If the Pros were allowed to fight in the Olympics who would be the Gold Medalist?

[Syf]

a lot of pro fighters today the way the scoring is in the Olympics, they would lose to unknown guys in the 1st Round

seen today that Marcus Browne style is better suited for the PROS then it is for something like the Olympics, the Stick and Move Style Impressed Olympic Judges way back when Ali was fighting...but now you have to let your hands go, you have to be aggressive, sure you can win rounds but like Browne you only win they by 1 Point leaving your opponent in the fight in the Finally round to apply pressure and take the fight from you

Andre Ward style is the most effective in the Olympics, because he knows how to get off Offensive but he also knows how to disrupt your Offensive and prevent you from even LANDING A PUNCH, people criticize the clinching but in the Olympics they allow you to get Physical inside and the FORCE YOU TO FIGHT INSIDE AND FIGHT OUT OF CLINCHES

I think GGG and Ward would do the best out of the current Pros, as would Rigodeaux, Chemito Moreno and also Pablo Hernandez at Cruiserweight and also Bryant Jennings at Heavyweight because of his Speed also I think George Groves would do well with his style, also Austin Trout!

Great post. Some people saying Floyd need to understand the olympic system. Floyd doesn't have a style for Olympic gold. He'd get outworked and the judges would count punches landed on his arms while he in his shell. A shoe shiner with a jab could upset Floyd in the olympics.

[D4thincarnation]

a lot of pro fighters today the way the scoring is in the Olympics, they would lose to unknown guys in the 1st Round

seen today that Marcus Browne style is better suited for the PROS then it is for something like the Olympics, the Stick and Move Style Impressed Olympic Judges way back when Ali was fighting...but now you have to let your hands go, you have to be aggressive, sure you can win rounds but like Browne you only win they by 1 Point leaving your opponent in the fight in the Finally round to apply pressure and take the fight from you

Andre Ward style is the most effective in the Olympics, because he knows how to get off Offensive but he also knows how to disrupt your Offensive and prevent you from even LANDING A PUNCH, people criticize the clinching but in the Olympics they allow you to get Physical inside and the FORCE YOU TO FIGHT INSIDE AND FIGHT OUT OF CLINCHES

I think GGG and Ward would do the best out of the current Pros, as would Rigodeaux, Chemito Moreno and also Pablo Hernandez at Cruiserweight and also Bryant Jennings at Heavyweight because of his Speed also I think George Groves would do well with his style, also Austin Trout!

What fight were you watching?

Browne wanted stick and move, Hooper wanted to make it a fight and landed the much bigger punchers.

Hooper will be a better pro than Browne.

[Cardinal Buck]

Andre Ward would still dominate.

[KnockUTheFukOut]

What fight were you watching?

Browne wanted stick and move, Hooper wanted to make it a fight and landed the much bigger punchers.

Hooper will be a better pro than Browne.

WTF are you talking about "WHAT POST ARE YOU READING?", I said Browne was sticking and moving and his lack of aggressiveness caused him the fight, trying to run to the Cards is a HORRIBLE STRATEGY IN THE OLYMPICS and he should have fought all the way through like his teammates did but instead he gave Hooper space and Hooper was catching him with that Wild Right Hand in the 3rd and he also was leaning on the Ropes too much

and in the Pros...Browne wins by UD over Hooper...EASILY!

[KnockUTheFukOut]

Great post. Some people saying Floyd need to understand the olympic system. Floyd doesn't have a style for Olympic gold. He'd get outworked and the judges would count punches landed on his arms while he in his shell. A shoe shiner with a jab could upset Floyd in the olympics.

147-154 version of Floyd wouldn't do well...but 130 version of Floyd would DOMINATE...but the scoring is so bad in the Olympics that you have to fight like Ward and B-Hop, you have to basically Be Physically and tear your opponent apart inside to do well in the Olympics

[DefThatGuy]

Can't believe no ones mentioned Paulie Malinaggi.

[D4thincarnation]

WTF are you talking about "WHAT POST ARE YOU READING?", I said Browne was sticking and moving and his lack of aggressiveness caused him the fight, trying to run to the Cards is a HORRIBLE STRATEGY IN THE OLYMPICS and he should have fought all the way through like his teammates did but instead he gave Hooper space and Hooper was catching him with that Wild Right Hand in the 3rd and he also was leaning on the Ropes too much

and in the Pros...Browne wins by UD over Hooper...EASILY!

What has it come to when people think prizefighting is about hitting and running and not getting involved in a rumble.

And where the flamboyant unorthodox big puncher is made for the amateurs

No wonder boxing is on the decline in America

Hooper would KO Browne in the pros, lucky he had that head guard on today.

[#1Assassin]

Pacquiao a fast starter, very accurate, great combos and a very good guard for the amateurs.

A cert for the Gold Medal.

pacquiao isnt that accurate unless his opponent stands right in front of him which nobody in the olympics would. in fact he struggles with lateral movement and if fights were just 8min alot of fighters could stay on their bike and outpoint him easily. especially considering his lack of height and reach which would be a much bigger disadvantage under the amateur system.

combination punching like bodypunching unfortunately isnt effective in modern amateur boxing, its all about jabs and even more so potshotting. manny has a terrible style for amateur boxing, this isnt 1973.

im not even sure manny would be a top 10 amateur in the wleterweight division and thats just counting the current pros, no chance for a gold medal whatsoever. guys like alexander, guerrero, marquez, berto, mike jones, kell brook and malignaggi would beat him. mayweather would outclass him.

again, pacquiao has a terrible style for modern amateur boxing.

[nachorjj]

light flyweight 49kg,

flyweight 52kg, Guillermo Rigondeaux

bantamweight 56kg, Lomachenko

lightweight 60kg, Khan

light welterweight 64kg, Floyd Mayweather

welterweight 69kg, Manny Pacquiao

middleweight 75kg, Andre Ward

light heavyweight 81kg, de la Cruz

heavyweight 91kg, Odlanier Solis

super heavyweight + 91kg Wladimir

[jayjames616]

Floyd doesn't have the "amateur" style but you guys are getting carried away. At the end of the day its still boxing and the better boxer wins 90% of the time. I hate Olympic scoring but in most part its still hit and don't get hit and Floyd is the BEST at that. Floyd lands scoring shots no matter how scoring is done and even at Floyd's advanced age and not as lively legs he is still VERY hard to land clean on.