Comments Thread For: How Billy Walsh is Reviving United States Olympic Hopes

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By Ron Lewis - Billy Walsh knew he was taking on a big task when he left Ireland to try and revive the United States as an Olympic boxing power, but four years into the job and 11 months away from the Tokyo Games things may be starting to turning for the better. The World Championships are taking place in Yekate...
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It's shameful that the USA had to bring in an outsider to revive the amateur boxing program. We never should have let things deteriorate to that point from our heyday.

But kudos to Billy Walsh for changing the culture and putting things on (hopefully) the right track. Let's see how many medals they can bring back from the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

[SteveM]

Davis "exceptional talent" - another addition to lightweight ranks = LOADED for foreseeable future plus 140 is going to heat up.

[41510dacode]

US Olympic Amateur circuit is dead and will not be revived.

Boxers don't want to get hit in the face for free. So our best boxers won't fight the Olympics any time soon.

[Travis scott]

It's shameful that the USA had to bring in an outsider to revive the amateur boxing program. We never should have let things deteriorate to that point from our heyday.

But kudos to Billy Walsh for changing the culture and putting things on (hopefully) the right track. Let's see how many medals they can bring back from the Tokyo Olympics in 2020.

America is a professional sports culture

[Travis scott]

Boxers don't want to get hit in the face for free. So our best boxers won't fight the Olympics any time soon.

America has always been about pro sports