Olympic Boxing

Anyone going to watch it? Be pleased to know this will be the last Olympics that will feature the horrific computer scoring and headgear.

I'll be busy hunting for judo on the internet streams (won't likely be on TV). I have zero interest in olympic boxing, although 2016 will be much better.

I'll be interested in Anthony Joshua.

ill probably semi watch it. i usually watch some fights but can only take so much before i get annoyed that the fighter who was more effective lost the fight.

UGH I will say I wont and then sadly will.

Ali wrote:I'll be interested in Anthony Joshua.

why so Wlad can KO him in 4 yrs.

i decided that we should just have a running olympic thread to talk about fighters or fights that we see since we are all going to miss a lot of fights.

Joseph diaz jr of the US looked pretty good and won his fight. it was a good fight for the olympic style. he comes forward. he fights a cuban next that beat him in the world championships. they said it was on wednesday. he is a bantamweight.

im watching a fight right now between a brazilian and someone from uzbekestan. the brazilian is actually pretty good. he is countering well and using his range well. the brazilian guys name is viera i think. he just won. he is also a bantamweight. he seems like he could go far.

diaz probably loses in the next round to the top ranked cuban.

He impressed me with a decent straight left and left uppercut. He was rocking the Ukranian in round 3 with some decent shots.

thankfully the right guys have been winning.

the problems with the scoring probably show up in the next round or two where the level of competition narrows.

the brit won. it is a good day.

the golden girl's advice:

1. Fight hard 2. Smile 3. Be outspoken have charisma and fight hard.


I wonder if he'll respond to me as I added 4. wait for a suitcase of cash from GB at the airport.

yes, the guy from namibia got the close win.

the golden girl won't replay. he's a bitch.

captainanddew wrote:the brit won. it is a good day.

Which Brit ?

I heard Joshua drew the cuban for his first fight.

Gausha fight was exciting. Last second KO while trailing on the cards, what else do you want?!

boxinglawyer wrote:Gausha fight was exciting. Last second KO while trailing on the cards, what else do you want?!

it was a very fun ending.

or as my 5 yr old son said, "the blue guy just went after the red guy and bammed him!"

captainanddew wrote:

boxinglawyer wrote:Gausha fight was exciting. Last second KO while trailing on the cards, what else do you want?!

it was a very fun ending.

or as my 5 yr old son said, "the blue guy just went after the red guy and bammed him!"

i wish that i would have seen that one.

The scoring and officials have been a joke. Not surprising.

That bantam fight yesterday with Japan's bantamweight Satoshi Shimizu was bad. He comes from behind and lays a beating on his Azerbaijani opponent. Knocks him down six times and the ref does nothing. Doesn't even call for a standing eight for any of the KDs.

Then the guy wins the fight on bullshit points and he can't even stand.

Good thing is they reversed the decision. They stated the ref should have given him atleast three eight counts which would've eliminated him

I just have to be honest here:

I've been around boxing my entire life, but the older I get, the more unwatchable Olympic Boxing becomes to me. The only reason I've seen some of it, is because the TVs at the gym have it on when I'm there...

hillsicc303 wrote:I just have to be honest here:

I've been around boxing my entire life, but the older I get, the more unwatchable Olympic Boxing becomes to me. The only reason I've seen some of it, is because the TVs at the gym have it on when I'm there...

Its too damn boring.

Hopefully next Olympics will be better in terms of action, although corrupt bullshit favoring shitty ex-Soviet republics will continue.

Its too damn boring.

Sure is...and the scoring system is just an insult to the sport IMO...

hillsicc303 wrote:

Its too damn boring.

Sure is...and the scoring system is just an insult to the sport IMO...

The scoring system makes it so damn boring it isnt funny.

How about bringing in refs from places where people actually box? Not from fucking Turkmenistan?

NJBeatdown86 wrote:How about bringing in refs from places where people actually box? Not from fucking Turkmenistan?

LOL yeah that would help.