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Val Baker is b/w La Cruz and Dusmatov
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Four high level bouts today.
Ramirez-Akhmadaliev was the most exciting fight of the day. A lot of punches thrown and landed.
Lopez won comfortably in a slow-paced fight.
Melikuziev made it look easy. The guy moves like a flyweight.
La Cruz vs. Niyazymbetov was a chess match as expected, and La Cruz is very hard to beat at this game. I thought the last two rounds were close. La Cruz wasn't dominant but Niyazymbetov is class.Comment
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If Robeisy wins against Shakur, it should be a lock for Robeisy with 5 fights in this tournament. I don't think there will be another gold medalist who's had 5 fights and faced the best opposition and beaten it in such class. Shakur is good though. So let's see
Arlen Lopez has also had a good run and if he beats Melikuziev the way he beat him in the Worlds you don't know. Melikuziev has to do better than what he did today though because if he makes the same mistakes like he did today Lopez gonna beat him up like he did at the Worlds. Great final thoughComment
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La Cruz was very dominant. He outlanded Niyazymbetov 5 to 1. If that's not dominance then I don't know what is. Remember Niyazbetov is not a bum off the street he shut out Buatsi in his previous fight. La Cruz also made an easy work out of the Frenchman who stopped Mina. So it's been a sparring session after a sparring session, standing up in b.w rounds. It hasn't been close in any of his fights. Dusmatov and La Cruz similar opposition and the way of shutting down opponents. Ramirez though if he wins the gold, hands down Ramirez should be the Val Baker trophy winner. We're talking about 5 fights against the best opposition winning on the outside, inside and mid range. He's been the cleanest and most accurate puncher of this tournament so far.Comment
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