Joe Ward and 'Big' Joe Joyce - Part 3

The Rocky Road paid a visit to Moate, Co Westmeath for a conversation we've been waiting a few years to have. Joe Ward is one of the finest boxers ever to come out of Ireland and why wouldn't he be, when he comes from fighting stock? After all, his grandfather is no other than 'Big' Joe Joyce, AKA The Hulk, AKA The King of the Travellers. He made his name as the bareknuckle champion of these islands but nowadays Big Joe is his grandson's biggest supporter and a keen advocate of boxing inside the ropes.

In Part Three, Big Joe talks about his family's enormous success in amateur boxing - and how he manages to snaffle all the belts and medals from his silverware-laden gossuns! Joe Ward looks back at the nights that made his name, from double world success at Junior and Youth level to 2011-2013 wins over Kenneth Egan, multiple European titles, Olympic heartache and redemption attempts in the pro arena. 

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