US Olympic Trials - Results

ringsidemike · Post by **ringsidemike** » 21 Aug 2007, 13:47

Russell wins 25-7 (I thought a bit closer than that..)

ringsidemike · Post by **ringsidemike** » 21 Aug 2007, 14:14

Thurman just overwhelmed another foe with his massive punching power.. Scored an 8 count just before end of 2nd and Melson's corner stopped it before the 3rd began..

Ali got tight decision over Gonzalez

emile · Post by **emile** » 21 Aug 2007, 14:29

Interesting story about Russell in the Washington Post. I was wondering how he could be struggling like this, and apparently those who knew him could see it coming.

But the pressure of the looming Games has a way of eating at athletes. And Gary Sr. has seen it slowly gnawing away at his son. Little Gary, now 19, had lost his aggressiveness in sparring sessions, the father worried. The fists that flew so fluidly and quickly were more tentative. Instead of combinations, he was throwing more single punches, trying not to vanquish opponents but rather throw just jabs to score just enough points in fights to advance to Beijing.

Gary Sr. hates this. He calls it "fighting the tournament and not the competition." And he recognizes it as a sure way to lose quickly and for the past three months he has been warning his son not to let it happen. One night he took him out onto the porch of their home and showed him a tree in the front yard, reminding the boy that every fall the leaves would fall off but that each spring they always grew back. Forget the Olympics, the father said. Even without Beijing, life would still go on.

But Monday, against Marroquin, Gary Jr. fought the tournament. He went up 8-2 on points in the first round and then tried to sail through the rest of the four-round fight. It was a flawed strategy. Marroquin, desperate, began punching, and Russell didn't counter. And when he did, it was not with the flurry of fists for which he is known. By the second round, the lead was gone, and at the end of three, Marroquin led 16-15. A late, frantic run from Russell wasn't enough. Then it was over.

Gary Sr. was furious. In the convention center hallway, he berated his son for not heeding his warnings and later mockingly said "He fought like Sinatra," then he began to sing "I did it my way!"

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/co ... 01174.html
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ringsidemike · Post by **ringsidemike** » 21 Aug 2007, 14:38

Andrade just made Hatley look baaaaad.
20 pt RSC in 3rd
He was up 18-2 after 1.

emile · Post by **emile** » 21 Aug 2007, 14:38

119 lbs/54 kg: Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, Calif., dec. Sammy Dipace, Las Cruces, N.M., 41-27
119 lbs/54 kg: Gary Russell, Jr., Capitol Heights, Md., dec. David Clark, San Diego, Calif./NMU, 25-7
119 lbs/54 kg: Jessy Cruz, Miami, Fla., dec. Alexis Ramos, Fort Carson, Colo., 26-5
132 lbs/60 kg: Sadam Ali, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Miguel Gonzalez, Celveland, Ohio, 23-13
132 lbs/60 kg: Jerry Belmontes, Corpus Christi, Texas, dec. Mason Menard, Rayne, La., 31-14
132 lbs/60 kg: Antton Slaughter, Columbus, Ohio, won on walkover over James Villa, Fort Carson, Colo., W/O
132 lbs/60 kg: Terence Crawford, Omaha, Neb., dec. Diego Magdaleno, Las Cruces, N.M., 13-7
152 lbs/69 kg: Keith Thurman, St. Petersburg, Fla., stopped Boyd Melson, Fort Carson, Colo., RET-2 (0:00)
152 lbs/69 kg: Mahlon Kerwick, Fort Carson, Colo., won on walkover over Domonique Dolton, Detroit, Mich., W/O

ringsidemike · Post by **ringsidemike** » 21 Aug 2007, 14:53

Downs lands huge right hand very early in bout against Kearney, dropping him. Referee counts but Kearney looks hurt.. Downs stalks and lands another right hand, referee stops in and stops bout.

Some fans think too quick, but after such a devasting flush shot, referee did the right thing, IMHO.

ringsidemike · Post by **ringsidemike** » 21 Aug 2007, 15:10

Bethel upsets Wilson

Both very cautious throughout bout. Neither jab effective, but Bethel got better of the few exchanges.

emile · Post by **emile** » 21 Aug 2007, 15:32

152 lbs/69 kg: Demetrius Andrade, Providence, R.I., stopped Charles Hatley, Dallas, Texas, RSCO-3 (1:22)
152 lbs/69 kg: Anthony Campbell, Covington, Tenn., stopped David Lopez, Parma, Id., RSCO-3 (1:04)
178 lbs/81 kg: Christopher Downs, Fort Carson, Colo., stopped Cymone Kearney, Oakland, Calif., RSC-1 (1:15)
178 lbs/81 kg: Angel Concepcion, East Orange, N.J., dec. Jeffrey Spencer, Fort Carson, Colo., 12-6
178 lbs/81 kg: Yathomas Riley, San Diego, Calif., dec. Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., 27-24
178 lbs/81 kg: DeRae Crane, Davenport, Iowa/NMU, stopped Nicholas Swan, Great Falls, Mont., RSCH-4 (1:59)
201+ lbs/91+ kg: Kimdo Bethel, Albany, N.Y., dec. Mike Wilson, Central Point, Ore., 15-14
201+ lbs/91+ kg: Lenroy Thompson, Port St. Lucie, Fla., stopped Josh Parsons, Barboursville, W.V., RSC-1 (1:18)
201+ lbs/91+ kg: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev., dec. Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo., 18-4
201+ lbs/91+ kg: Nate James, Malden, Mass./NMU, dec. William Moore, Fort Carson, Colo., 26-23

holeymoley99 · Post by **holeymoley99** » 21 Aug 2007, 15:55

Bethel is the King of the close win. Opening round over Thompson and now Wilson,back at the U.S.championships tiebreaker over Jonte Willis (13-13, 27-25) even his loss to William Moore at the US championships was a tiebreker (12-12, 26-26,5-0).

Hunter better be very careful about Kimdo in the finals because it should be a nailbiter.

mattyp151 · Post by **mattyp151** » 21 Aug 2007, 20:54

ringsidemike wrote:Andrade just made Hatley look baaaaad.
20 pt RSC in 3rd
He was up 18-2 after 1.

Thatta boy, Demetrius...he's gotta have a chip on his shoulder about his close loss at the Pan-Am games.

emile · Post by **emile** » 21 Aug 2007, 21:41

112 lbs/51 kg: Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio, stopped Qa'id Muhammad, Atlantic City, N.J., RSC-2 (:31)
112 lbs/51 kg: Aaron Alafa, Visalia, Calif., dec. Bruno Escalante, Waimanalo, Hawaii/NMU, 20-12
112 lbs/51 kg: David Gaspar, Wilmington, N.C., dec. Timothy Ibarra, Brighton, Colo., 24-12
112 lbs/51 kg: Juan Leija, Alvin, Texas, dec. John Franklin, Fort Carson, Colo., 33-20
125 lbs/57 kg: Raynell Williams, Celveland, Ohio, dec. Shemuel Paagan, Brooklyn, N.Y., 22-12
125 lbs/57 kg: Hylon Williams, Jr., Houston, Texas, dec. Rico Ramos, Los Angeles, Calif., 18-12
125 lbs/57 kg: Troy Wohosky, Medford, Ore., won on walkover over Rosey Summerville, San Antonio, Texas, W/O
125 lbs/57 kg: Duran Cafero, Helena, Mont., dec. Roert Rodriguez, Evans, Colo., 25-19
141 lbs/64 kg: Dan O'Connor, Framingham, Mass., dec. Michael Dallas, Bakersfield, Calif., 24-11
141 lbs/64 kg: Javier Molina, Commerca, Calif., dec. Jeremy Bryan, Clifton, N.J., 27-20
141 lbs/64 kg: Danny Garcia, Philadelphia, Pa., stopped Samuel Martinez, Jacksonville, N.C., RSCO-2 (:16)
141 lbs/64 kg: Andre Sherard, Milwaukee, Wisc., dec. Brad Solomon, Douglasville, Ga., 25-22
165 lbs/75 kg: Shawn Estrada, Downey, Calif. dec. Fernando Guerrero, Salisbury, Md., 20-12
165 lbs/75 kg: Zach Hardrick, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Angel Santos, Newark, N.J., 23-21
165 lbs/75 kg: Daniel Jacobs, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Dominic Wade, Largo, Md., 18-10
165 lbs/75 kg: Shawn Porter, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, stopped Jonathan Nelson, Little Rock, Ark., RSCO-3 (0:06)
201 lbs/91 kg: Quantis Graves, Cut Off, La., dec. Adam Willett, Bellport, N.Y., 16-14
201 lbs/91 kg: David Carey, Anchorage, Alaska, won on medical disqualification over James Zimmerman, San Jose, Calif.
201 lbs/91 kg: Deontay Wilder, Tuscaloosa, Al., dec. Joe Guzman, Fort Carson, Colo., 26-14
201 lbs/91 kg: Anthony Tettis, Ridgeway, Pa., dec. Aleco Lawton, Orlando, Fla., 28-8

Hugo · Post by **Hugo** » 22 Aug 2007, 10:03

Does anybody knows how the bout went between Warren and Qa'id? is Qa'id out of the tournament.

ringsidemike · Post by **ringsidemike** » 22 Aug 2007, 10:24

Hugo wrote:Does anybody knows how the bout went between Warren and Qa'id? is Qa'id out of the tournament.

No, he fights in the Challenger's bracket today. He should have too much talent and quickness, plus experience, for Leija, and make it to challenger's final vs. Alafa, where he can earn another shot at Warren on Saturday.

The bout was stopped quickly by the ref. Two 8 counts off of single landed punches in the 1st, then after an exchange in the 2nd, the ref just stopped it. Qa'id didnt take it well and shoved the ref, but later apologized and all is forgiven..

A certain gold medalist talked with me and expressed extreme displeasure in the stoppage..

In the same ring, the following bout saw Leija rocking Franklin many times with big shots, and never a single 8 count was called..

emile · Post by **emile** » 22 Aug 2007, 13:58

Afternoon Bouts -- August 22
106 lbs/48 kg: Luis Yanez, Duncanville, Texas, dec. Diego Hurtado, Reno, Nev., 26-6
106 lbs/48 kg: Malcom Franklin, Rialto, Calif., dec. Daniel Lozano, Bowling Green, Fla., 23-20
106 lbs/48 kg: Roberto Ceron, Doraville, Ga., dec. Jerail Singleton, St. Louis, Mo., 18-15
119 lbs/54 kg: Roberto Maarroquin, Dallas, Texas, dec. Ronny Rios, Santa Ana, Calif., 30-27
119 lbs/54 kg: Garry Russell, Jr., Capitol Heights, Md. won on walkover over Sammy Dipace, Las Cruces, N.M., W/O
119 lbs/54 kg: Sergio Perales, Los Fresnos, Texas, dec. Jessy Cruz, Miami, Fla., 21-6
132 lbs/60 kg: Terence Crawford, Omaha, Neb., dec. Mason Menard, Rayne, La., 33-12
132 lbs/60 kg: Sadam Ali, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Jerry Belmontes, Corpus Christi, Texas, 32-23
132 lbs/60 kg: Miguel Gonzalez, Celveland, Ohio, dec. Antton Slaughter, Columbus, Ohio, 24-10
152 lbs/69 kg: Demetrius Andrade, Providence, R.I., dec. Keith Thurman, St. Petersburg, Fla., 27-13
152 lbs/69 kg: Charles Hatley, Dallas, Texas, stopped Mahlon Kerwick, Fort Carson, Colo., RSC-4 (1:30)
152 lbs/69 kg: Boyd Melason, Fort Carson, Colo., dec. Anthony Campbell, Covington, Tenn., 13-13 (28-27)
178 lbs/81 kg: Angel Concepcion, East Orange, N.J., dec. Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., 25-11

emile · Post by **emile** » 22 Aug 2007, 14:38

bump, new results

ringsidemike · Post by **ringsidemike** » 22 Aug 2007, 14:52

Cymone Kearney KO'd DeRae Crane for best punch of tournament so far..
Single Right hand put him out and prone on the canvas.

emile · Post by **emile** » 22 Aug 2007, 15:52

178 lbs/winners bracket: Christopher Downs, Fort Carson, Colo. dec. Yathomas Riley, San Diego, Calif., 11-9
178 lbs/challengers bracket: Angel Concepcion, East Orange, N.J., dec. Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., 25-11
178 lbs/challengers bracket: Cymone Kearney, Oakland, Calif. stopped DeRae Crane, Davenport, Iowa/NMU, RSCH-1 (1:24)
201+ lbs/winners bracket: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev. dec. Kimdo Bethel, Albany, N.Y., 16-6
201+ lbs/challengers bracket: Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo. dec. Lenroy Thompson, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 8-8 (18-17)
201+ lbs/challengers bracket: Mike Wilson, Central Point, Ore. dec. Nate James, Malden, Mass./NMU, 20-17

jtyson · Post by **jtyson** » 22 Aug 2007, 18:57

emile wrote:178 lbs/winners bracket: Christopher Downs, Fort Carson, Colo. dec. Yathomas Riley, San Diego, Calif., 11-9
178 lbs/challengers bracket: Angel Concepcion, East Orange, N.J., dec. Siju Shabazz, Las Cruces, N.M., 25-11
178 lbs/challengers bracket: Cymone Kearney, Oakland, Calif. stopped DeRae Crane, Davenport, Iowa/NMU, RSCH-1 (1:24)
201+ lbs/winners bracket: Michael Hunter, Las Vegas, Nev. dec. Kimdo Bethel, Albany, N.Y., 16-6
201+ lbs/challengers bracket: Andrew Shepherd, Fort Carson, Colo. dec. Lenroy Thompson, Port St. Lucie, Fla., 8-8 (18-17)
201+ lbs/challengers bracket: Mike Wilson, Central Point, Ore. dec. Nate James, Malden, Mass./NMU, 20-17

Hunter is just straight dominating the field... looks like were gonna see the rematch of the Mike's to see who gets their spot on the team

emile · Post by **emile** » 22 Aug 2007, 20:46

Evening Bouts -- August 22
112 lbs/winners bracket: Rau'shee Warren, Cincinnati, Ohio, dec. Juan Leija, Alvin, Texas, 21-12
112 lbs/challengers: Bruno Escalante, Waimanalo, Hawaii/NMU, dec. Aaron Alafa, Visalia, Calif., 26-20
112 lbs/challengers bracket: Qa'id Muhammas, Atlantic City, N.J., dec. David Gaspar, Wilmington, Calif., 44-28
125 lbs/winners bracket: Raynell Williams, Cleveland, Ohio, dec. Hylon Williams, Jr., Houston, Texas, 17-16
125 lbs/challengers bracket: Rico Ramos, Los Angeles, Calif., dec. Duran Caferro, Helena, Mont., 16-8
125 lbs/challengers bracket: Shemuel Pagan, Brooklyn, N.Y., dec. Troy Wohosky, Medford, Ore., 17-10
141 lbs/winners bracket: Javier Molina, Commerce, Calif., dec. Dan O'Connor, Framingham, Mass., 18-10
141 lbs/challengers bracket: Danny Garcia, Philadelphia, Pa., dec. Michael Dallas, Bakersfield, Calif., 29-21
141 lbs/challengers bracket: Jeremy Bryan, Clifton, N.J., dec. Andre Sherard, Milwaukee, Wisc., 7-3
165 lbs/winners bracket: Shawn Estrada, Downey, Calif. dec. Daniel Jacobs, Brooklyn, N.Y., 33-23
165 lbs/challengers bracket: Shawn Porter, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio, dec. Fernando Guerrero, Salisbury, Md., 22-19
165 lbs/challengers bracket: Dominic Wade, Largo, Md. stopped Zach Hardrick, Fort Carson, Colo., RSCO-3 (0:45)
201 lbs/winners bracket: Deontay Wilder, Tuscaloosa, Ala., dec. Quantis Graves, Cut Off, La., 11-7
201 lbs/challengers bracket: David Carey, Anchorage, Alaska, dec. Joe Guzman, Fort Carson, Colo., 23-11
201 lbs/challengers bracket: Adam Willett, Bellport, N.Y. dec. Anthony Tettis, Ridgeway, Pa., 20-5

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » 22 Aug 2007, 23:26

ringsidemike wrote:Cymone Kearney KO'd DeRae Crane for best punch of tournament so far..
Single Right hand put him out and prone on the canvas.

Do you think DeRae more susceptible because of his RSC loss on Monday?

ringsidemike · Post by **ringsidemike** » 23 Aug 2007, 10:39

Dennis wrote:
ringsidemike wrote:Cymone Kearney KO'd DeRae Crane for best punch of tournament so far..
Single Right hand put him out and prone on the canvas.
Do you think DeRae more susceptible because of his RSC loss on Monday?

It appears that way, but Kearney's got huge power in his right hand as well, so most likely both combined to make it such a devastating stoppage.

boxmel · Post by **boxmel** » 23 Aug 2007, 11:14

Cymone Kearney KO'd DeRae Crane for best punch of tournament so far..

Luckily, all that happened to DeRae was that his nose has been broken in several places. He was taken to the hospital and given a Cat scan. Becuase of the nost injury, he will never box again and is okay with that. He's going to finish school, get his degree, and go into business - another success story.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » 23 Aug 2007, 15:54

boxmel wrote:
Cymone Kearney KO'd DeRae Crane for best punch of tournament so far..
Luckily, all that happened to DeRae was that his nose has been broken in several places. He was taken to the hospital and given a Cat scan. Becuase of the nose injury, he will never box again and is okay with that. He's going to finish school, get his degree, and go into business - another success story.

That must have been one heck of a break to end his career. It's always sad to hear that, but great that he's going to go to school and is set on making something of his life-he made the Olympic Trials, he can always hold his head up and be proud of that; it's something so many amateurs only dream of doing.

Aside from that, I was wondering if anyone could tell me how Caferro looked against Rico Ramos, what happened? It seems he did better than at PAL at least. And also; if anyone even remembers, how Nick Swan lost. I know he got RSC'd once, just curious how because I may have to fight him at state next year; maybe.

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » 23 Aug 2007, 17:56

Swan lost his only 2 bouts at the trials. He lost to Shabazz and then Crane stopped him in the 4th round (RSC-H). Now keep in mind that Crane can punch. He slugs a lot so in a lot of his bouts he either knocks out his opponent or gets knocked out. In the '04 NGG finals, Crane knocked out Cedric Agnew after getting rocked himself.

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » 23 Aug 2007, 17:57

Dennis wrote:Swan lost his only 2 bouts at the trials. He lost to Shabazz and then Crane stopped him in the 4th round (RSC-H). Now keep in mind that Crane can punch. He slugs a lot so in a lot of his bouts he either knocks out his opponent or gets knocked out. In the '04 NGG finals, Crane knocked out Cedric Agnew after getting rocked himself.

I saw Nick lost immediately; as we suspected would happen. I'm just curious how he was beat, what the guys did; besides just being much bigger.