USA Olympic Trials - Men's Boxing

[Dennis]

This is a guess as to the roster for the trials. We are not sure who will actually register as there could be injuries or other reasons for replacements.

108:
David Carlton, Cincinnati, OH
Louie Byrd, Denver, CO
Gregory Outlaw, Glenarden, MD
Norberto Torres, Orlando, FL
Erros Correa, San Jose, CA
Marco Rangel, Scottsdale, AZ
??? - Military spot open or possibly Anthony Taylor, Jackson, TN
Santos Vasquez, Nevada

114:
John Franklin – Army, Fort Carson, CO
Oscar Cantu, Kingsville, TX
Emilio Sanchez, Pacoima, CA
Gabriel Montoya, Cheyenne, WY
Shawn Simpson, Chicago, IL
Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, OH
Alex Diaz, Marines, Camp Lejeune, NC
Stephon Young, St. Louis, MO

123:
Joseph Diaz Jr., El Monte, CA
Joet Gonzalez, Glendora, CA
Antonio Nieves, Cleveland, OH
Luis Feliciano, Milwaukee, WI
Isaac Torres, Mission, TX
O'Shanique Foster, Orange, TX
Abrahams Lopez – Marines, Camp Lejeune, NC
Tramaine Williams, New Haven, CT

132:
Jose Ramirez, Avenal, CA
Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, RI
Damon Allen, Philadelphia, PA
Kenneth Sims Jr., Chicago, IL
Raynell Williams, Cleveland, OH
Toribio Ramirez – Army, Fort Stewart, GA
Luis Cruz, Bronx, NY
Erick DeLeon, Detroit, MI

141:
Semajay Thomas, Chicago, IL
Thomas Duquette, Waltham, MA
Michael Reed, Washington DC
Gary Allen Russell, Capitol Heights, MD
Duran Caferro, Helena, MT
Pedro Sosa, Bronx, N.Y.
Jamel Herring – Marines, Camp Lejeune, NC
George Rincon, Carrollton, TX

152:
Errol Spence, Desoto, TX
Luis Olivares, Glendale, AZ
Willie Jones, Charlotte, NC
Regis Prograis, Houston, TX
Amir Imam, Albany, NY
Bryant Perrella, Lehigh, FL - assuming Antoine Douglas goes at 165
Samuel Vasquez, Army, Fort Carson, CO
Arturo Trujillo, Easton, PA

165:
Chris Pearson, Trotwood, OH
Edgar Alvarado Jr., San Bernadino, CA
Antoine Douglas, Burke, VA - assuming he goes at 165 not 152
Martez Jackson, Valdosta, GA
Luis Arias, Milwaukee, WI
D'Mitrius Ballard, Temple Hills, MD
Damarius Russell, Marines, Camp Lejeune, NC
Jesse Hart, Philadelphia, PA - assuming he goes at 165 not 178

178:
Marquise Weston, Tacoma, WA - assuming Jesse Hart goes at 165
Jerry Odom, Bowie, MD
Sijuola Shabazz, Las Cruces, NM
Sean Bettencourt, Stoughton, MA
Shaborn Ryals, Capitol Heights, MD
Marcus Browne, Staten Island, NY
Jeffrey Spencer, Army, Fort Carson, CO
Caleb Plant, Knoxville, TN

201:
Jordan Shimmell, Hudsonville, MI
Andrew Tabiti, Las Vegas, NV
Joseph Williams, Far Rockaway, NY
James Shorter, Elkhart, IN
Robert Jekabson, Chicago, IL
Charles Blackwell, Army, Tucson, AZ
Steve Geffrard, Boca Raton, FL
Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, NV

201+:
Jonathan Hamm, St. Paul, MN
Laron Mitchell, San Francisco, CA
Dominic Breazeale, Anaheim, CA
O'Jayland Brown, Sacramento, CA
Brett Rather, Las Vegas, NV
Lenroy Thompson, Lenexa, KS
Andrew Shepherd, Army, Fort Carson, CO
Donovan Dennis, Davenport, IA

[box_NYC]

132:
Jose Ramirez, Avenal, CA
Toka Kahn Clary, Providence, RI
Damon Allen, Philadelphia, PA
Louis Cruz, Bronx, NY
Raynell Williams, Cleveland, OH
Kenneth Sims Jr., Chicago, IL
Toribio Ramirez – Army, Fort Stewart, GA
Erick DeLeon, Detroit, MI

[NYAmateur90]

Not sure if Louis Cruz (NYC) and Marquice Weston (WA) has qualified...???

But here's my predictions right now...

108- Louie Byrd
114-Rau'shee Warren
123- Tramaine Williams
132- Erick DeLeon
141- tough call but I'd go with Michael Reed
152- Amir Imam or Errol Spence Jr.
165- Luis Arias...could go with Jesse Hart if not
178- Jerry Odom or Marcus Browne...lean towards Odom since Marcus hasn't fought in months...
201- Jordan Shimmell
201+ - Lenroy Thompson

[box_NYC]

Louis Cruz qualified through the pals even tho he was the runner up..simms who won the pals qualified through the USA championships ..simms is taking his spot through the USA championship and since the pals was the first qualifier there taking Cruz to rep the pal spot

[Dennis]

OK I corrected my list.

[Dennis]

In most weight classes at least 5 or 6 of the guys are clearly top 8 caliber. Better than in 2007. There are a few guys who I think are clearly in the top 8 who didn't make the Trials due to bad luck with the draws.

[Dennis]

The list includes lots of boxers from Regions 14, 8, 1, 2, & 5. Plus the Armed Svcs are guaranteed 10 but actually have 1 or 2 more.

[jukez22]

Isaac Torres looked great at the last chance im thinking hes gonna take it at 123!

[mike222]

Jesse Hart competed at 178 in the nationals.Will he compete at 165 in the Trials?

[clarkringone]

Calm down there Juke. You were talkin' up Torre before the PALS and he lost first night. 2009 PALS he gpt smoked by Victor 8-0. He didn't make it out of the region for the Golden Gloves or the USA"s. Enjoy the monent, but keep it in prospective

[Dennis]

That is what I heard, that Jesse was going at 165, but we will know for sure after the registration deadline of July 13.

[toddh5220]

Jesse Hart declared 165 when he registred at the US Championships, Antoine Douglas will go 165, giving the PAL spot to Bryant Perrella.

[boxmel]

123:
Joseph Diaz Jr., El Monte, CA
Joet Gonzalez, Glendora, CT

Dennis - please correct Joet Gonzalez from Glendora, CT to Glendora, CA - he's from my LBC - I notified USAB during the Championships but they didn't change it.

Yeah for Region 14!

[toddh5220]

while you are at it change Norberto Torres to Orlando, FL.

[coachingGOLD]

108:
Louie Byrd but Erros Correa has been on fire improving alot this last year and could make this fun.

114:
Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, OH

123:
Joseph Diaz Jr

132:
Jose Ramirez or Eick DeLeon

141:
Michael Reed or Pedro Sosa

152:
Errol Spence or Amir Imam

165:
Luis Arias, Milwaukee, WI

178:
Marcus Browne, Staten Island, NY

201:
Jordan Shimmell, Steve Geffrard, or Michael Hunter

201+:
Jonathan Hamm or Lenroy Thompson

Those are my picks. Good Luck to everybody fight hard, fight smart and God Bless!

[coachgiovanni]

108-David Carlton (I gotta go with my own fighter)
People forget that David only has 25 bouts but he is getting better and better. We know that beating Louie at Nationals was not easy, but I have let David know that now he has to prove that it was no fluke. He also knows there will be other tough guys like Erros and Santos in particular.

114-Raushee Warren

123-Joseph Diaz (sleeper is Antonio Nieves)

132-Toka Kahn (sleeper is Kenny Simms)

141-Mike Reed

152-Errol Spence

165-Luis Arias (sleeper is Chris Pearson)

178-Marcus Browne

201-Jordan Shimmel or Mike Hunter

201+-Cam Thompson

It should be a great week of boxing and I look forward to being in Mobile. A lot of these weights are loaded and we all know that more than likely someone will come out of nowhere and snag one of these spots.

[teasy24]

This is a guess as to the roster for the trials. We are not sure who will actually register as there could be injuries or other reasons for replacements.

108:
David Carlton, Cincinnati, OH
Louie Byrd, Denver, CO
Gregory Outlaw, Glenarden, MD
Norberto Torres, Baltimore, MD
Erros Correa, San Jose, CA
Marco Rangel, Scottsdale, AZ
??? - Military spot open or possibly Anthony Taylor, Jackson, TN
Santos Vasquez, Nevada

Michael Benedosso? I don't know.

[coachgiovanni]

Yep it's Bennedosso @ 108 as the military representative.

[teasy24]

Hmmm.. Again, I don't know.

108 - Louie Byrd
114 - Rau'shee Warren
123 - Joseph Diaz Jr.
132 - Jose Ramirez
141 - Michael Reed
152 - Errol Spence
165 - Jesse Hart
178 - Sijuola Shabazz
201 - Steve Geffrard
201+ - Laron Mitchell

[teasy24]

Yep it's Bennedosso @ 108 as the military representative.

Thought so. And good luck to Carlton, seen him fight a lot. He is really improving since the 2010 U19's.

[jsant09]

132 pounds is going to be on fire during the trials. Deleon, J. Ramirez, Khan-Clary and Williams all have legit chances to win and I would trust any of them representing the U.S. in the Olympics. And still, I wouldn't count out any of the other guys. Williams was practically untouchable during the Last Chance Qualifier.

108: Byrd (sleeper: Carlton)
114: Warren
123: Diaz Jr. (sleeper Nieves)
132: DeLeon
141: Sosa (maybe Reed)
152: Spence
165: Arias
178: Going to guess Plant
201: Shimmell
201+: Thompson

[cletomex]

108 - David Carlton
114 - Rau'shee Warren
123 - Joseph Diaz Jr
132 - Erick DeLeon
141 - Michael Reed
152 - Errol Spence
165 - Jesse Hart
178 - Jerry Odom
201 - Jordan Shimmell
201+ - Laron Mitchell

[Dennis]

Mel & Todd - I corrected the hometowns as requested.

[Dennis]

Get ready for a lot of top amateurs turning pro in the next few months. Guys that didn't make the trials & guys that did but don't win them. It will make the pro game more interesting. It happens every 4 years. Then the following year's Natl tournaments have a lot of new faces.

[boxmel]

Mel & Todd - I corrected the hometowns as requested.

Thanks, Dennis. I never ceases to amaze me when USAB gets hometowns incorrectly and misspells athlete's names. Happens all the time. You would think........