U.S. IN 92 & 96 OLYMPICS

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 11 May 2004, 13:22

was it dannel nicholson & who else in the heavy div. in the 92 olympics? how far did they get?

in 96 all i know is clay-bey lost a dodgy dec to wlad klitschko in the QFs and even gave him a standing 8 count.

how did nate jones do?

fill me in on the heavies in 92 and 96 and their performances...

Freiheit · Post by **Freiheit** » 11 May 2004, 13:37

In 1996 Nate Jones won bronze, I think it was Savon he lost to.
In 1992 It was Darnell Nicholson in the heavyweight division. In the superheavyweight it was Larry Donald.

reaggai · Post by **reaggai** » 12 May 2004, 20:18

In 92 Dannell Nicolson lost to Felix Savon in the quarter finals and he was ahead on points going in the third but Savon turn it up and won a clear decision.(91kg division)
In the superheavy 91kg+ Larry Donald won his first fight and lost his second against Roberto Balado of Cuba who won the gold.
In 96 Nate Jones beat a guy from the U.K. in his first fight and a guy from China in his second fight and he lost a one side decision against David Difiagbond from Canada in the semi final winning the bronze in the 91kg heavy division.
Lawrence Clay-Bay lost his first fight against Wladimir Klitchko in the 91+kg.

overhand_right · Post by **overhand_right** » 13 May 2004, 12:38

aah thank you for your very enlightening response.

did you see the clay-bey fight? sounds dodgy to me.

thanks for filling me in on dannel nicholson & larry donald.

at least savon & balado were the best in the world. as i remember, balado got murdered later didnt he?

reaggai · Post by **reaggai** » 29 May 2004, 16:21

It was a car accident he got run over by a train.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 30 May 2004, 09:54

reaggai wrote:It was a car accident he got run over by a train.

Yes I remember reading that in Boxing News. Very sad.

Anyone got his fight record or any opinions on how he compared to Savon & Stevenson?

reaggai · Post by **reaggai** » 30 May 2004, 13:59

It was said that Balado was giving boxing lessons to Savon in sparring,they probably move Balado up to superheavey so it didn't have to fight Savon because he wasn't really big for a super heavey but he was so fast nobody was able to touch him,his hand speed and foot speed were impressive.
I saw him fight quit often and it is probable that he would have beaten Savon.
It's my opinion anyway.

Boxingmad · Post by **Boxingmad** » 16 Jul 2004, 07:00

The guy who Nate Jones beat in the '96 prelims from the UK was Fola Okesola from the Lynn Club in London.

KOJOE90 · Post by **KOJOE90** » 16 Jul 2004, 12:46

reaggai wrote:It was said that Balado was giving boxing lessons to Savon in sparring,they probably move Balado up to superheavey so it didn't have to fight Savon because he wasn't really big for a super heavey but he was so fast nobody was able to touch him,his hand speed and foot speed were impressive.
I saw him fight quit often and it is probable that he would have beaten Savon.
It's my opinion anyway.

Thanks for the feedback.