Well at least Russo didn't get the Gold. There is some justice in this world.

Actually, you posting in all caps makes it harder to read. Although had I known that I would actually be reading the Gospel of Travis Peterkin I may not have bothered in the first place.

Not only is Abdullah, from all accounts I've heard both a good man and a good coach, he also wasn't even allowed to work the corner at the Olympics because of some AIBA rule about working with pros, or at leas that's my understanding of why he's never in the corner.

Spence's decision was overturned! He's back in!

I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that. The 10 point must system will not stop bad decisions But it's a lot better then what we have now. No, it's a lot better for Americans than what we have now. And that's because our national governing body is inept. The scoring at the Olympics hasn't sto...

[quote="hhascup] I just wanted to make sure everyone knew that. The 10 point must system will not stop bad decisions But it's a lot better then what we have now.[/quote] No, it's a lot better for Amercians than what we have now. And that's because our national governing body is inept. The scori...

Yeah, 10 point must will be great when international rivalries come into play. Let's have a totally subjective system where the judge can say "that was my opinion" and not have to back it up at all. No one will get screwed then. When there is a bout between 2 boxers from 2 different count...

Yeah, 10 point must will be great when international rivalries come into play. Let's have a totally subjective system where the judge can say "that was my opinion" and not have to back it up at all. No one will get screwed then.

Does the dumbass that wrote this not know that the Russian team is typically one of the better teams out there? He seems to just assume that anyone not American must be a can, when that hasn't been the truth for years.

That's definitely one thing I'll say is great about this US team and makes me really proud to watch them-they're bringing the fight and going hard all 3 rounds. Ramirez came out smoking in that 3rd round.

Great fight by Ramirez. The boxing in London so far is a huge step up from the debacle in Beijing in general, and for the US team in particular. The guys are performing great over there.

Terrell Gausha's fight was one of the most entertaining Olympic matches I've seen in some time. I like this change in scoring system.

Duran Caferro won his debut last night by first round TKO. Should be fighting again July 3rd.

Duran Caferro is turning pro sometime this month, I heard.

DCAmateurBoxing wrote:Kolya, where have you been hiding? Congrats on Jr's W. I spoke to him briefly today. Nice guy.

Been hiding in Alexandria, actually. I'm really excited for Junior. It's great to see him go so far at the Trials, God knows he's worked hard for long enough.

If they are the best boxers for the job then they will win the USA's in March and then be able to go to the other qualifier. Lets not forget that we had a few boxers 4 years ago who made the team at a weight that they could no longer comforatably hold a year later. Yeah, but the US Nationals isn't ...

Thanks, Dennis. Understanding that most won't be able to see the fights I tried my best to capture the gist of what happened while being brief. I was happy to see there were few bad decisions, but it's also hard to pay complete attention when trying to catch two fights at the same time during the p...

DCAmateurBoxing wrote:

Kolya wrote:There is video of the first round Mike Reed-Duran Caferro match, if anyone wants to see it. Very good fight.

Where???

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_DIIcs3sHjg

There is video of the first round Mike Reed-Duran Caferro match, if anyone wants to see it. Very good fight.

Damn DC, Junior lost to Reed huh? That's a shame, his first time at 141 and was hoping he would go deep, he needs all that before going to Nationals and making a run on the USAs. Damn.

Isn't Vastine, the Frenchman, the one who lost that match at the Olympics to the Dominican where he had points deducted for holding? I had no idea he is a military officer.

Zimmie Dickinson comes to mind for me. Possibly Dusty Harrison as well.

Also, the reason Caferro went was because he was ranked #1 at the time of selection.

I'm going to take a shot in the dark and guess that the Brits may have requested Caferro because he actually comes to fight instead of jab and hug for 3 rounds. He and Stalker was probably a pretty entertaining fight I imagine, Stalker's also pretty tall and quick.

Nope. This is typical. No results anywhere to be found until the event is over and you see boxers in the gyms and ask the how they did. Amateur boxing is really a secret society where things are very clandestine and esoteric. I'm not even supposed to be telling you our secrets. SMH. Dammit man, you...