Thread: Groves replaces Booth with "Paddy Fitzpatrick"

Really ? A name so cliched and comedy Irish I assumed it was a rouse and that Booth and Groves had just invented it. Apparently though he is real ?

George Groves appoints Paddy Fitzpatrick as trainer ahead of Carl Froch bout | Boxing News | ESPN.co.uk


I think it's this guy in the middle




Does anyone know who the hell he is ?

It says here he met Roach in the Channel Islands, I think it may be Ross

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apparently he isnt real, they did him with makeup in sparring so close to a fight

so they are ducking the fight coz they are scared

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He is/was Jamie Cox trainer and used to work with Booth/Haye (he's been in Haye and Groves corner).

I have been told by a very good source , that the reason Groves left Booth is he found up that Booth was not made of D.N.A like the rest of us , but he is made of theatrical makeup.
Groves said working with Booth was no longer real , it was just made up.
I'm not making this up guys.

Iv seen characters like this, that like boxing, hang around gyms and pick up bits and pieces from whoever they are shadowing but dont really know how to connect the dots. Good cheerleaders that can fool a fighter with his blagging and make them feel good about themselves but really cannot bring any substance to a fighters career or help them during a bout and are basically glorified fitness unstructors. Some have success with their fighters but thats more to do with the individual fighter themselves.

It doesnt even surprise me he's from jersey either, he's latched on to Roach and said the right things and gone from there. A good blagger.

Personally I don't think Trainers that have not fought themselves at any level can understand why fighters need to do certain things.

Patrick Fitzpatrick. There's a joke there somewhere.

Originally Posted by Kirkland Laing

Patrick Fitzpatrick. There's a joke there somewhere.

The name name and that cheesy hat..... Just a caricature

That looks fake to me. Groves needs an experienced trainer going into the fight of his career.

If I was George I would be hoping for a fortuitous cut in sparring.....although the chances of that are vanishingly slim.

I've never heard of the bloke, must be a cunt. Fucks sake.....

If he's been in the guys corner before, this can't be a bad call given what happened. Still have to figure it's quite the blow for Groves, but I still give him a good chance to win assuming he comes in proper.

Originally Posted by Fenster

I've never heard of the bloke, must be a cunt. Fucks sake.....

Iv never heard of this bloke, nor has anyone else, apparantly he's trained everyone.

Seems legit...

Originally Posted by ross

Originally Posted by Fenster

I've never heard of the bloke, must be a cunt. Fucks sake.....

Iv never heard of this bloke, nor has anyone else, apparantly he's trained everyone.

Seems legit...

I've known who he was for years. I've never even met him. Maybe if you took more interest in the whole of boxing instead of obsessing over a certain few fighters you'd appreciate it a bit more.