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The Rocky Road - Podcast

The Rocky Road

 News Ireland

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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Sports Sports & Recreation
Update frequency
every 6 days
Average duration
48 minutes
Episodes
224
Years Active
2020 - 2025
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Paul McCloskey - Guts and Glory

Paul McCloskey - Guts and Glory

Paul McCloskey joins Kevin Byrne and Eric Donovan for this week's episode. McCloskey and Donovan crossed paths years back - in the early days of the High Performance Unit. The lads also discuss McClo…
00:38:02  |   Wed 25 Nov 2020
Viva Las Fagan

Viva Las Fagan

Oisin Fagan joins Kevin Byrne for this week's episode. The Irishman started his boxing career late, built up a solid following in the United States and fought Julio Ceasar Chavez Jr in 2004. 'Gael Fo…
00:42:52  |   Wed 18 Nov 2020
'Irish' Pat Lawlor still finding his way in life after hanging up the gloves

'Irish' Pat Lawlor still finding his way in life after hanging up the gloves

'Irish' Pat Lawlor joins Kevin Byrne for this week's episode. Lawlor had 40 pro contests between 1987 and 2005, facing five opponents who finished up in the International Boxing Hall of Fame - but th…
00:46:54  |   Wed 14 Oct 2020
Brian Magee - The Road Warrior

Brian Magee - The Road Warrior

1996 Olympian Brian Magee joins Kevin Byrne for this week's episode to look back at his big away fights during his pro career. He fought 42 times in the paid ranks but only 12 times on Irish soil. A …
00:45:23  |   Wed 07 Oct 2020
Ireland's boxers at the LA 84 Olympics - border patrol, mass shootings and Vidal Sassoon

Ireland's boxers at the LA 84 Olympics - border patrol, mass shootings and Vidal Sassoon

Tommy Corr, Sam Story and Phil Sutcliffe join Kevin Byrne to look back at their Olympic adventure in LA in 1984. The lads discuss the old amateur days. missing a mass-shooting in McDonalds and Vidal …
00:50:07  |   Wed 30 Sep 2020
Eric Donovan looking to the future with Packie Collins after Fight Camp experience on Sky Sports

Eric Donovan looking to the future with Packie Collins after Fight Camp experience on Sky Sports

Eric Donovan is the guest for this week's episode as he reflects on his loss to Zelfa Barrett at Fight Camp on Sky Sports. He discusses his move to Celtic Warrior Gym to train under Packie Collins an…
00:43:09  |   Wed 23 Sep 2020
Remembering Darren Sutherland - Eric Donovan, Kenneth Egan, Jimmy Halpin and John Joe Nevin

Remembering Darren Sutherland - Eric Donovan, Kenneth Egan, Jimmy Halpin and John Joe Nevin

On this week's episode, former teammates and friends remember the life of Darren Sutherland. Eric Donovan, Kenneth Egan, Jimmy Halpin and John Joe Nevin sit down with Kevin Byrne to laugh, cry and re…
00:39:21  |   Wed 16 Sep 2020
Paddy Fitzpatrick's journey - Relentlessly bullied, meeting Ali and George Groves' corner at Wembley

Paddy Fitzpatrick's journey - Relentlessly bullied, meeting Ali and George Groves' corner at Wembley

Boxing trainer Paddy Fitzpatrick is the guest on this week's episode. The celebrated trainer talks about the torment he received at the hands of bullies and his struggles in later life to working wit…
00:49:52  |   Wed 09 Sep 2020
Christina McMahon and the fight of her life in Zambia

Christina McMahon and the fight of her life in Zambia

Christina McMahon and her husband/trainer Frick, are the special guests for this week's episode. The pair take us back to the Mulungushi Conference Centre in Lusaka in 2015 where the Irishwoman took …
00:35:50  |   Wed 26 Aug 2020
Patrick Hyland and the toughest fights of his life

Patrick Hyland and the toughest fights of his life

Patrick Hyland is the guest for this week's show. The Dubliner joins Kevin Byrne to talk about his career in boxing, dealing with the loss of his father and his plans for the future with his brothers…
00:41:22  |   Wed 12 Aug 2020
Eamonn Loughran and Barry Hearn fought their way to the top of the boxing world together

Eamonn Loughran and Barry Hearn fought their way to the top of the boxing world together

Eamonn Loughran and Barry Hearn are re-united on this week's show. The pair forged a brilliant working relationship when Eamonn first moved across from Ballymena to Hearn's gym in Romford all the way…
00:51:55  |   Wed 29 Jul 2020
Neil Sinclair - Gotta Roll With It

Neil Sinclair - Gotta Roll With It

Former Irish senior champion Neil Sinclair was the guest for this week's episode. He joined Kevin Byrne to talk about his struggles and triumphs inside and outside the ring.

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00:45:34  |   Wed 22 Jul 2020
Ray Moylette and Joe Ward bring home European gold for Ireland

Ray Moylette and Joe Ward bring home European gold for Ireland

Ray Moylette and Joe Ward join Kevin Byrne to look back at their 2011 European gold medal wins in Turkey. Ireland hadn't won two gold medals at the championships since 1939.

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00:43:56  |   Wed 15 Jul 2020
Taking on Mike Tyson

Taking on Mike Tyson

Former heavyweight contender Peter McNeeley joins Kevin Byrne and Eric Donovan to look back at his fight against 'the baddest man on the planet' in 1995. 


It was Tyson's first fight after being releas…

00:44:24  |   Wed 08 Jul 2020
Irish boxing's hardest punchers with Eric Donovan, Packie Collins and John Breen

Irish boxing's hardest punchers with Eric Donovan, Packie Collins and John Breen

Eric Donovan, Packie Collins and John Breen join Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire for this week's episode to discuss the biggest punchers in Irish boxing history.

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01:00:38  |   Wed 01 Jul 2020
Nate Jones: From the Projects to the Podium

Nate Jones: From the Projects to the Podium

Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire are joined by US Olympic medalist-turned-trainer Nate Jones to look back at his remarkable life so far.


He talks about his early days growing up in Chicago under the watc…

00:38:31  |   Wed 17 Jun 2020
Beijing Boxing 2008 - Billy Walsh, Kenneth Egan and John Joe Joyce

Beijing Boxing 2008 - Billy Walsh, Kenneth Egan and John Joe Joyce

Billy Walsh, Kenneth Egan and John Joe Joyce join Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire to look back at Ireland's success at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing.

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00:54:32  |   Wed 10 Jun 2020
Michael Carruth's last stand

Michael Carruth's last stand

Jim Rock joins Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire to look back at Irish Olympic gold medalist Michael Carruth's last professional fight. 


The guys also discuss his career in the pro game and ask if it live…

00:20:27  |   Wed 03 Jun 2020
'Irish' Jack O'Halloran: A Jack of all trades

'Irish' Jack O'Halloran: A Jack of all trades

'Irish' Jack O'Halloran joins Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire for this week's show. 


The former boxer-turned-actor has a storied career from fighting George Foreman to starring in Superman.

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00:45:35  |   Tue 26 May 2020
Fighting Roberto Duran

Fighting Roberto Duran

Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire are joined by former Irish-American boxer Mike Culbert as he looks back at his most famous fight against his idol, Roberto Duran. 


Culbert also talks about his early days…

00:39:26  |   Tue 19 May 2020
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