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Idols Ali & Frazier were my inspiration to thrill

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October 04, 2025

I REMEMBER it like it was yesterday, watching in the kitchen in the back of our shop in Clones then going upstairs with my brother to work on the pads.

It is hard to convey the impact Muhammad Ali and Joe Frazier had on a young boxing-mad kid in Ireland in the 1970s, and the 'Thrilla in Manila', which turned 50 on October 1, rightly passed into legend.

I was 14 years old, training relentlessly and getting ready for the Ulster championships. These guys were our idols, like gods. I loved the way Frazier attacked. I was still trying to find my feet. I got beaten that year in the Ulster final which made me more determined.

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