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Tales from the Ring

This is an Irish boxing podcast for all boxing fans. Each episode I will sit down with a former boxer or trainer to talk about the highs and lows of their journey in and out of the ring. There will also be episodes that features modern day boxing and the latest stories.

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All Episodes

00:41:08

Connor Coyle

Tales from the Ring ·

2025/01/24

Connor Coyle has the current longest unbeaten streak of any Irish professional boxer (21-0). The Derry native has been based in Florida, USA throughout his professional career and is deep in camp for his upcoming fight at Madison Square Garden against Vito Mielnicki Jr for WBC, WBO and USBA International titles on Valentines Day. On the podcast, Connor firstly talks about his upbringing in Derry and his family history in the sport. Connor talks about his amateur career which he feels was unfulfilled

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00:39:02

Top 10 Heavyweights of all time

Tales from the Ring ·

2025/01/17

Paul Quinn and I debate our Top 10 Heavyweight's of all time. We cover fighters from past generations right up to the modern day greats. We debate our different criteria's and examine each boxers achievements and CV. It's fair to say our lists might be the most controversial yet with some amazing names missing out on both of our lists. Do you agree with our selections? Have a listen and let us know who makes your Top 10 list.

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00:29:53

Who is Ireland's hardest puncher ever?

Tales from the Ring ·

2025/01/06

On this weeks podcast, I investigate just who may be considered as Ireland's hardest ever puncher. I look at our many champions records and go through the 10 boxers with the highest KO ratios. As well as statistics, I discuss other factors that have to be considered including, era, weight division campaigned and quality of opposition. Everyone will have their own opinions, so please let me know who would make your short list.

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00:19:13

Boxing Awards 2024

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/12/31

Just for a bit of craic, Paul Quinn and I look back at a great year of boxing with our first annual awards show. We make our picks from the following categories:- World boxer of the year- Irish boxer of the year- World fight of the year- Irish fight of the year- Knockout of the year- Funniest moment of the year- World prospect of the year- Irish prospect of the yearLet us know if you agree or disagree with our picks. Happy new year everyone.

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00:33:56

Monthly Boxing Review #10

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/12/23

Paul Quinn and I discuss all the main talking points from the past month in boxing. We give our views on who we felt was the deserving winner in the recent rematch between Olesandr Usyk and Tyson Fury this past weekend. We also cover the other fights on the card including the controversial contest between Johnny Fisher and Dave Allen. We then look back at some of the big fights involving Irish boxers including Stevie McKenna's first defeat to Lee Cutler and the war between Tyrone McKenna and Dylan

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00:46:04

Top 10 Comebacks

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/12/14

Paul Quinn and I debate the Top 10 greatest comebacks in boxing history. We cover fights in which boxers come back from the brink of defeat to snatch victory, fighters who avenged defeats in rematches as well boxers who came back from long breaks to achieve great things. Do you agree with our selections? Have a listen and let us know what you think.

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00:37:07

Breen's Gym

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/11/30

In this episode, I look back at the amazing John Breen stable of fighters from 1998-2019. I recap the early days above the Monaco Bar with champions such as Jim Rock, Eamonn Magee and Neil Sinclair. Who can forget some of the massive nights in John's career with Martin Rogan and Paul McCloskey during the mid 2000's. Other champions featured include Stephen Haughian, Kevin O'Hara, Andrew Murray, Jamie Conlan, Marco McCullough, Paddy Gallagher, Wayne Alexander and many more.

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00:37:48

Monthly Boxing Review #9

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/11/25

Paul Quinn and I discuss all the main talking points from the past month in boxing. We give our views on who we felt was the deserving winner in the recent war between Katie Taylor v Amanda Serrano and touch briefly on the Mike Tyson v Jake Paul circus. We also look back at some of the big fights involving UK fighters including Jack Catterall v Regis Prograis and Chris-Billam Smith v Gilberto Ramirez. We finally preview the upcoming rematch between Fury and Usyk and look at some upcoming fights in

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00:50:13

Patsy McKenna

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/11/17

Patsy McKenna is a veteran trainer from Ardoyne in North Belfast. Patsy first started coaching at Sacred Heart ABC in the late 70's and was an integral part of the clubs success during the 1980-1990's. The club would produce multiple Irish champions throughout those years including the Magee’s, Corbett’s and more. It was Patsy's relationship with the youngest Magee brother, Eamonn that would bring huge success in the amateur ranks. Eamonn Magee would claim 10 Irish titles including 2 senior

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00:44:29

Top 10 Crazy moments in Boxing

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/11/10

Paul Quinn and I debate the Top 10 craziest moments in boxing. We cover some funny, scary and outright bizarre moments in the sport. Do you agree with our selections? Have a listen and let us know what you think.

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00:39:13

Deirdre Gogarty

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/11/04

Deirdre Gogarty is a true trailblazer of female boxing in Ireland. She was born in 1969 in Drogheda and after watching Barry McGuigan win the world title, decided she wanted to follow in his footsteps and become a world champion boxer. Back in the 1980's female boxing in Ireland was not seen as a viable option for many young girls, but Deirdre was determined to follow her dream. After training in gyms in Drogheda and Dublin, she would eventually have her first and only fight in Ireland back in 1991

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00:36:43

Barney Eastwood Stable

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/10/27

This week’s special podcast is a look down memory lane at arguably the best boxing gym and stable ever to come out of Ireland, the famous Barney Eastwood stable of the 1980-1990's. Barney Eastwood was born in 1932 in Cookstown, Tyrone. He was a talented Gaelic footballer, winning the All Ireland Minor title in 1948. His love of boxing would begin after watching US soldiers box at the US Army base in Tyrone back in WW2. Barney would start his own bookmakers business in the 1950's and after building

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00:46:11

Monthly Boxing Review # 8

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/10/21

Paul Quinn and I chat all things boxing from the past month. We review the massive card in Saudi which featured the Undisputed Light-Heavyweight contest between Artur Beterbiev and Dmitry Bivol. We also give our thoughts on Fabio Wardley's 1st round knockout of Frazier Clarke, Ben Whittaker's bizarre injury and the Benn v Eubank scenes in the ring featuring Neymar. We also review the massive AJ V Dubois fight and discuss what should be next for both boxers. We also review the stacked card which

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00:47:46

Celebrating 100 years of Irish Olympic Boxing Success

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/10/12

In this special episode I look back at Irish boxing's rich history in the Olympic Games on the 100 year anniversary of our very first tournament. I look back at every Irish medalist from our first, John McNally all the way up to our double Olympic champion, Kellie Harrington. In total 17 boxers have won 19 medals in boxing for the country. When you consider that the total amount of medals Ireland has won in all sports is 42 we have most definitely been punching well above our weight.

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00:36:57

Top 10 Knockouts

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/09/30

Paul Quinn and I debate our Top 10 Knockouts ever. We cover a range of fighters from different countries, divisions and decades. It's fair to say this list will be one that all boxing fan's will have their own opinion on. Do you agree with our selections? Have a listen and let us know what you think.

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00:32:34

Monthly Boxing Review #7

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/09/17

Paul Quinn and I chat about some of the main talking points from boxing over this past month or so. We preview the massive Wembley card happening this week featuring Anthony Joshua v Daniel Dubois and Anto Cacace v Josh Warrington and give our fight predictions for the entire card. We also review TJ Doheny's recent unsuccessful challenge for the undisputed Super-Bantamweight title against Naoya Inoue as well as Canelo Alvarez's win over Edgar Berlanga in Las Vegas this past weekend.

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00:22:52

Rolling Back the Years: 1994 Commonwealth Games Special

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/08/24

On the 30th anniversary of the Commonwealth Games which were held in Canada, I review the amazing achievements of the Northern Ireland boxing team back in 1994. I discuss the team members and their path to those games. I also rewind back to the Ulster championships that year to see who would be selected for the team. Some of the great names featured include; Neil Sinclair, Jim Webb, Mark Winters, Martin Reneghan, Damean Kelly and many more. At the games itself, an 11 strong team would come back with

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01:01:14

Top 10 boxers who failed to reach their full potential

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/08/20

Paul Quinn and I debate our Top 10 boxers who failed to reach their full potential in the sport. We cover a range of fighters from different countries, divisions and decades. It's fair to say this list will be one that all boxing fan's will have their own opinion on. Do you agree with our selections? Have a listen and let us know what you think.

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00:03:05

Podcast Update

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/08/15

Just an update video to all listeners and subscribers regarding the podcast subscriptions. Thanks so much to everyone that subscribed over the past 8 months.

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00:42:49

Monthly Boxing Review #6

Tales from the Ring ·

2024/08/06

Paul Quinn and I chat all things boxing from the past month. We discuss the recent boxing shows featuring Irish boxers including Stevie McKenna's unreal slugfest on Sky Sports. We also talk about the explosive night at the SSE this past weekend which featured Tyrone McKenna topping the bill. The Olympic Games has been one of the most controversial ever for boxing. We talk about the Irish teams performance and the recent gender debate on social media surrounding the Algerian female boxer

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