Comments Thread For: Olympics Heavyweight Finals: Oleksandr Usky vs Clemente Russo

[JakeNDaBox]

By Jake Donovan - A rematch to the 2008 Olympic heavyweight quarterfinals serves as this year's finals. Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine seeks revenge on Saturday against Italy's Clemente Russo, who earned the Silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Games and is the division's lone returning medalist.

Their paths to the Gold medal round were far different tales. Usyk pulverized Bulgaria's Tervel Pulev, scoring a true knockdown early and dominating every round in a 21-5 romp. Russo's journey required the mother of all final round rallies to pull off a 15-13 come-from-behind win over Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan. [Click Here To Read More]

[Khmelnytsky]

By Jake Donovan - A rematch to the 2008 Olympic heavyweight quarterfinals serves as this year's finals. Oleksandr Usyk of Ukraine seeks revenge on Saturday against Italy's Clemente Russo, who earned the Silver medal in the 2008 Beijing Games and is the division's lone returning medalist.

Their paths to the Gold medal round were far different tales. Usyk pulverized Bulgaria's Tervel Pulev, scoring a true knockdown early and dominating every round in a 21-5 romp. Russo's journey required the mother of all final round rallies to pull off a 15-13 come-from-behind win over Teymur Mammadov of Azerbaijan. [Click Here To Read More]

5 Ukrainians won medals, not 4, and Usyk's family name is spelled wrong in the title.

Shelestyuk Bronze
Gvozdyk (one of the worst robberies) Bronze
Berynchyk Silver
Usyk Gold
Lomachenko fights tomorrow

[lowestofthelow]

Oseledtsi rules the world!)