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Gallaghers Gym - A Boxing Film
This is an inside look into the world of Joe Gallagher who many describe as the best professional boxing trainer in Britain - and his stable of talented fighters.
No script, no re-takes, just real life inside one of the most successful gyms in British boxing history.
Thank you to Gloves Community Centre, Total Fitness in Bolton & Team Khan - and of course to Joe and his fighters for allowing this film to happen. If you have any questions, please email info@mattknight.tv
It's obviously inspired by the brilliant 24/7 by HBO and Showtime's excellent FightCamp360 but I didn't want to make it about a particular fight - I wanted to show the life of a professional boxer and trainer. The dedication, the hard work and the level of commitment required to do it. It doesn't matter if it's Christmas of a Birthday, they train twice a week almost every single day.
Joe and his fighters made me feel welcome and at home. They just got on with their job as if I wasn't there, and for a film maker that's all I can ask for.
Filming began at Christmas 2011 and since then the gym has has 6 fights & 6 wins:
JOE MURRAY v Jose Luis Graterol W PTS
SCOTT QUIGG v Jamie Atrhur W TKO8
LIAM SMITH v Paul Morby W PTS8
STEPHEN SMITH v Ben Jones W TKO1
HOSEA BURTON v Viktor Tzonev W TKO1
CALLUM JOHNSON v Tommy Tolan W KO1
SCOTT CARDLE PRO DEBUT 17TH MARCH
Erik Morales vs Danny Garcia
Danny Garcia beat a legend and became a world champion tonight when he took a unanimous decision over Erik Morales. It was an emotional moment for Garcia, who broke down in tears after being announced the new holder of the WBC light welterweight belt.
Make no mistake, Garcia had to earn this victory. Morales, the old man and legend, fought hard and was able to bust up the face of Garcia with a sneaky jab and good right hand. For all the concerns over Morales having missed weight and looking soft once again, he was entirely capable against the younger, faster Garcia.
In round eleven the openings up top led to Morales being cracked hard and going to the canvas as his legs betrayed him.
He'd put up a few valiant flurries over the remaining time in the fight, but he was beaten the moment he hit the ground, even if the scorecards had him beat well before then.
While most scores I've seen around the internet favored Garcia in the 115-112 range (the score I had as well), the official scores were 117-110, 116-112 and 118-109. With the WBC once again bringing their controversial open scoring to the corner, Morales' corner was telling him late in the fight that he was down so badly on the cards that he would need a knockout to win the bout.With the win, Garcia takes the WBC crown and remains undefeated at 23-0 while Morales is now 52-8
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