effect it had on the country at the time, when Ireland was just finding its identity/confidence on the world stage, I'd be tempted to go with Roche. But because of the sentence above, and in general my inability to trust any sporting achievement in Cycling, I'm going to vote for the Snooker...


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