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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Packie Collins joins Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire to look back at Kevin McBride's stunning stoppage win over Mike Tyson.
The loss sent 'The baddest man on the planet' into retirement in 2005.
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Jim Rock joins Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire to review Bernard Dunne's stunning loss to Kiko Martinez in 2007.
Jim also shares a story about Matthew McConaughey sparring in Mountjoy prison in Dublin.
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