Paddy Barnes

[emurf]

looking good for the medal

[POL]

don't jinx him ffs

[Rebelred]

needs to keep going, can't let up.

[emurf]

9/ 5

[emurf]

He's there

[cit_gym_rat]

douth ya kid

[POL]

go on Barnes, great performance!

[emurf]

bring on egan

[Rebelred]

delighted, well done Paddy!

[czar]

great work! won by a mile!

[Rebelred]

fully deserved, the burst of points in the second round was great stuff.

[3pointplay]

chalk one up for the good guys.

[Rebel Yell]

Excellent stuff...go on Egan and Sutherland - lets get greedy...

[Forsberg]

Brilliant last two rounds. He's a very classy boxer , defensively especially

[Rebelred]

fighting the winner of the current fight, Chinese boxer currently 2 points up

[emurf]

zou looks strong but paddy has a chance if he boxes rather than fights

[Fr. Turncoat]

great to see. Fair play to him

[POL]

Barnes is a very tricky customer, he'll be hard to beat

[skibbereen feen]

Chinese guy is the favourite for the gold seemingly....best pound for pound..etc etc according to the memory man the other day.

[Rebelred]

Chinese guy is the favourite for the gold seemingly....best pound for pound..etc etc according to the memory man the other day.

he's 8-4 ahead in the 3rd, going well. Has massive support too as you would expect for a home fighter.

[cit_gym_rat]

Barnes is a very tricky customer, he'll be hard to beat
pitty he is fighting the chinese guy next - they get points for anything

[POL]

pitty he is fighting the chinese guy next - they get points for anythingaye, he'll have to knock him out to win probably

[juice85]

how come they win a bronze for just reaching the semi's....don't they fight for it anymore...does this mean there is 2 bronze medal so???

[legend76]

how come they win a bronze for just reaching the semi's....don't they fight for it anymore...does this mean there is 2 bronze medal so???

yes

[juice85]

yes

2 bronze medals is just stupid

[Rebelred]

2 bronze medals is just stupid

not really. That's always been the way in the boxing. With a bit of luck anyway he'll be going for a silver or gold.

[juice85]

i thought they used to fight for the bronze before??

[BangorFeen]

i thought they used to fight for the bronze before??
Not since 1992 at any rate as both Wayne McCullogh and Michael Carruth had guranteed bronze also

[legend76]

Not since 1992 at any rate as both Wayne McCullogh and Michael Carruth had guranteed bronze also


London 1948 was the last time they had to fight a "3rd place playoff".

since Helsinki 1952 there have been Bronze medals for both beaten semi finalists

incidently Irish Boxer John McNally won a silver medal at the Helsinki games in the Bantamweight final after losing by a split decision

[legend76]

Paddy was just talking to Marty Morrissey there. he says he can't wait to fight the world champion, he has his eyes set on gold