Jarlath Regan presents An Irishman Abroad - 3 diverse weekly podcasts featuring the greatest Irish people of all time talking about their lives, politics, health, wellness and everything in between. Along with regular contributors Sonia O’Sullivan (Irishman Running Abroad) and Marion McKeone (Irishman In America), these podcasts are renowned for the depth and quality of its long form interviews. Previous guests include Brian O’Driscoll, Sir Bob Geldof, Tommy Tiernan, Aisling Bea, Hozier, Sarah Silverman, John C. Reilly, Paul McGrath, Boy George, Paul Mescal, Sharon Horgan, Lisa Hannigan and Dylan Moran. To hear access the full back catalogue of hundreds of interviews dating back to 2013 and to unlock the full version of each weekly episode visit Patreon.com/irishmanabroad. An Irishman Abroad is a winner of iTunes Store’s Best New Audio Podcast. The series has been featured in iTunes’ ”Best of” lists, Soundcloud and Podbean’s Most Popular Podcasts lists in multiple years. Recommended by The Guardian, Hot Press, Huffington Post, Telegraph, Times, BBC, RTE and Podfather himself, Marc Maron.
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Sunday Jan 08, 2017
Sunday Jan 08, 2017
Tony Moran has truly experienced life’s highs and lows. Having grown up in a tough environment in Liverpool, at an early age Tony found that self-defence training not only prevented him from becoming one of life’s victims, but was the secret to a successful sporting career (5:00). This week, Tony tells Jarlath about his unusual journey from becoming a karate and boxing champion before setting his sights on the MMA.
Having earned his respect at the Wolfslair MMA Academy training alongside Michael Bisping and Quentin “Rampage” Jackson, Tony discusses how he took more heavy blows to the head in 6 rounds of boxing than in 6 years of MMA during ‘gym wars’ with the likes of Tony Bellew (27:00). Following on from the breakdown of his marriage, Tony outlines how he suffered in order to provide for his children (45:00) and tells the fascinating story of how he subsequently become the cruiser weight world champion while homeless (47:00).
From explaining the friction between boxing and MMA (22:00), why the journeyman boxers are the toughest in the fight game (16:00), why he attracted the attention of the police (40:00) and much more, this conversation is a great insight into the enthralling story of one man’s battle against life’s obstacles.
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