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
Joe Parker - Deep Waters
Joseph Parker will have his hands full when he meets Deontay Wilder in Saudi Arabia on December 23. But anyone who’s willing to brave the Forty Foot in Dublin at this time of year is clearly capable …
00:46:07 |
Wed 06 Dec 2023
Katie Taylor - Redemption
What a night in Dublin. Katie Taylor emulated boxing legends such as Muhammad Ali and Sugar Ray Leonard by avenging her first loss and then targeting a trilogy fight with the same opponent. Ali had F…
01:03:30 |
Wed 29 Nov 2023
Shauna O'Keeffe - Going Pro
This week’s guests are 2023 Irish Elite champ, Shauna O’Keeffe, who makes her pro debut at London’s York Hall on December 8, and her trainer/co-manager Kevin Mitchell. ‘The Hammer’ was one of Britain…
00:40:27 |
Wed 22 Nov 2023
Irish Boxing: Big Time
Kevin Byrne and Simon Maguire reflect on a busy period in Irish boxing along with interviews from Alan Donnellan, John Joe Joyce and Eric Donovan after a stacked night of fights from the Elite Finals…
01:09:48 |
Wed 15 Nov 2023
Emmet Brennan and Darren Barker - No Regrets
This a man who’s living his dream before our very eyes. Emmet Brennan fought for Ireland at the Olympics Games in Tokyo during the summer of 2021. After that he chose to turn pro, but opportunities w…
01:02:01 |
Wed 08 Nov 2023
Jason Quigley - The Gloves are Off
It’s ten years since Jason Quigley became the first Irishman to reach the final of the World Championships In a breakout 2013, he won his first Irish Elite title, followed up with European senior gol…
01:12:10 |
Thu 02 Nov 2023
Eamon Carr - Showbusiness with Blood - Part 2
This is the second part of our interview with Eamon Carr as he launches his book 'Showbusiness with Blood'.
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01:18:31 |
Tue 03 Oct 2023
Eamon Carr - Showbusiness with Blood - Part 1
Eamon Carr is the special guest for this week's episode as he joins Kevin Byrne to talk about his new book: Showbusiness with Blood. Carr reflects on his early career in journalism as he covered a go…
01:02:32 |
Thu 28 Sep 2023
Graham McCormack - G Train Rolls On
Limerick's Graham McCormack joins Kevin Byrne for this week's episode to reflect on his life and career so far as he gears up for his next fight.
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01:07:50 |
Tue 05 Sep 2023
Dylan Moran - No Laughing Matter
Dylan Moran hails from Waterford but started his pro career in Manchester, the city he will return to on September 2 for his biggest fight to date. Now preparing to take on Albania’s Florian Marku at…
00:45:17 |
Wed 23 Aug 2023
If Walls Could Talk - Crumlin Boxing Club - Part 2
“Some fellas are afraid of nothing, and some fellas are afraid of getting a clatter. And some fellas are not afraid until they get a clatter! Then they realise.” We’re back with Part 2 of If Walls Co…
00:44:13 |
Wed 09 Aug 2023
Terry O'Neill - Rope A Dope
Terry O’Neill is a former Irish international boxer turned actor and comedian. During his years in the fight game, the Dubliner won national titles and represented his country across Europe, winning …
00:53:56 |
Wed 02 Aug 2023
Joe Egan - The Toughest
Big Joe Egan joins the podcast this week to tell his story and he’s well and truly travelled The Rocky Road to contentment. Raised in Ringsend, Dublin, he took up boxing after being bullied as a kid …
01:27:11 |
Wed 26 Jul 2023
Errol Spence v Terence Crawford - Undisputed
Kevin Byrne is joined by Pierce O'Leary, Gary 'Spike' O'Sullivan and Dee Walsh to look ahead to the eagerly anticipated showdown between Errol Spence and Terence Crawford for the unified welterweight…
00:45:16 |
Tue 18 Jul 2023
If Walls Could Talk - Crumlin Boxing Club - Part 1
We’ve something different this week as we kick off a new feature called ‘If Walls Could Talk’. On one of my visits to the boxing gym it struck me that I’d love to hear the stories behind the pictures…
00:31:43 |
Thu 13 Jul 2023
Jack Marley - Heavy Hitting
Ireland’s newest heavyweight star Jack Marley is going to the Olympics. The Monkstown BC fighter qualified at the European Games in Poland, where he won silver. In doing so, he became the first Irish…
00:35:04 |
Wed 05 Jul 2023
Pody McCrory - Hammer Time
STOP! ‘Hammer’ time. Padraig ‘Pody’ McCrory knows a thing or two about stopping people in their tracks. He’s a quiet man but he has been making some serious noise in recent years, knocking out a stri…
00:59:04 |
Wed 28 Jun 2023
Jim McCourt Remembered
Mick Dowling joins The Rocky Road this week to look back at the boxing life of his Olympic team-mate, Jim McCourt RIP. Two amateur boxing devotees who rebuffed the professional ranks to dedicate thei…
00:47:42 |
Thu 22 Jun 2023
Feargal McCrory - Fearless
Last time Feargal McCrory joined us on The Rocky Road, he hadn't had a fight for three years and was desperate to find out if he'd still got it. Three fights later, it looks like he does. 'Fearless' …
00:57:12 |
Thu 15 Jun 2023
'Rock, you're an animal' - Ingle
“Be nice to people on your way up, because you’ll meet them on your way down” – just one of the phrases beloved by Brendan Ingle, the Dubliner who became Britain’s greatest boxing trainer. Ingle died…
00:59:13 |
Wed 24 May 2023
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