The Galway man passed away on Saturday having been in a critical condition for the past week after requiring brain surgery
Galway boxer John Cooney's manager feels like stepping away from the sport in the wake of the devastating death of the fighter over the weekend.
He also spoke about John's time in hospital, saying: ""Honestly, his family - you know, John had a large family - held almost a vigil, round the clock, for seven days. I think on the Tuesday, he showed some signs of life. May God strike me dead, it was crazy, I was praying beside his bed. It was just me and him there and I said 'John show me something' and he actually twitched his arm twice.
"He deserves all this attention that he's getting. He was a great character, charisma. He had a big future." "John joined the Northern Ireland area and had actually had a meeting with the late Hugh Russell, and with John Gray who is a retired neurosurgeon in my house here in Dundonald. Basically, he was told of all the pitfalls of professional boxing, and the dangers. Every fighter knows the dangers but, like everything, no one thinks it's going to come to their door - if that makes sense.
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