Olympic hopefuls?

[TheGman]

Cordina is almost as bad as Fowler...How the hell has he managed to get to the Olympics? He qualify for the sprinting or something and got lost?

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‏@bigdaddybunce
Bad afternoon for @JoeCordina_91 in a scrappy brawl with tough Uzbek. Cordina breezed first, judges disagreed, then it was tight for last 2.

Hahahaha

[Counter-puncher]

Selimov looked class as usual. A.couple of decent fights tonight

[crusader]

Selimov is one of the best boxers of recent years not to win Olympic gold. Him vs Loma happening in the first round of the 2008 Olympics (incidentally, Selimov acted like a total prick after losing) was ridiculous and in my opinion showed how a seeding system could be useful.

[Counter-puncher]

I don't really follow the ams or remember many of the fighters but i remember him

[Counter-puncher]

Can someone give me a heads up if there is boxing on red button, my tv guide is fecked. Ta.

[Boxing Prospect]

I've been watching it all online, BBC have a solid Amazon fire App

[Cholo_cws]

Can someone give me a heads up if there is boxing on red button, my tv guide is fecked. Ta.

If you've got Sky the Olympic channels are on channels 472 - 479.

[ThereByTheGrace]

What a waste of money half of these Olympic "hopefuls" are. Taxpayers money down the shitter with their performance centres and grant funding not just boxing but they are underperforming big time!

[knockout]

What a waste of money half of these Olympic "hopefuls" are. Taxpayers money down the shitter with their performance centres and grant funding not just boxing but they are underperforming big time!

Not all , but some of the boxers have been beaten by guys you would expect them to lose to. There has been some very unkind draws meaning most of the Brits are fighting top guys in early round ! If you are world ranked 10 for example and fighting the world no 1 or 2 and lose I wouldn't necessarily call that underperforming.

[Cholo_cws]

Brazilian DeJesus looks like a bit of a Latin mini-me of Ronald McIntosh.

[Cholo_cws]

What a waste of money half of these Olympic "hopefuls" are. Taxpayers money down the shitter with their performance centres and grant funding not just boxing but they are underperforming big time!

Not all , but some of the boxers have been beaten by guys you would expect them to lose to. There has been some very unkind draws meaning most of the Brits are fighting top guys in early round ! If you are world ranked 10 for example and fighting the world no 1 or 2 and lose I wouldn't necessarily call that underperforming.

Agreed. A number have gone out to boxers ranked above them. The draw plays a huge part.

[Boxing Prospect]

What a waste of money half of these Olympic "hopefuls" are. Taxpayers money down the shitter with their performance centres and grant funding not just boxing but they are underperforming big time!

Not all , but some of the boxers have been beaten by guys you would expect them to lose to. There has been some very unkind draws meaning most of the Brits are fighting top guys in early round ! If you are world ranked 10 for example and fighting the world no 1 or 2 and lose I wouldn't necessarily call that underperforming.

...so you mean if they were better they'd have been seeded and avoided the "tough draw"?

[Boxing Prospect]

Joe Ward got a bye and looked bloody awful, deducted 2 points for holding, looked knackered a round...absolute garbage

[TerribleTerry]

Joe Ward got a bye and looked bloody awful, deducted 2 points for holding, looked knackered a round...absolute garbage

Paddy Barnes looked shattered in his loss earlier in the week too. I had Ward nailed on for a medal before this tournament started.

Very disappointing from both Barnes and Ward

[chiggsy]

Joe Ward got a bye and looked bloody awful, deducted 2 points for holding, looked knackered a round...absolute garbage

Thought exactly the same looked worst than i've ever seen him,boxed terrible against an average opponent.

[Boxing Prospect]

Seen so many people blame the referee and officials in general for Ireland doing badly...as opposed to blaming their fighters. Barnes said he was fighting at the wrong weight-HIS fault, Ward didn't turn up and hold for a full round AFTER having had a point deducted - his fault

Even saw this one twitter -

Does anybody think officials might have Irelands 'card marked' over the Michael O'Reilly situation?

[TerribleTerry]

Seen so many people blame the referee and officials in general for Ireland doing badly...as opposed to blaming their fighters. Barnes said he was fighting at the wrong weight-HIS fault, Ward didn't turn up and hold for a full round AFTER having had a point deducted - his fault

Even saw this one twitter -

Does anybody think officials might have Irelands 'card marked' over the Michael O'Reilly situation?

Take no notice of Twitter nonsense - Barnes and Ward only have themselves to blame. Bitterly disappointing showings from both.

With their successes at previous high level tournament's you have to question their prep in the run up to this Olympics. Both looked far more tired then they ever should be for experienced high level tournament boxers

[JC]

Another TKO for Buatsi, two eye-catching performances from him so far.

[knockout]

What a waste of money half of these Olympic "hopefuls" are. Taxpayers money down the shitter with their performance centres and grant funding not just boxing but they are underperforming big time!

Not all , but some of the boxers have been beaten by guys you would expect them to lose to. There has been some very unkind draws meaning most of the Brits are fighting top guys in early round ! If you are world ranked 10 for example and fighting the world no 1 or 2 and lose I wouldn't necessarily call that underperforming.

...so you mean if they were better they'd have been seeded and avoided the "tough draw"?

No, I mean they are not underperforming if they are losing to someone ranked better than them! :)

Compared to years gone by when we had just a couple of boxers making the olympics, the investment in amateur boxing has given results ie so many qualifiers ( just maybe not the medals this time ) !

[Counter-puncher]

First I have seen of McCormack, he looks sharp, I'm impressed

[chiggsy]

I know you can't moan about the draw but look at mcormack there.

Gets a southpaw kazak in his first bout,wins that and the number 2 seed southpaw cuban is waiting for him in the next round

[Counter-puncher]

The Kazakh welter schooling Kelly looks mint

[Counter-puncher]

What's the deal with the Kazakh amateur program anyway? Their boxers always look so well-schooled

[keirw]

Haven't seen as much of the boxing as I would have liked as my missus insists on watching the far more masuline sports like Gymnastics and Diving, but i got to see some of Buatsi and he looks like a cracking puncher who could turn pro tomorrow.

Fowler was mediocre as usual, it seems as soon as he fights someone he can't bully he runs out of ideas quickly.

Okolie and Kelly looked out of their depth, though given the standard of the opposition they can be forgiven.

Looking forward to seeing Joyce again but he will need a kind draw to get amoungst the medals.

[Reece_D]

Another TKO for Buatsi, two eye-catching performances from him so far.

I agree, looks like he will be a top pro also.