Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

[Russian Crushin]

Main things id like to see changed on amateur/Olympic boxing is

1. Scoring system: simply ridiculous. Make it like the pros

2. Allow fighters to wear their nations colors in the Olympics, c'mon

3. All the tiny rules that make no sense. Coaches who trained pros cannot be in a fighters corner within a year of trainer a pro....wtf

[onechance87]

I had it a draw.None of them to win.

[NEETzsche]

taylor messed up the final round, but i think he did enough in the first two for the win.

[Russian Crushin]

Hope ramirez does good

When's he fighting?

I'm missing all the fighters I've liked out for, except Joey Diaz jr

[BooHoo]

Some of these guys are proper brawlers and look ****.

[The Gambler1981]

The Lithuanian has a style much more suited to the pros, he could get out boxed but his style is perfect for breaking guys down. I also like how he comes in, even if he is a bit square.

[onechance87]

When's he fighting?

I'm missing all the fighters I've liked out for, except Joey Diaz jr

Think in a couple of fights he should be next.

[onechance87]

The Lithuanian has a style much more suited to the pros, he could get out boxed but his style is perfect for breaking guys down. I also like how he comes in, even if he is a bit square.

Do u think he fights like mike tyson?

[CubanGuyNYC]

Main things id like to see changed on amateur/Olympic boxing is

1. Scoring system: simply ridiculous. Make it like the pros

2. Allow fighters to wear their nations colors in the Olympics, c'mon

3. All the tiny rules that make no sense. Coaches who trained pros cannot be in a fighters corner within a year of trainer a pro....wtf

The reason why they switched to their atrocious scoring system in the first place was because the professional scoring system they originally used proved corrupt. You have astonishingly bad scores in the pros nowadays; the Olympics have not been immune. The last straw was Roy Jones Jr.'s mind-boggling robbery at the 1988 Seoul games, when he lost to the hometown fighter. The judges were suspended in the aftermath of that travesty.

The "tiny rule" you cite is indeed silly. Any more examples?

[ksan]

When's he fighting?

I'm missing all the fighters I've liked out for, except Joey Diaz jr

2 more fights afther this one,

http://www.london2012.com/boxing/schedule-and-results/day=29-july/all-day.html