Pat McCormack Olympics

[margaret thatcher]

the benefits of headgear ....way less cuts

[margaret thatcher]

frazer got jalolov next, unbeaten in last 4 years

[DrDuke]

frazer got jalolov next, unbeaten in last 4 years

If won't pull out on a cut.

[maverick23]

pat and ben whittaker on to the finals

i find ben hard to watch though, very classic slap and run amateur style

Whittaker is classy for sure. To keep the Chechen puncher away all time was a solid achievement.

Bloody amazing achievement given what the big guy had been doing to his previous opponents.

[KiwiRider]

I wasn't sure, so I watched it back-
1:21 of R2 the ref definitely says :
"This is your last warning about the head"
I like Fraser the Eraser, but he didn't win that fight. And yes the dirty frenchie was coming in with his head something chronic.

Ah well.

[margaret thatcher]

it's weird to give a dq immediately after taking the first point though........like, usually it's multiple deductions before a dq.....or at least let them box after taking the first point

tbh, i didnt think the french guy was THAT bad with the head. not dq worthy at least. dont agree with the dq, but i guess it happens and fraz now guaranteed a medal

[margaret thatcher]

pat and ben both have cubans in the finals.........i'll say pat wins but ben loses. pat is better of the two and his cuban is a bit longer in the tooth than ben's is. ben also had very close calls in his last 2 fights.

frazer with a cut in tough vs jalolov in the shw semis. fraz beat him several years ago, but jalolov has been undefeated the last 4 years and is clearly the king of the division atm.

on the other side of the shw bracket is torrez of usa vs the khaz guy, who looked very good in 3 pro fights at cruiser. the khaz guy is the only fighter to beat jalolov since the 2016 olympics (but jalo beat him several times since that) and was the silver medalist at the 2019 worlds...losing to jalolov. torres is best known for being brutally KTFO by jalolov, but he's actually not bad at all and has won several international tournaments

[DrDuke]

pat and ben both have cubans in the finals.........i'll say pat wins but ben loses. pat is better of the two and his cuban is a bit longer in the tooth than ben's is

frazer with a cut in tough vs jalolov in the shw semis. fraz beat him several years ago, but jalolov has been undefeated the last 4 years and is clearly the king of the division atm.

on the other side of the shw bracket is torrez of usa vs the khaz guy, who looked very good in 3 pro fights at cruiser. the khaz guy is the only fighter to beat jalolov since the 2016 olympics (but jalo beat him several times since that) and was the silver medalist at the 2019 worlds...losing to jalolov. torres is best known for being brutally KTFO by jalolov, but he's actually not bad at all and has won several international tournaments

I agree, that McCormack has more chances to win the Gold than Whittaker, although I find quite close both these finals and no outcome should be surprising there.

Clarke definitely won't handle Jalolov. The Jolly Banger is a completely different fighter now, no one is the same good at the SHW today.

Torrez is good, but Kunkabayev is better. The Kazakh will advance to the final against Jalolov to lost there.

[DrDuke]

Whittaker's 1/2 rival Imam Khataev said in the post-fight interview, that he was done with the amateurs and would go pro.

[margaret thatcher]

get him a russian title shot in his debut

[MightyWarrior]

pat and ben both have cubans in the finals.........i'll say pat wins but ben loses. pat is better of the two and his cuban is a bit longer in the tooth than ben's is. ben also had very close calls in his last 2 fights.

frazer with a cut in tough vs jalolov in the shw semis. fraz beat him several years ago, but jalolov has been undefeated the last 4 years and is clearly the king of the division atm.

on the other side of the shw bracket is torrez of usa vs the khaz guy, who looked very good in 3 pro fights at cruiser. the khaz guy is the only fighter to beat jalolov since the 2016 olympics (but jalo beat him several times since that) and was the silver medalist at the 2019 worlds...losing to jalolov. torres is best known for being brutally KTFO by jalolov, but he's actually not bad at all and has won several international tournaments

Wow ! just watched the Jalolov / Torrez fight, that was a scary knockout, though it looked like a middleweight v a heavy somehow, and comments saying Jalolov was a former pro….I still don’t understand how pros are allowed to switch back to Am, makes no sense to me and ridiculous really.
I missed the memo on that one.

Was impressed with Torrez in his semi win, he turned it into a real slugfest and actually looked like a fighter very confident in his own chin, so he’s a brave kid for sure.

No boxing till tomorrow ? Who’s the jolly banger ??

Great personality Ben Whitaker but a dull boxer for the pros I think.
I guess matchroom are gonna be looking to snap up a lot of the superstars here, but I’d be thinking twice about seeing my career possibly disappear onto a relatively obscure app like DAZN, I couldn’t even be bothered to watch Saturdays fights to be honest. Although it was a dire lineup.

[DrDuke]

Wow ! just watched the Jalolov / Torrez fight, that was a scary knockout, though it looked like a middleweight v a heavy somehow, and comments saying Jalolov was a former pro….I still don’t understand how pros are allowed to switch back to Am, makes no sense to me and ridiculous really.
I missed the memo on that one.

Was impressed with Torrez in his semi win, he turned it into a real slugfest and actually looked like a fighter very confident in his own chin, so he’s a brave kid for sure.

No boxing till tomorrow ? Who’s the jolly banger ??

Yes, today there's no boxing.

The Jolly Banger is Jalolov Bakhodir. He's not former pro though, he just started a pro career along with his amateur home stretch. Anyway, he had only 8 pro-fights, majorly against not much experienced journeymen.

[coneye]

What are the rules on headguards , wear them if you want , discard them if you want , what goes

[MightyWarrior]

Wow ! just watched the Jalolov / Torrez fight, that was a scary knockout, though it looked like a middleweight v a heavy somehow, and comments saying Jalolov was a former pro….I still don’t understand how pros are allowed to switch back to Am, makes no sense to me and ridiculous really.
I missed the memo on that one.

Was impressed with Torrez in his semi win, he turned it into a real slugfest and actually looked like a fighter very confident in his own chin, so he’s a brave kid for sure.

No boxing till tomorrow ? Who’s the jolly banger ??

Yes, today there's no boxing.

The Jolly Banger is Jalolov Bakhodir. He's not former pro though, he just started a pro career along with his amateur home stretch. Anyway, he had only 8 pro-fights, majorly against not much experienced journeymen.

Thanks Torrez is not gonna fancy another go with Jalolov if they end up in the final you’d think. Hopefully Frazer can pull off the upset, looks a long shot though.

Pat McCormack on around 11am tomorrow I heard. Yafai on at 9:30am.

[Bleak]

Wow ! just watched the Jalolov / Torrez fight, that was a scary knockout, though it looked like a middleweight v a heavy somehow, and comments saying Jalolov was a former pro….I still don’t understand how pros are allowed to switch back to Am, makes no sense to me and ridiculous really.
I missed the memo on that one.

Was impressed with Torrez in his semi win, he turned it into a real slugfest and actually looked like a fighter very confident in his own chin, so he’s a brave kid for sure.

No boxing till tomorrow ? Who’s the jolly banger ??

Yes, today there's no boxing.

The Jolly Banger is Jalolov Bakhodir. He's not former pro though, he just started a pro career along with his amateur home stretch. Anyway, he had only 8 pro-fights, majorly against not much experienced journeymen.

Thanks Torrez is not gonna fancy another go with Jalolov if they end up in the final you’d think. Hopefully Frazer can pull off the upset, looks a long shot though.

Pat McCormack on around 11am tomorrow I heard. Yafai on at 9:30am.

Will it be on the BBC1 Channel
Or will I have to scratch around the red button to find it being shown from the 2nd round and all that rubbish??

[Frostieballs]

Wow ! just watched the Jalolov / Torrez fight, that was a scary knockout, though it looked like a middleweight v a heavy somehow, and comments saying Jalolov was a former pro….I still don’t understand how pros are allowed to switch back to Am, makes no sense to me and ridiculous really.
I missed the memo on that one.

Was impressed with Torrez in his semi win, he turned it into a real slugfest and actually looked like a fighter very confident in his own chin, so he’s a brave kid for sure.

No boxing till tomorrow ? Who’s the jolly banger ??

Yes, today there's no boxing.

The Jolly Banger is Jalolov Bakhodir. He's not former pro though, he just started a pro career along with his amateur home stretch. Anyway, he had only 8 pro-fights, majorly against not much experienced journeymen.

That’s really interesting info. I know previously there was a limit of 3 pro fights, how many can you have now?

[margaret thatcher]

last olympics even had former world champs......this olympics i notice more guys with pro experience, but less guys with big pro experience

christina hammer tried to qualify but lost her first match at the qualifying tournament

masternak was shooting for the olympics, but i think ended up deciding to concentrate on the pros again

[DrDuke]

That’s really interesting info. I know previously there was a limit of 3 pro fights, how many can you have now?

I don't know the limit, but it looks like there're special rules, where the amount of fights can vary.

[Bigdogsnose]

Pats final in an hour, hope he can do it.

Seen Luke has already committed to turning over. I have only ever seen them in the olympics so basing this purely on the last 10 days, but I like Luke’s style better for the pros. Sits down in his shots a bit more, really grit his teeth to get through his last fight where the Cuban was clearly too slick for him.

[MightyWarrior]

Surely one of the best fights of this olympics so far, as Yafai barnstorms his way past the Cuban

[MightyWarrior]

Pat coming up now BBC1

[Frostieballs]

Decent effort, but the Cuban has smarts!

[MightyWarrior]

Damn, Cuban too slick too fast - pat looked tired, didn’t ride his luck w that kd being missed by the dumb ass fussy ref, judges didn’t miss it though

Great career ahead for McCormack in the pros I think

[Frostieballs]

Damn, Cuban too slick too fast - pat looked tired, didn’t ride his luck w that kd being missed by the dumb ass fussy ref, judges didn’t miss it though

Great career ahead for McCormack in the pros I think

Yes, he’s a got a nice style, and no shame in that silver.

Enjoyed the Yafai fight as well.

[DrDuke]

A solid attempt by Pat, but Iglesias simple was better in class.

The Cuban is a great boxer, he won an experienced and accomplished Andrey Zamkovoy in 1/2, after what he schooled the young and hungry McCormack.