The U.S. has qualified its first male boxer for the Rio Olympics.

[ColdBlooded]

The United States has actually managed to already qualify one boxer. 60 kg fighter Carlos Balderas qualified through the World Series of Boxing. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/Fe...6-Olympic-Team
The Olympic Trials are next month, I believe. Notable names I see are Cam Awesome, who gave a hilarious interview at the Pan Am Games, and Gary Russell, brother of Gary Russell Jr. The process is a little confusing, but I think the winners of the Olympic Trials earn the right to go to an international qualifier. Only by doing well enough there can they actually earn an Olympic spot. So in theory, the U.S. might not have much of a team at Rio at all.

[Dr Rumack]

The US team is mainly cannon fodder these days anyway. They need to step aside and let the big dogs go at it.

[gauze]

The United States has actually managed to already qualify one boxer. 60 kg fighter Carlos Balderas qualified through the World Series of Boxing. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/Fe...6-Olympic-Team
The Olympic Trials are next month, I believe. Notable names I see are Cam Awesome, who gave a hilarious interview at the Pan Am Games, and Gary Russell, brother of Gary Russell Jr. The process is a little confusing, but I think the winners of the Olympic Trials earn the right to go to an international qualifier. Only by doing well enough there can they actually earn an Olympic spot. So in theory, the U.S. might not have much of a team at Rio at all.

gary russell jr has a brother named gary russell? excellent.

[lopetego]

The cubans and ucranians will get all the medals anyway

The United States has actually managed to already qualify one boxer. 60 kg fighter Carlos Balderas qualified through the World Series of Boxing. http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Boxing/Fe...6-Olympic-Team
The Olympic Trials are next month, I believe. Notable names I see are Cam Awesome, who gave a hilarious interview at the Pan Am Games, and Gary Russell, brother of Gary Russell Jr. The process is a little confusing, but I think the winners of the Olympic Trials earn the right to go to an international qualifier. Only by doing well enough there can they actually earn an Olympic spot. So in theory, the U.S. might not have much of a team at Rio at all.

is Gary Rusells jr brother's name also Gary?

their parents were pretty big douches in that case

[Beercules]

We ****ing suck.

[gauze]

The cubans and ucranians will get all the medals anyway



is Gary Rusells jr brother's name also Gary?

their parents were pretty big douches in that case

apparently there's other brothers also named gary. 6 garys total. jesus hahaha.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/gary-russell-sr--has-talent-for-naming-his-sons--gary--and-training-his-boxing-offspring-203502255.html

[bigjavi973]

Hopefully Cam F Awesome wins a medal

[Beercules]

The cubans and ucranians will get all the medals anyway



is Gary Rusells jr brother's name also Gary?

their parents were pretty big douches in that case

That's what I thought

[lopetego]

apparently there's other brothers also named gary. 6 garys total. jesus hahaha.

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/gary-ru...203502255.html

lol, what a d

I'm imagining them as kids, their angry mother shouting GARYYY GET YO ASS HERE and all 6 kids running to her at the same time with a confused look on their faces

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