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Hosted by Dom McGuinness, we go behind the scenes to meet the people behind the sport of Boxing to learn just what it takes to participate in the sweet science. Whether it be as a promoter, fighter, cornerman, referee, sparring partner, or anything in between, we've got it covered. Subscribe and turn on notifications to keep up to date with The Sportsman: Outside the Ropes.
In this episode, we look at Jamie Quinn, the boxer paid to lose, but who is winning at life.
"A load of these fans that criticise journeymen, coming to watch the prospects, they don’t realise that their money’s going in my pocket! That’s why I’d rather be on the road than selling tickets. I don’t want to be paying no-one else’s wages. I want them paying my wages!
“After a fight I’d get an envelope - recently it’s being going into the bank - but I used to get an envelope full of cash with a wage slip in it. Cash and dash we used to call it.”
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Chapters:
0:00 Intro - Why do they call you a Journeyman?
0:29 Growing up in Stockport and getting into Boxing
01:13 Fightzone footage
01:32 Amateur career 'learning curve'
01:50 Jamie Quinn on being a Journeyman and his boxing record
03:33 Jamie Quinn on realising his boxing business career
04:05 Being a skilled Journeyman vs prospects
04:39 Keeping the phone ringing by 'going to lose'
05:12 Boxing being bent and tactical fighting to avoid injury
05:53 Learning new things in Boxing and the media
06:05 Respect in boxing & dealing with The Sun headlines
07:20 Training at Matthew Hatton's gym in Stockport
07:45 Matthew Hatton enters the gym
08:12 Matthew Hatton interview on Jamie Quinn
08:50 Scott Williams interview
09:20 Fightzone Hamilton
09:30 Outro
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