Ohara Davies launches online attack at Shane McGuigan
Rising English light welterweight Ohara Davies [14(11)-0] has today launched a scathing online attack at Irish trainer Shane McGuigan.
The 28 year old coach, who became the youngest lead trainer of a world champion in boxing history in September 2014 when Carl Frampton defeated Kiko Martínez for the IBF super bantamweight title, was subject to aspersions cast on both his boxing and financial backgrounds as well as accusations of being disrespectful to fighters.
At the weekend Davies hit back at McGuigan, who had criticised the Sky Sports commentators for excessively praising the London 140lber during his dominant win over Andrea Scarpa on Saturday night at the Wembley Arena.
Neither do you have one fool. https://t.co/EN8PHK0etD
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) November 27, 2016
It is unknown what led Davies to begin his rant today, although it is assumed that the comments come after McGuigan’s appearance at the David Haye v Tony Bellew press conference which took place this afternoon. McGuigan is the current trainer of former two-weight world champion Haye.
Davies took aim at McGuigan’s education at the fee-paying Millfield School and his privileged upbringing as the son of former WBA featherweight champion and boxing hall of famer Barry McGuigan.
What does Shane mcguigan actually know about teaching people to fight. The public school he went to must of thought him about the tough Life
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) November 30, 2016
And even more worrying .. he’s stable really believe he’s the real deal. The guys never had to fight for anything in his life.
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) November 30, 2016
People need to remember this is the fight game.. you can get hurt, there’s no kicking a football around in a team, it’s a one on one fight
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) November 30, 2016
The rest have jumped on the haye, groves and frampton band wagon. Or so they call it daddy’s band wagon. Lol
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) November 30, 2016
Trainers should respect the fight game we are in, they spend day in day out watching us train, to do something good with our lives.
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) November 30, 2016
Any argument Davies may have been making would self-implode however when he claimed McGuigan had never been in the ring. The Battersea-based trainer, of course, won the Ulster Senior and Irish Under-21 titles in 2008.
In fact, in total, McGuigan has been in more official fights than Davies himself, who only participated in 17 contests before turning pro.
Should have more respect for the people who get in the ring and give it there all, especially when they have never been in there.
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) November 30, 2016
The outburst is also most likely linked to the fact that McGuigan trains former Scottish amateur star Josh Taylor [7(7)-0]. Many drew comparisons between the pair when Taylor won the Commonwealth title in just his seventh fight, demolishing Dave Ryan. Davies would later turn his attentions to the Prestonpans fighter, seemingly citing his own lightly regarded WBC Silver trinket as a superior title to the Commonwealth belt.
@JoshTaylorBoxer is a plum now ive got the @WBCBoxing Silver he wants to mention my name, ive been calling u out since u beat dave ryan fool
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) November 30, 2016
@JoshTaylorBoxer better bring more than that commonwealth to the Table if you want to fight me fool. Your coach @McGuigans_Gym a fool too.
— Ohara Davies (@OharaDavies) November 30, 2016
McGuigan’s Gym fighter Frampton also hit back at Davies, picking Taylor to triumph were the two to ever meet.
He’ll be good enough to teach @JoshTaylorBoxer who’ll then teach you a lesson on “how to fight” at some point 👍 https://t.co/g6GqDnqIJu
— Carl Frampton MBE (@RealCFrampton) November 30, 2016
