Colin Lynes v Paul McCloskey *Tonight*

[Healy]

I like Paul McCloskey here, tricky southpaw, saw about 3-4 of each fighters recent fights and McCloskeyis the classier act.
It probably depends on whether or not he is in shape, i think he is a late draft into the fight

Lynes blows hot and cold, should be a good fight

My tip is McCloskeyy on Points @ 2/1

[BigEars]

It's definitely a point fight, but I think Lynes will be the one to edge it.
I'm not convinced McCloskey will be in great shape having been preparing for an 8 rounder, no matter what he says.

An interesting mesh of styles though and the winner will certainly look towards a European title shot in the near future. I didn't think Lynes deserved to lose to Branco and Paul's ambition has always beent he European belt.

[stittyb]

Is it on TV? RTE or that?

[TFFP]

I fancy Lynes. He shouldn't be able to miss McCloskey with his jab, not with that style of his.

McCloskey might look awkward to start with, but Lynes is the better 12 round fighter.

[D-MAC]

is it on tv? Rte or that?

sky tv

I'll tip my boy McCloskey for the UD.

[marty]

I like Paul McCloskey here, tricky southpaw, saw about 3-4 of each fighters recent fights and McCloskeyis the classier act.
It probably depends on whether or not he is in shape, i think he is a late draft into the fight

Lynes blows hot and cold, should be a good fight

My tip is McCloskeyy on Points @ 2/1

I have agree with you there, Paul will frustrate the hell out of Lynes.:deal

[slapbangwhallop]

I have agree with you there, Paul will frustrate the hell out of Lynes.:deal

come on McCloskey - dance around him!!

McCloskey has the X factor!! :rofl

[ishy]

any chance of a round by round guys?

[nufc16]

mcloskey hurt!

[nufc16]

managed to stay on his feet, but deffo hurt. lynes looks like he has the power and accuracy to hurt mccloskey.

[nufc16]

first round about even, second round definitely goes to lynes.

[rooq]

looks like a decent fight so far. lynes takes the first two rounds though, the second comfortably

[ishy]

Thanks for updates nufc16 :good.

[nufc16]

one thing in mccloskeys favour is that lynes has not got the jab landing at all. better 3rd from mccloskey.

[SouthpawSlayer]

this is a good fight so far, mccloskey is doing well i have it even so far after rd 2

mccloskey wins rd 3 avoiding shots and catching lynes as he is coming in

[SouthpawSlayer]

mccloskey is doing very good, wins rd 4 and has hurt lynes

really loading up on his shots

[nufc16]

mccloskey wins the 4th. lynes looking predicatable.

[brickfists]

i got it 2 rounds a piece pauly starting to come on

[nufc16]

5th probably even. lynes not moving the head as much now, but i still get the feeling lynes could catch mccloskey again and hurt him as he did earlier. mccloskey so wide open after some of his wild swings.

[icemax]

I'm hoping that Lyno can come on strong down the stretch.

[nufc16]

6th to mccloskey. lynes doesnt look any nearer to getting to grips with mccloskeys style, and gotta be carefuly he doesnt let the rounds slip away.

[nufc16]

7th to mccloskey, landed one lovely uppercut. looking a level above a very average lynes at the moment.

[SouthpawSlayer]

mccloskey is a big secret

[icemax]

mccloskey is a big secret

I think that McCloskey looks good because Lynes looks so fucking awful.

[nufc16]

8th follows a similar pattern. mccloskey pulling away now and lynes looking pretty dejected and the corner telling him one more round. looks like he might quit or be pulled out.

[nufc16]

lynes saying he cant do it in the corner. looks like he's gonna quit himself.

[nufc16]

its over. very very sad to see lynes perform like that.

[SouthpawSlayer]

go on mccloskey

[mikeb]

thanks for the update
made some money on paul

[rooq]

lynes looked frightened in there at times. poor performance, but well done to mclosky for taking the fight at short notice and coming away with the title

[ishy]

Thanks for round by round guys. Didn't expect a result like ths.

[nufc16]

made £20 on that. might go for the irish double and lump the winnings on rogan.

[blueballs1978]

the last round was like man against boy.

[D-MAC]

McCloskey looked great in there tonight.

A bit tight for the first two rounds, but then he got into his game and bossed it from then on in.

A massive result for Paul; stopping Lynes looks briliant on his CV; his best result yet by far.

Bring on Branco, Paul would murder him.

Well done Paul:good

[nufc16]

think he'd struggle with that style at anything other than european level though. doesnt really seem to have serious power either. but good performance tonight anyway.

[D-MAC]

think he'd struggle with that style at anything other than european level though. doesnt really seem to have serious power either. but good performance tonight anyway.

I see what you mean.

Paul has good enough reflexes at this level (lets admit it, he does rely on a reflex defence), but he does leave his chin out to dry a bit and lays his hands down too low, and it may cost him later on. Also, I'd like him to keep his punches more compact; looked all over the place when he went for those big swings and missed; he would get punished for that at a higher level.

But overall, at this stage of his development, he looked very good in there. I expected a much closer fight, but Paul just took the game away from Lynes and hammered him down the stretch; I loved the way he negated the jab by not just dodging it, but by moving to the side and ramming home the lead right hook, just to keep Lynes honest. In addition, although he did not land it every time, the uppercut (to both head and body) worked wonders for him and was, in my opinion, the key punch in the fight.

Hopefully he can rectify some of the gaps in his armour and go from strength to strength.

Once again I have got to say, a really good result for McCloskey that raises his profile substantially.:good

[jc]

Lynes started ok but wen McCloskey adjusted Lynes just couldnt work him out. He has good headmovement and is pretty quick aswel as being a southpaw. Colin was trying everything he knew and it wasnt working, fair play to Paul though he pulled off a very good scalp.

[Healy]

Not really surprised with McCloskey winning, but winning by TKO is a shock

Lynes was very poor and bar about 10 seconds in the 2nd round he never did anything for the whole fight, i think this is partly because McCloskey is a snake of a fighter, very tricky indeed. In truth he was a class above Lynes anyways, far slicker and given the fact he had ONE weeks notice he did well

Had 420 on McCloskey on points but not unhappy with this outcome either

[slapbangwhallop]

Not really surprised with McCloskey winning, but winning by TKO is a shock

Lynes was very poor and bar about 10 seconds in the 2nd round he never did anything for the whole fight, i think this is partly because McCloskey is a snake of a fighter, very tricky indeed. In truth he was a class above Lynes anyways, far slicker and given the fact he had ONE weeks notice he did well

Had 420 on McCloskey on points but not unhappy with this outcome either

ya nutter - did ya not have anything on a straight win

[boxingwriter]

I think that McCloskey looks good because Lynes looks so fucking awful.

McCloskey made Lynes look awful.

[Healy]

ya nutter - did ya not have anything on a straight win

No!!!
:-(

[maka]

am raging i never got a bet on this, i thought mcloskey would be too much for a lynes who had prepared for a boring jab fest with barnes.......really pissed i never followed my gut feeling

[Jack Dempsey]

Shame, felt bad for Colin. McCloskey looks a good prospect

[BARNEYKX]

thanks for the inter roun summeries nufc16,glad to see paul get this chance and pull it off he,s an unassuming lad and good luck to him in the future

[nufc16]

i think what the fight proved is that if lynes doesnt have the jab to work off, then his whole fight plan goes out of the window and he doesnt really seem to have any ability to think on his feet. i hope he comes back as he's great against certain types of fighters, but mccloskey was all wrong for him.

doesnt mccloskey have to face barnes now? would favour mccloskey based on this performance, but barnes is certainly more adaptable and less predictable than lynes so it'd be a closer fight imo.

[maka]

i think what the fight proved is that if lynes doesnt have the jab to work off, then his whole fight plan goes out of the window and he doesnt really seem to have any ability to think on his feet. i hope he comes back as he's great against certain types of fighters, but mccloskey was all wrong for him.

doesnt mccloskey have to face barnes now? would favour mccloskey based on this performance, but barnes is certainly more adaptable and less predictable than lynes so it'd be a closer fight imo.



amen :good

[Olly]

Good performance by the Dungiven man.

Hes all action and has been fighting a good standard of opponent in Ireland over the last while. The thing I had to laugh at when i watched the fight again this morning is how the commentators started by saying that Lynes looked sharper and was landing the crisper shots, then suddenly when McCloskey grew into the fight and started to boss it the commentators are saying that Lynes has never really got going ... :think

I agree with the previous poster that Lynes looked bad because McCloskey made him look bad

[Doyley10]

A lad I booked a flight to Aus for, flew back especially to watch this fight as he's a mate of McCloskey's. Glad it was worth the trip for him!

[slapbangwhallop]

Good performance by the Dungiven man.

Hes all action and has been fighting a good standard of opponent in Ireland over the last while. The thing I had to laugh at when i watched the fight again this morning is how the commentators started by saying that Lynes looked sharper and was landing the crisper shots, then suddenly when McCloskey grew into the fight and started to boss it the commentators are saying that Lynes has never really got going ... :think

I agree with the previous poster that Lynes looked bad because McCloskey made him look bad

yeah, according to both Smith McChicken sandwich Paul didnt manage to land a punch until mid way through the third round.

idiots

[Olly]

Yeh, my old man wasn't impressed at that either.
I cant get my head around it to be honest, its either straight up bias or else they are doing their best to protect their man

[Olu G. Rotimi]

I have never thought much of Lynes so I am not surprised he lost.

[ishy]

I have never thought much of Lynes so I am not surprised he lost.

Would Ajose consider a McCloskey fight or are you looking for a WBC eliminator?

[Tuffnutz]

McCloskey was just on the X Factor.

He's the cousin of the young Irish lad.

[Olu G. Rotimi]

Would Ajose consider a McCloskey fight or are you looking for a WBC eliminator?

We have been ordered to fight a title eliminator against Junior Witter so that is what we are going to do. Of course if McCloskey keeps winning and becomes a world contender when we win the WBC belt then all things are possible.

[fra]

We have been ordered to fight a title eliminator against Junior Witter so that is what we are going to do. Of course if McCloskey keeps winning and becomes a world contender when we win the WBC belt then all things are possible.

hopefully they can get it on some time in the future...mcclosskey might become a major force...a title defence at home should b his next step though :good

[scrap]

McCloskey and Rogi will fill Kings Hall