Running on ego dangerous thing for a fighter’s mind

It was a rough weekend for the big name that works out of John Kavanagh’s Straight Blast Gym.

After a chastening defeat last Saturday night he said, “I’m not a big one for excuses. I have to go back and see what I’m doing, because I think it must be something I’m doing.”

Kieran McGeeney is someone who seems to attract as much derision for his disappointments as a manager as he did respect for his achievements as a player.