Angry Walsh ready to silence Gorman in Neptune showdown

BILLY WALSH admitted yesterday that he was irked by the suggestion from Belfast opponent James Gorman that he only had temporary custody of the All-Ireland welterweight championship belt.

Angry Walsh ready to silence Gorman in Neptune showdown

Gorman sent a message to Walsh at the Midleton Fitness Centre telling him he was allowing him to mind the belt until they meet at Neptune Stadium on January 26 when he would be taking it back to Belfast.

“That annoyed me,” he said from his training camp in The Bronx Sporting Club in Dublin. “But the problem for Gorman is it made me mad and I wanted to fight him there and then but fortunately coach Packie Collins, was able to keep me calm and showed me how to use anger in a positive way.

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