Katie Taylor appreciation thread on Craicnet for an outstanding Irish sportsperson

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What a phenomenal sports woman, unquestionably the greatest Irish sports person of all time.
Even If boxing isn’t your thing, there is no denying she is the an outstanding athlete and will go down in history as one of the greatest female boxers of all time.

And what a show Croke Park put on last night.

It was a fantastic night for women’s boxing and the Irish. She had done great things for the sport. I loved the singing/ songs and the whole show.

She's phenomenal and only fitting she had her final fight in Croke Park. She really enjoyed her ring walk and appreciated the fans. She's always conducted herself so well and said she doesn't trash talk but lets her gloves do the talking.

Well done to Eddie Hearn for perservering to get her fight in Croke Park. I saw a clip of him when she was doing her ring walk by herself and he was emotional.

The two crows who butchered Grace and our national anthem should be ashamed of themselves. Brutal doesn't even cover it.

The two crows who butchered Grace and our national anthem should be ashamed of themselves. Brutal doesn't even cover it

In agreement with you on that, thankfully the crowd singing along to the anthem covered up the shambles they made of it.

It was an amazing night. The atmosphere was electric, everyone was behind KT.

When she said wait during the speeches and just stood looking out and taking it in walking around the ring laying her gloves in the middle of the ring. It was iconic.

CP only had one screen which was strange, CP had a scrabble to get Bon Jovi down and ready for KT in 5 days.

In saying that KT, a female athlete brought boxing back to CP and sold out an eighty thousand stadium. Last time was Ali. Even the weather did its bit, a nice mild dry night.

It was amazing and it was fantastic to see so many children especially girls there. Inspirationally to next generation.

Epic night I was away so was watching it on my phone. She is an amazing Irish sports person but also an amazing role model for girls worldwide as Eddie Hearne said she smashed through so many doors.. women boxers in Ireland door gone, women boxers at Olympics door gone, women boxers making a living as pros door gone, women boxers headlining a fight, door gone. Well done Katie truly inspiring. Legend

So many amazing things about this incredible woman!!

Her ring walk pops up on my social media a lot and I've watched it over and over and it still moves me. It was so perfect for her.

She is a phenomenon - a significant figure on the global sporting stage, and at the same time somebody who has never forgotten where she came from, and seems to be pretty much universally respected [apart from some sour grapes from losers]
It's so rare for somebody like that to be given so much admiration and appreciation all in one go, on one amazing night, and it's great she's got out of boxing while still at the top of her game, and still hale and hearty.

I enjoyed this article - a bit of humour
After she spoke to the crowd, Katie laid her gloves in the centre of the ring to mark the end of her career. They sat upon Lidl’s logo.....Aldi were probably spittin’.😄
but captures the spirit of the night well too
Croke Park for Katie Taylor’s fight made Madison Square Garden look like the boxing gym in Bray – The Irish Times

Fair play to Katie , she is the real thing. I hope she enjoys her retirement now.

Even some of those who had sour grapes about her beating them in the past posted lovely respectful things about her last weekend.