The Rocky Road
An Irish boxing podcast that fans of all sports will love. No one gets to the top without overcoming adversity, in sport or in life. But as Rocky Balboa said, ‘it ain’t how hard you hit; it’s about how hard you can get hit and keep moving forward’. Every week on The Rocky Road, host Kevin Byrne and producer Simon Maguire will bring you the distance on some of the wildest journeys the sport has to offer. Pain, pride, passion and politics, the world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It's about how much you can take, and keep moving forward.
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- Update frequency
- every 6 days
- Average duration
- 48 minutes
- Episodes
- 224
- Years Active
- 2020 - 2025
Jason Quigley - Back on the road to the world title
Jason Quigley joins Kevin Byrne and Eric Donovan to look back at his win over Shane Mosley Jr at the weekend. The Irish fighter now has his eyes firmly set on a world title clash with Demetrius 'Boo …
00:43:33 |
Tue 01 Jun 2021
Tony Davitt - A life in boxing
Tony Davitt - a legend of Irish boxing - joins Kevin Byrne and Kenneth Egan for this week's episode. They look back at Davitt's legendary career in the corner as tributes from across Irish boxing - i…
01:16:25 |
Wed 26 May 2021
Willie 'Big Bang' Casey - The Southill southpaw who became European champion
Willlie Casey is the special guest for this week's episode. He talks to Kevin Byrne about his 'unreal' 2010 which saw him go from 3-0 to European champion after an all-Irish bout against Paul Hyland.
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00:56:04 |
Wed 19 May 2021
Two Irishmen abroad - Eddie Bolger and Billy Walsh
Eddie Bolger and Billy Walsh join Kevin Byrne for this week's episode. The two Wexford natives left Irish boxing to take up roles with Germany and the USA and talk about their progress so far and loo…
00:52:18 |
Wed 12 May 2021
Joe Gallagher on: Fighting Katie Taylor
Boxing trainer Joe Gallagher is the guest for this week's episode. He speaks to Kevin Byrne about Natasha Jonas' razor-thin loss to Katie Taylor at the weekend and what it's like to prepare for the I…
00:33:43 |
Wed 05 May 2021
Francie Barrett: The forgotten pro years
Francie Barrett is the special guest for this week's show. The former Irish Olympian joins Kevin Byrne to reflect on his professional career after starring for Ireland in the amateurs.
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00:42:42 |
Wed 28 Apr 2021
Martin Lindsay and the left hook from hell
Belfast boxing cult hero Martin Lindsay is the guest for this week's show. He talks to Kevin Byrne about his early days on the boxing scene in Belfast and some of his famous fights against Derry Math…
00:41:49 |
Wed 21 Apr 2021
Dave 'Boy' McAuley on Irish boxing's GOAT
Dave 'Boy' McAuley joins Kevin Byrne for this week's show. The former flyweight world champion reflects on the greatest achievements in Irish boxing since the 1980s in the wake of Carl Frampton's ret…
00:30:03 |
Wed 14 Apr 2021
Darren Corbett - KO King
Belfast brawler Darren Corbett is the guest for this week's episode. He talks to Kevin Byrne about growing up in Belfast, his stunning amateur KO record and turning pro.
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00:38:04 |
Wed 07 Apr 2021
Lou DiBella - From Irish Bars to Irish Champions
Lou DiBella joins Kevin Byrne for this week's episode. The American promoter has been a huge influence in Irish boxing down the years - working with the likes of Andy Lee, Mathew Macklin and now, Joe…
00:30:21 |
Wed 10 Mar 2021
Spike It Lucky - O'Sullivan's Rebel Treble
Spike O'Sullivan is the guest for this week's episode. In a pro career spanning 13 years, O’Sullivan has been around the block — and says he is only getting better with age. His 34 bouts to date have…
00:31:56 |
Wed 03 Mar 2021
Paul Griffin - Shave the Date. Legendary Dubliner reflects on 30-year anniversary of European gold
Paul Griffin was the guest on this week's episode. It's 30 years since the Drimnagh legend won gold for Ireland at the European Championships. The prankster also spoke of how nobody would share a roo…
00:48:55 |
Wed 24 Feb 2021
Steve Collins' forgotten world title win
Packie Collins joins Kevin Byrne for this week's episode to look back at brother, Steve's, first world title win. Whilst 'The Celtic Warrior' is best known for his super-middleweight title fights wit…
00:43:49 |
Wed 17 Feb 2021
Anna Moore and the rise of Katie Taylor
Anna Moore joins Kevin Byrne for this week's episode. The Limerick native was ringside for most of Katie Taylor's amateur career from her time as team manager with the IABA. She looks back at Taylor'…
00:40:46 |
Wed 10 Feb 2021
Joe Smith Jr - Building up to the fight of his life
Irish-American fighter Joe Smith Jr joins Kevin Byrne and Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan to talk about his career so far - as he builds up to his world title fight. Smith Jr, who retired Bernard Hopkins, wi…
00:37:50 |
Wed 03 Feb 2021
Carl Frampton - One win away from the Hall of Fame
Legendary American boxing promoter Lou DiBella joins Kevin Byrne for this week's show. First off, DiBella pays tribute to Joe Winters who tragically passed away recently. They go on to discuss Carl F…
00:18:08 |
Wed 27 Jan 2021
Tiernan Bradley - Behind the scenes at The Money Fight
Tiernan Bradley joins Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire to look back at his role preparing Conor McGregor for his huge fight against Floyd Mayweather in 2017. The fight would go on to be one of the best …
00:50:15 |
Wed 20 Jan 2021
Henry Coyle - The Western Warrior
Henry Coyle joins Kevin Byrne and Eric Donovan for this week's episode to look back at his career and route to the world title. The lads also pay their respects to some legendary boxing coaches who a…
00:58:40 |
Thu 17 Dec 2020
The stun Dunne - Bernard Dunne beats Ricardo Cordoba and shocks the world
Ray Moylette and Jim Rock join Kevin Byrne to look back at one of the greatest nights in Irish boxing history: Bernard Dunne's win over Ricardo Cordoba in 2009. Ireland hasn't seen a night like that …
00:49:57 |
Wed 09 Dec 2020
Nelson's Thriller
Deirdre Nelson joins Kevin Byrne for this week's episode. She was Ireland’s second female pro — after Deirdre Gogarty, the inspiration for Taylor and Britain’s Jane Couch, among others — and Northern…
00:49:05 |
Wed 02 Dec 2020
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