Olympic Trial 2007 Picks to win it all
-
squarering
- Heavyweight
- Posts: 362
- Joined: 21 May 2007, 00:41
Hunter did a fantastic job of controling the bout and scoring with clean solid rights, something that was not his strongest point. He fought James about a perfect as he could have by turning the bigger man and working in between. Probably one of Hunter's best outings. He will face Andrew Shepard from the Army. Dennis I 'll bet you can guess what my feeling are about that.
jtyson wrote:Isiah thomas didnt qualify for the US Championship with a loss to Deontay Wilder in the GG.generic screen name wrote:1. Wow you guys have no love for Yanez!! I'm not really an expert of amateurs but I thought Yanez was the man @ 105.
2. What ever happened to Isiah Thomas? yeah he been out for a while and he aint even fight in the us nationals but if he did he would have been thier
3. Is it me or does Raynell Williams would make a 1000x better pro?
4. How much of the % Golden Gloves fighters also compete in the Olympic trials?
All Golden Gloves champions get a berth in the Trials
So how did I do with the noon bouts:
106: Yanez wins easy. Singleton wins in a close one. Hurtado wins the easy way - W/O. Ceron wins in a close decision in the rematch against Lozano (this is my upset pick).
106 lbs/48 kg: Luis Yanez, Duncanville, Texas, dec. Malcolm Franklin, Rialto, Calif., 27-12
106 lbs/48 kg: Jerail Singleton, St. Louis, Mo., dec. Keola McKee, Wailuku, Hawaii, 25-20
106 lbs/48 kg: Diego Hurtado, Reno, Nev., won on walkover over Gabino Saenz, Indio, Calif., W/O
106 lbs/48 kg: Daniel Lozano, Bowling Green, Fla., dec. Roberto Ceron, Doraville, Fla., 14-13
For 106 I went 3-1. My upset pick was oh so close, but Ceron fell 1 point short - I knew Lozano would be favored.
119 - No picks other than DiPace would win easily which he did. I thought the other 3 bouts would all be tough which they were except for Ronny Rios. He won in dominant fashion. Tomorrow against DiPace will be a much tougher test.
132 - 3 tough bouts w/ Menard getting the easy draw. Well 2 of the bouts weren't quite as close as I expected, but Menard did have an easy bout as expected.
152: 2 Army boys battling right off the bat and Dolton v Thurman being a tough bout. Hatley and Andrade should cruise into round two of the tourney.
Hatley didn't cruise as much as expected, but Andrade sure did. Thurman won by KO - very impressive. I wonder how close it was up until that point. Thurman has some power as Hatley can attest to and now so can Dolton. The two army boys did battle each other as expected.
178: Crane and Riley got the tough draw. Downs and Shabazz will win, but Shabazz got the easy draw. Spencer v Kearney - someone is going to get stopped.
I'm very surprised that Riley stopped Crane so quickly. Kearney and Spencer disappointed in that it went the distance, but the score shows that it was close. Downs won, but it was a little closer than I thought it would be. I knew Conception is tough, but with Downs' height and reach I thought Downs would have won by at least 4 or 5 points. Shabazz won as expected.
201+: Hunter v James - what a shame I can't see this one. Shepherd v Moore - I don't see either one winning the trials. I hope Bethel can beat Thompson, but he has work cut out for him in trying to cut off the ring with the quick footed Thompson who must usually wear sprinter's spikes. The fact sheet says that all boxers must wear boxing shoes/boots and that might slow down Thompson from a 4 minute mile to a 5 minute mile! Mike Wilson cruises into the second round of the tourney.
Hunter won in a more dominant fashion than expected - good for him. He probably has the most upside of the super-heavies if he makes the Olympic Team. Shepherd will not defeat Hunter tomorrow. Yes, Bethel won! I didn't know if he could cut off the ring well enough, but he must have. Wilson cruised to victory as expected.
So far, the predictions have been pretty good. We'll see tonight for the rest.
106: Yanez wins easy. Singleton wins in a close one. Hurtado wins the easy way - W/O. Ceron wins in a close decision in the rematch against Lozano (this is my upset pick).
106 lbs/48 kg: Luis Yanez, Duncanville, Texas, dec. Malcolm Franklin, Rialto, Calif., 27-12
106 lbs/48 kg: Jerail Singleton, St. Louis, Mo., dec. Keola McKee, Wailuku, Hawaii, 25-20
106 lbs/48 kg: Diego Hurtado, Reno, Nev., won on walkover over Gabino Saenz, Indio, Calif., W/O
106 lbs/48 kg: Daniel Lozano, Bowling Green, Fla., dec. Roberto Ceron, Doraville, Fla., 14-13
For 106 I went 3-1. My upset pick was oh so close, but Ceron fell 1 point short - I knew Lozano would be favored.
119 - No picks other than DiPace would win easily which he did. I thought the other 3 bouts would all be tough which they were except for Ronny Rios. He won in dominant fashion. Tomorrow against DiPace will be a much tougher test.
132 - 3 tough bouts w/ Menard getting the easy draw. Well 2 of the bouts weren't quite as close as I expected, but Menard did have an easy bout as expected.
152: 2 Army boys battling right off the bat and Dolton v Thurman being a tough bout. Hatley and Andrade should cruise into round two of the tourney.
Hatley didn't cruise as much as expected, but Andrade sure did. Thurman won by KO - very impressive. I wonder how close it was up until that point. Thurman has some power as Hatley can attest to and now so can Dolton. The two army boys did battle each other as expected.
178: Crane and Riley got the tough draw. Downs and Shabazz will win, but Shabazz got the easy draw. Spencer v Kearney - someone is going to get stopped.
I'm very surprised that Riley stopped Crane so quickly. Kearney and Spencer disappointed in that it went the distance, but the score shows that it was close. Downs won, but it was a little closer than I thought it would be. I knew Conception is tough, but with Downs' height and reach I thought Downs would have won by at least 4 or 5 points. Shabazz won as expected.
201+: Hunter v James - what a shame I can't see this one. Shepherd v Moore - I don't see either one winning the trials. I hope Bethel can beat Thompson, but he has work cut out for him in trying to cut off the ring with the quick footed Thompson who must usually wear sprinter's spikes. The fact sheet says that all boxers must wear boxing shoes/boots and that might slow down Thompson from a 4 minute mile to a 5 minute mile! Mike Wilson cruises into the second round of the tourney.
Hunter won in a more dominant fashion than expected - good for him. He probably has the most upside of the super-heavies if he makes the Olympic Team. Shepherd will not defeat Hunter tomorrow. Yes, Bethel won! I didn't know if he could cut off the ring well enough, but he must have. Wilson cruised to victory as expected.
So far, the predictions have been pretty good. We'll see tonight for the rest.
Very impressed with Hunter's win. Unless he gets careless or lazy, he will win tomorrow and probably face Wilson in the finals of the winner's bracket. Maybe they can box each other 3 times, splitting the first two with the winner of the 3rd bout becoming the US Olympic team member.squarering wrote:Hunter did a fantastic job of controling the bout and scoring with clean solid rights, something that was not his strongest point. He fought James about a perfect as he could have by turning the bigger man and working in between. Probably one of Hunter's best outings. He will face Andrew Shepard from the Army. Dennis I 'll bet you can guess what my feeling are about that.
My predictions for the evening bouts went fairly well.
112: Qa'id won, but it wasn't tough like I thought it would be. Warren - I was correct in that it didn't go beyond 2 rounds. Alafa won, but it was a little closer than I predicted. Escalante won easier than I predicted. 4-0 for the weight class.
125: I predicted these bouts correctly.
141: Jeremy Bryan defeated Danny Garcia in a much easier bout than I had anticipated. Molina won easy - no surprise. O'Connor won big over Sherard which was a surprise. Dallas won in a tough bout. I didn't do that well in my predictions for the 141# class.
165: Guerrero and Estrada won as predicted. Wade easily defeated Nelson which was a big surprise. Jacobs won over Porter which again was not my prediction. 2-2.
201: I heard that Wilder was in better shape and didn't tire as he had frequently in the past. He supposedly picked up the pace and controlled the 4th round. Guzman's big win over Lawton is a little surprising. Graves won just like I thought he would. Willett also won easily.
112: Qa'id won, but it wasn't tough like I thought it would be. Warren - I was correct in that it didn't go beyond 2 rounds. Alafa won, but it was a little closer than I predicted. Escalante won easier than I predicted. 4-0 for the weight class.
125: I predicted these bouts correctly.
141: Jeremy Bryan defeated Danny Garcia in a much easier bout than I had anticipated. Molina won easy - no surprise. O'Connor won big over Sherard which was a surprise. Dallas won in a tough bout. I didn't do that well in my predictions for the 141# class.
165: Guerrero and Estrada won as predicted. Wade easily defeated Nelson which was a big surprise. Jacobs won over Porter which again was not my prediction. 2-2.
201: I heard that Wilder was in better shape and didn't tire as he had frequently in the past. He supposedly picked up the pace and controlled the 4th round. Guzman's big win over Lawton is a little surprising. Graves won just like I thought he would. Willett also won easily.
Day 2 predictions for the winner's bracket:
106: Yanez defeats Singleton. Lozano loses a close bout to Hurtado.
112: Warren defeats Qa'id. Escalante v Alafa - close bout with Alafa advancing.
119: Ronny Rios v Sammy DiPace. Tough bout, but Rios wins. Marroquin wins another close bout and sends Perales to the other bracket.
125: Hylon Williams defeats Rico Ramos and Raynell Williams defeats Pagan in a close bout. Williams wins the winner's bracket. Q is Hylon or Raynell.
132: Ali wins a very close bout over Gonzalez. Belmontes defeats Menard.
141: Rematch of US Championships bout Dallas v O'Connor. They both did very well in their first round bouts, but Dallas really did well in defeating Solomon. Dallas wins the rematch in a close bout.
Molina v Bryan in another rematch from Colo Springs, but I think Molina wins again, but it will be a tough bout.
152: Andrade defeats Hatley. Hatley has improved a lot, but he lost to Andrade in Chattanooga in May and the same thing is going to happen again. Thurman v Melson is a tough pick. The Melson that has done OK in international competition should be able to outbox Thurman, but Thurman is strong. His problem is that he is wild, but Melson won't hurt him. I see Thurman winning.
165: Jacobs v Wade - tough bout to pick, but I think Jacobs will win. Wade is quick, but so is Jacobs. I think this bout would be fun to watch. Estrada v Guerrero - Fernando wins, but Estrada will make it sloppy and dirty.
178: Shabazz v Riley should be a good one, but Riley is strong. He brawls and turns his bouts into street fights so Shabazz will need to stay focused and box. Shabazz can get caught up though and not use his boxing skills. Shabazz has defeated brawlers before so I pick him to win, but he could get stopped if he tries to stand and trade. Downs defeats Kearney and it shouldn't be that close, but Downs didn't perform that well today.
201: Graves v Willett. Is Willett's shoulder OK? If his left shoulder is acting up, Graves handspeed will give him fits, especially if Q throws combinations. If Willett is hurt, he will lose. If he is healthy, it will be a close bout. Q needs to remember that Willett is a southpaw and likes to stick and move. Don't fall in to punch in an attempt to reach Willett. Step in with good footwork and don't overreach. Graves in a close victory. Wilder dominates Guzman and probably stops him.
201+: Hunter defeats Shepherd by easy decision. Wilson defeats Bethel in a bout that might be closer than anticipated.
106: Yanez defeats Singleton. Lozano loses a close bout to Hurtado.
112: Warren defeats Qa'id. Escalante v Alafa - close bout with Alafa advancing.
119: Ronny Rios v Sammy DiPace. Tough bout, but Rios wins. Marroquin wins another close bout and sends Perales to the other bracket.
125: Hylon Williams defeats Rico Ramos and Raynell Williams defeats Pagan in a close bout. Williams wins the winner's bracket. Q is Hylon or Raynell.
132: Ali wins a very close bout over Gonzalez. Belmontes defeats Menard.
141: Rematch of US Championships bout Dallas v O'Connor. They both did very well in their first round bouts, but Dallas really did well in defeating Solomon. Dallas wins the rematch in a close bout.
Molina v Bryan in another rematch from Colo Springs, but I think Molina wins again, but it will be a tough bout.
152: Andrade defeats Hatley. Hatley has improved a lot, but he lost to Andrade in Chattanooga in May and the same thing is going to happen again. Thurman v Melson is a tough pick. The Melson that has done OK in international competition should be able to outbox Thurman, but Thurman is strong. His problem is that he is wild, but Melson won't hurt him. I see Thurman winning.
165: Jacobs v Wade - tough bout to pick, but I think Jacobs will win. Wade is quick, but so is Jacobs. I think this bout would be fun to watch. Estrada v Guerrero - Fernando wins, but Estrada will make it sloppy and dirty.
178: Shabazz v Riley should be a good one, but Riley is strong. He brawls and turns his bouts into street fights so Shabazz will need to stay focused and box. Shabazz can get caught up though and not use his boxing skills. Shabazz has defeated brawlers before so I pick him to win, but he could get stopped if he tries to stand and trade. Downs defeats Kearney and it shouldn't be that close, but Downs didn't perform that well today.
201: Graves v Willett. Is Willett's shoulder OK? If his left shoulder is acting up, Graves handspeed will give him fits, especially if Q throws combinations. If Willett is hurt, he will lose. If he is healthy, it will be a close bout. Q needs to remember that Willett is a southpaw and likes to stick and move. Don't fall in to punch in an attempt to reach Willett. Step in with good footwork and don't overreach. Graves in a close victory. Wilder dominates Guzman and probably stops him.
201+: Hunter defeats Shepherd by easy decision. Wilson defeats Bethel in a bout that might be closer than anticipated.
My Day 3 predictions for the winner's bracket:
106: I was correct. Finals of Champions bracket - Yanez wins again, but Hurtado will keep it relatively close. I'd say a 5-10 point victory in the end.
112: I got both bouts correct. In finals, Warren defeats Alafa by at least 8 points.
119: I was dead on with these picks. I thought Marroquin would win a close bout and I'd say a 1 point victory is close. In the finals, Rios defeats Marroquin again, but it will be very close.
125: Both Hylon and Raynell Williams won as expected. Raynell defeats Hylon in a tight bout in the finals.
132: Ali-Belmontes. This is going to be a good bout. I think Sadam might win the rematch, but something tells me to go with Belmontes. I wish I could be there to see this bout. Belmontes in a nail biter.
141: I was wrong with the Dallas pick and O'Connor keeps surprising me. I don't think he will beat Molina in the finals.
152: Andrade defeated Hatley as expected, but I was a little shocked by the complete domination. Thurman too won easier than expected. Andrade wins in the finals.
165: Jacobs won as expected, but Estrada is fighting better than ever. Jacobs wins in the finals.
178: Riley beat Shabazz in a close bout which was the reverse of what I expected. Downs won as expected. In the finals, Downs defeats Riley again. Downs just has Riley's number.
201: I predicted Graves in a close victory so I was right on with that pick. Wilder easily defeated Guzman, but it was a little closer than I expected. In the finals, Q will do much better than his performance against Wilder in Colo Springs in June. Q needs to use his speed, head movement to get inside. Footwork will be very important. Do not overreach with his punches. He needs to use body punches and double up on his jab to reach Wilder. Also avoid Deontay's straight right which doens pack some TNT. Very close bout and I see Q winning another close bout.
201+: OK, I was correct with Hunter and I thought the Wilson-Bethel bout would be close, but I was wrong with my pick. In the finals, Hunter will win a close bout over Bethel.
106: I was correct. Finals of Champions bracket - Yanez wins again, but Hurtado will keep it relatively close. I'd say a 5-10 point victory in the end.
112: I got both bouts correct. In finals, Warren defeats Alafa by at least 8 points.
119: I was dead on with these picks. I thought Marroquin would win a close bout and I'd say a 1 point victory is close. In the finals, Rios defeats Marroquin again, but it will be very close.
125: Both Hylon and Raynell Williams won as expected. Raynell defeats Hylon in a tight bout in the finals.
132: Ali-Belmontes. This is going to be a good bout. I think Sadam might win the rematch, but something tells me to go with Belmontes. I wish I could be there to see this bout. Belmontes in a nail biter.
141: I was wrong with the Dallas pick and O'Connor keeps surprising me. I don't think he will beat Molina in the finals.
152: Andrade defeated Hatley as expected, but I was a little shocked by the complete domination. Thurman too won easier than expected. Andrade wins in the finals.
165: Jacobs won as expected, but Estrada is fighting better than ever. Jacobs wins in the finals.
178: Riley beat Shabazz in a close bout which was the reverse of what I expected. Downs won as expected. In the finals, Downs defeats Riley again. Downs just has Riley's number.
201: I predicted Graves in a close victory so I was right on with that pick. Wilder easily defeated Guzman, but it was a little closer than I expected. In the finals, Q will do much better than his performance against Wilder in Colo Springs in June. Q needs to use his speed, head movement to get inside. Footwork will be very important. Do not overreach with his punches. He needs to use body punches and double up on his jab to reach Wilder. Also avoid Deontay's straight right which doens pack some TNT. Very close bout and I see Q winning another close bout.
201+: OK, I was correct with Hunter and I thought the Wilson-Bethel bout would be close, but I was wrong with my pick. In the finals, Hunter will win a close bout over Bethel.
106 - Franklin might beat Yanez once, but I don't think twice. Yanez makes the Olympic team.
112- Warren wins easy. Qa'id should have gone up or down a weight class and would have had a better chance.
119 - Gary Russell wins two in a row and makes the Olympic team.
125 - Raynell Williams v Hylon Williams - they will continue to have close bouts, but Raynell will not lose both.
132 - Sadam Ali wins the first or second bout.
141 - Javier Molina may lose to Danny Garcia, but twice in a row will be tough. This is a weight class where it could happen.
152 - Andrade wins easy.
165 - Jacobs will probably win two in a row and upset Estrada.
178 - Downs, Downs, Downs - Riley will be haunted for years. Riley just can't beat him unless he can win by RSC.
201 - Another weight class where we could have a bout on Sunday. Their bout the other day was very close and Graves dominated tonight against Willett. If he learns to do the same to Wilder, he could be boxing on Sunday.
201+ - Hunter wins tomorrow. Bethel might make it close, but Mike Hunter wins.
112- Warren wins easy. Qa'id should have gone up or down a weight class and would have had a better chance.
119 - Gary Russell wins two in a row and makes the Olympic team.
125 - Raynell Williams v Hylon Williams - they will continue to have close bouts, but Raynell will not lose both.
132 - Sadam Ali wins the first or second bout.
141 - Javier Molina may lose to Danny Garcia, but twice in a row will be tough. This is a weight class where it could happen.
152 - Andrade wins easy.
165 - Jacobs will probably win two in a row and upset Estrada.
178 - Downs, Downs, Downs - Riley will be haunted for years. Riley just can't beat him unless he can win by RSC.
201 - Another weight class where we could have a bout on Sunday. Their bout the other day was very close and Graves dominated tonight against Willett. If he learns to do the same to Wilder, he could be boxing on Sunday.
201+ - Hunter wins tomorrow. Bethel might make it close, but Mike Hunter wins.
106 - Franklin didn't even win once. Yanez makes the Olympic team.Dennis wrote:106 - Franklin might beat Yanez once, but I don't think twice. Yanez makes the Olympic team.
112- Warren wins easy. Qa'id should have gone up or down a weight class and would have had a better chance.
119 - Gary Russell wins two in a row and makes the Olympic team.
125 - Raynell Williams v Hylon Williams - they will continue to have close bouts, but Raynell will not lose both.
132 - Sadam Ali wins the first or second bout.
141 - Javier Molina may lose to Danny Garcia, but twice in a row will be tough. This is a weight class where it could happen.
152 - Andrade wins easy.
165 - Jacobs will probably win two in a row and upset Estrada.
178 - Downs, Downs, Downs - Riley will be haunted for years. Riley just can't beat him unless he can win by RSC.
201 - Another weight class where we could have a bout on Sunday. Their bout the other day was very close and Graves dominated tonight against Willett. If he learns to do the same to Wilder, he could be boxing on Sunday.
201+ - Hunter wins tomorrow. Bethel might make it close, but Mike Hunter wins.
112 - Rau'shee Warren won easy as expected. He makes the Olympic team and is our best bet for a gold medal in Beijing.
119 Gary Russell won the first as expected and won it big. He has to win again and then he makes the olympic team as I expect him to do.
125 Raynell lost the first, but it was very close. I don't expect him to lose again.
132 Sadam Ali won as expected.
141 Javier Molina is just amazing. He is doing so well. I hope he continues to improve and get stronger over the next year. If he continues to improve he could win a medal in Beijing.
152 Demetrius Andrade won as expected. He really needs to step it up over the next year. If he does, he could give the US another medal
165 Shawn Estrada is surprising me. He definitely peaked at the right time and finally demonstrated some of his talent. He has a long way to go if he wants gold in Beijing. I hope he keeps working hard as he demonstrated he can play the tough international game and win without being DQ'd. He has to keep controlling himself.
178 Christopher Downs won again as expected. Can Downs win a medal in Beijing?
201 Deontay Wilder vs. Quantis Graves, 12-9. That is close. I thought Q could win and he came close. Deontay now needs to gain the valuable international experience and keep improving. His height, reach and strong right hand could help.
201+ Mike Hunter won as expected. He is so young and has a huge upside. Work hard, put on muscle, get stronger and continue to improve. I would love to see our super-heavy win a medal in Beijing.