Beijing Olympic 2008 Boxing Hopefulls...? your country.

[mojack]

Your article say Gavin is 21, which is incorrect, he was born sep 28th, 1983, which makes him 24.
I saw him (and most of the other England Olympic squad) fight at the EU championships in Poland a month ago. He fought at 64kg and handled current European Champion Boris Georgiev with ease. If he makes the weight, he's definitely the favorite for the gold in Beijing, having beat Tischenko rather soundly (Tischenko was undefeated and #1 p4p for four years prior to that). I'm not sure he'll make the weight though, and I could see the doubt in his eyes when we talked about it. He was running around in sweatsuits and a big winter coat with the hood up constantly to even make 64kg. He mad Georgiev look like a small 64kg fighter, so getting to 60kg will be very difficult IMO.

It's an old article mate.

[PunchDrunk]

Sadam Ali looks like a good prospect for the pro's. I think he's tailor made for Gavin under amateur rules though...

[emurgencee]

yeah saddam ali and i used to train at the same gym, he was just a kid then, that's back in the late 90s when i was being triumphant in the usa boxing amateur ranks.

[mgkirkpatrick]

i think jarrod fletcher is being touted as australia's best hope.

i hope todd kidd does well too

[PunchDrunk]

i think jarrod fletcher is being touted as australia's best hope.

i hope todd kidd does well too

Fletcher beat Cuba's Emilio Correa, and has also beaten James DeGale, the English representative in Beijing, so Fletcher could definitely make some noise.

[Ryn0]

So who's representing your country and what do you think the chances are of them coming away with something?
I'm looking quite forward to it this time around, I think we've one of the best squads ever!



In no particular order, the British boys:

Light-heavyweight - Tony Jeffries

Bantamweight - Joe Murray

(not sure on weight) - Bradley Saunders

Super-heavyweight - "Dynamite" David Price (won gold at the 2006 Commonwealth Games)

Welterweight - Joe Saunders

Middleweight - James DeGale (Senior ABA champion)

Lightweight - "Funtime" Frankie Gavin (probably the best British boxing medal hope)

Frankie Gavin will proberbly give you a Gold, my country has .............. no one in boxing

[the_godslayer]

Frankie Gavin is the man .... quite apt really that he was born in the same part of the world where JRR Tolkein lived and wrote his most famous work, a title that will be able to describe Frankie after the olympics and beyond ....... you got it .... "LORD OF THE RING (S)"!!!!!

[Alec900]

none of finnish boys made it to the 'pics.because of that we have lot of guys making their pro debuts this summer/fall

[RL_GMA]

Puerto Rico:

Flyweight: McWilliams Arroyo
Bantamweight: McJoe Arroyo
Lightweight: Jose Pedraza
Light welterweight: Jonathan Gonzalez
Light heavyweight: Carlos Negron

Cuba:

Light flyweight: Yampier Hernandez
Flyweight: Andry Laffita
Bantamweight: Yankiel Leon
Featherweight: Idel Torriente
Lightweight: Yordenis Ugas
Light welterweight: Rosniel Iglesias
Welterweight: Carlos Banteaux
Middleweight: Emilio Correa
Heavyweight: Osmay Acosta
Super heavyweight: Robert Alfonso

[Darth Vader]

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