Uzbekistan wins the most medals in boxing!

[The Hammer]

I agree with the Irish boxer Michael Conklin that the judges may have been paid off in this Olympics.

No one named "Michael Conklin" made any such statement!

[Lullaby]

Uzbeks are real tough motherf****ers.

I know this from first hand experience with some of them, they are not the ppl to mess around with ..

[The Big Dunn]

No one named "Michael Conklin" made any such statement!

oops. thanks for that. Changed it to correct name.

the point though is the almost every decision made by judges in Olympic boxing this year are severely tainted and highly questionable.

[The Hammer]

oops. thanks for that. Changed it to correct name.

the point though is the almost every decision made by judges in Olympic boxing this year are severely tainted and highly questionable.

There have been robberies in every Olympics.

Watch Khytrov-Ogogo and Savon-Joshua from 2012. Neither fight was even close, but the home UK boxer was given the win.

[The Big Dunn]

There have been robberies in every Olympics.

Watch Khytrov-Ogogo and Savon-Joshua from 2012. Neither fight was even close, but the home UK boxer was given the win.

Look its 2016, lets stay in the present. I agree with Conlan about the judging in this Olympics. Seeing this thread makes his charges even more valid.

[NEETzsche]

oops. thanks for that. Changed it to correct name.

the point though is the almost every decision made by judges in Olympic boxing this year are severely tainted and highly questionable.

that's an exaggeration

the only really egregious ones were tischenko (russia) over russo and levit, nikitin (russia) over butdee and conlan, harutyunyan (germany) over biyarslanov and gozgec, and the azeri pair, shakhsuvarly and mamishzada, over the kazakh pair, alimkhanuly and sattibayev

of course, one robbery is too many, but the vast majority of decisions in the tournament were correct or at least understandable

i've seen some people cite akhmadaliev's decision over yeraliyev and giyasov's decision over iglesias as robberies, but to me they were close fights with no clear winner (i'd personally lean towards akhmadaliev and iglesias but can see arguments for both ways). tulaganov over castillo was probably the worst decision that went in favour of an uzbek, but he redeemed himself in the next round with a clear win over abdullayev

however, the kazakhs do seem to have been disproportionately victims of these dodgy or close decisions, so they have a right to feel a little aggrieved. with a little more luck they might've been #1 instead of uzbekistan

[The Hammer]

Look its 2016, lets stay in the present. I agree with Conlan about the judging in this Olympics. Seeing this thread makes his charges even more valid.

Usbekistan deserved those medals, except for one gold which perhaps should have been a silver (I thought the Kazakh edged the Uzbek in a close fight).

There were definitely some bad decisions in the 2016 Olympics though.

Levit beat Tishchenko clearly, I hope he turns pro ASAP. Hrgović clearly beat Yoka, no one is talking much about that one.

I thought Joyce edged Yoka, not really a robbery.

But Conlan is just a crybaby. He lost a close fight.

[The Big Dunn]

that's an exaggeration

the only really egregious ones were tischenko (russia) over russo and levit, nikitin (russia) over butdee and conlan, harutyunyan (germany) over biyarslanov and gozgec, and the azeri pair, shakhsuvarly and mamishzada, over the kazakh pair, alimkhanuly and sattibayev

of course, one robbery is too many, but the vast majority of decisions in the tournament were correct or at least understandable

i've seen some people cite akhmadaliev's decision over yeraliyev and giyasov's decision over iglesias as robberies, but to me they were close fights with no clear winner (i'd personally lean towards akhmadaliev and iglesias but can see arguments for both ways). tulaganov over castillo was probably the worst decision that went in favour of an uzbek, but he redeemed himself in the next round with a clear win over abdullayev

however, the kazakhs do seem to have been disproportionately victims of these dodgy or close decisions, so they have a right to feel a little aggrieved. with a little more luck they might've been #1 instead of uzbekistan

Usbekistan deserved those medals, except for one gold which perhaps should have been a silver (I thought the Kazakh edged the Uzbek in a close fight).

There were definitely some bad decisions in the 2016 Olympics though.

Levit beat Tishchenko clearly, I hope he turns pro ASAP. Hrgović clearly beat Yoka, no one is talking much about that one.

I thought Joyce edged Yoka, not really a robbery.

But Conlan is just a crybaby. He lost a close fight.

I understand your points but just the fact that you are both listing so many underscores Conlan's points.

Yeah Tunney, Conlan lost so bad that Nitkin was too hurt (really afraid IMO) to fight Shakur Stevenson.

[NEETzsche]

I understand your points but just the fact that you are both listing so many underscores Conlan's points.

you can really just pin it down to russia, germany and azerbaijan. maybe tony yoka too

no need to discount uzbekistan's excellent tournament

Yeah Tunney, Conlan lost so bad that Nitkin was too hurt (really afraid IMO) to fight Shakur Stevenson.

actually i think it had more to do with the huge gash on the side of his head that he sustained from a headbutt in his opening bout

[The Hammer]

Uzbekistan’s new Olympic Light Flyweight Champion Hasanboy Dusmatov wins the Val Barker Trophy for the outstanding male boxer of Rio 2016

http://www.aiba.org/blog/uzbekistans-new-olympic-light-flyweight-champion-hasanboy-dusmatov-wins-val-barker-trophy-outstanding-male-boxer-rio-2016/