Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

[Russian Crushin]

WW Serik Sapiyev who beat Suzuki today and Dychko are most impressive and their best chance for gold. 81 Niazymbetov, 64 Yeleussinov, 60 Zhailauov are all good too and medal contenders. They've also got fun styles to watch.

Yea he really impressed me against Suzuki. And theyve all got a big chance to medal

But i really like Dychko and the way he moves. It crazy how a 6'9 fighter moves like that

[ROSS CALIFORNIA]

That's good to hear at least one was overturned. These judges need to leave their hate for America at home and look at our fighters as individuals that have nothing to do with politics and wars.

[crold1]

That's good to hear at least one was overturned. These judges need to leave their hate for America at home and look at our fighters as individuals that have nothing to do with politics and wars.

This with Shimizu...don't know if many realize how groundbreaking this is. Appeals have happened for years but these are getting air AT the Games and affecting results. Amazing stuff.

[CubanGuyNYC]

This with Shimizu...don't know if many realize how groundbreaking this is. Appeals have happened for years but these are getting air AT the Games and affecting results. Amazing stuff.

Awesome to see that the clamor is reaching the ears of the powers-that-be. I've been watching the coverage on our U.S. stations, with Teddy Atlas, and on NBC online, with the BBC announcers (I believe). They've all been groaning about the results, to put it mildly.

[BetterCallSaul]

That's good to hear at least one was overturned. These judges need to leave their hate for America at home and look at our fighters as individuals that have nothing to do with politics and wars.

This is unfounded.

Lots of nationalities have been robbed in this tournament. Apart from the Spence and maybe the Gausha fight, all the American's have been beaten fairly.

[sunny31]

Pissing and moaning from Americans. There has been some bad decisions all round but the US boxing team is sub par, to be quite frank, you don't get points for style.

There has been some great fights and the Excel Arena has been full and had a great atmosphere every day, I doubt that would be the case in most other countries. That is the big positive.

[ksan]

Light Flyweight

Zou Shiming vs Cuban Yosbani Veitia (a shame one has to go this soon)

"Little Paquiao" Barriga vs Zhakypov

A****tyan vs Boricua Jantony Ortiz


Light Welter

Everton Dos Santos "The World Champion" vs Cuban Roniel Iglesias (a shame about this fight too so soon, Brasil and Cuba could have gotten medals with these too)

Vincenzo Mangiacapre (one of my favorites along with the brasilian in this division) vs Kate Gyula


Light Heavy

Hooper vs Mekhontcev

Benchabla vs Kolling

Osmar Bravo vs Gvozdyk

Yamaguchi Falcao vs Fanlong Meng

Rasulov fight

And cuban Julio La Cruz fight

[NEETzsche]

Spence decision got overturned. Good news. Well deserved victory.

nice. although it was only overturned on the pretence of referee oversights, so the terrible/corrupt judging remains officially unaddressed.

were the appeals handled by london based olympic higher-ups or an international committee?

[flat1985]

Wtf how didnt the chinese bloke get a standing 8 count but the cuban did lol

[ksan]

Wtf how didnt the chinese bloke get a standing 8 count but the cuban did lol

The ref is a woman...