Midwestern Trials

[Dennis]

I am very disappointed with USA Boxing's decision to have the Midwestern Trials conducted from April 2 - April 7, 2007, which will conflict with various local or regional Golden Gloves tournaments. They are not supposed to have qualifiers that will conflict with other qualifiers. Now boxers will have to decide whether they want to box in their Golden Gloves tournaments in front of thousands of their local fans or go to the Midwestern Trials. The date of the Midwestern Trials could have been pushed back 2 weeks or even 3 weeks and it then would not have conflicted with the National Golden Gloves or the majority (if not all) of the local/regional Golden Gloves tournaments.

[ARamos3]

I am very disappointed with USA Boxing's decision to have the Midwestern Trials conducted from April 2 - April 7, 2007, which will conflict with various local or regional Golden Gloves tournaments. They are not supposed to have qualifiers that will conflict with other qualifiers. Now boxers will have to decide whether they want to box in their Golden Gloves tournaments in front of thousands of their local fans or go to the Midwestern Trials. The date of the Midwestern Trials could have been pushed back 2 weeks or even 3 weeks and it then would not have conflicted with the National Golden Gloves or the majority (if not all) of the local/regional Golden Gloves tournaments.

Isn't this impossible Dennis? Every region & state have different dates for their GG. This date works out great for us. Our region is , Feb.17-24, State tournament is Feb.27 - March 3.

[Roberts J]

I agree, In Chicago, the GG finals fall right on this date. April 2-7. I would have much preferred if they kept them at the end of May.

[Dennis]

I am very disappointed with USA Boxing's decision to have the Midwestern Trials conducted from April 2 - April 7, 2007, which will conflict with various local or regional Golden Gloves tournaments. They are not supposed to have qualifiers that will conflict with other qualifiers. Now boxers will have to decide whether they want to box in their Golden Gloves tournaments in front of thousands of their local fans or go to the Midwestern Trials. The date of the Midwestern Trials could have been pushed back 2 weeks or even 3 weeks and it then would not have conflicted with the National Golden Gloves or the majority (if not all) of the local/regional Golden Gloves tournaments.

Isn't this impossible Dennis? Every region & state have different dates for their GG. This date works out great for us. Our region is , Feb.17-24, State tournament is Feb.27 - March 3.

I don't think it is impossible. I think USAB forgot to even think about it. They just received a bid and accepted it. I hope they think about it now and change the dates. The National Golden Gloves will be sending USAB a list of all the dates (USAB had most if not all of this info previously) to help them choose new, better dates.

[davetko]

We do out Golden Gloves earlier, but its going to be tough to please everyone.

[boxmel]

USAB is not in a position to be able to fund the various qualifiers. It has to rely on bids from various entities who are willing to host national events. I don't think moving the Mid-Western Trials dates around the Golden Gloves pre-national tournaments will work. No matter what they do, they will run into someone's GG tournament.

I have no clue why a third qualifier was added. Two worked fine for years. Yes, it gives an athlete a third try if he doesn't win the Western or Eastern but it also doubles or triples the cost if an athlete travels to all three.