Why was Team USA attacked in China?

xbox · Post by **xbox** » 01 Dec 2007, 15:32

Anyone hear about this? I heard the athletes were attacked while watching the fights? Anyone else hear this, I'm gonna try and get some more info.

classboxer · Post by **classboxer** » 01 Dec 2007, 18:30

xbox wrote:Anyone hear about this? I heard the athletes were attacked while watching the fights? Anyone else hear this, I'm gonna try and get some more info.

get a link while your at it

interesting to say the least

JMac · Post by **JMac** » 01 Dec 2007, 20:36

It was not as big as it sounds. During the +91 kg bout with Mike Hunter and Kazakhstan, Hunter came back and won a close bout. Fans from Kazakhstan were sitting above the US team in the stands. The US team was loud cheering for Hunter and the Kazak fans were loud for their guy. After Hunter won a close bout, the Kazaks threw water bottles down on the US team and were also giving the finger and talking trash. I didn't see anything happen in the arena but supposedly when the US team and the Kazak fans came into contact in the hallway some punches might of got thrown. It was broken up quickly and no US boxer got hurt.

No Kazakhstan boxers were involved and the two teams were together in Zunyi for the duals. Everbody was friendly with each other.

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » 02 Dec 2007, 02:37

Boxers should not throw punches at fans. Skilled boxers can hurt a typical fan without trying. They need to be careful or they could end up getting arrested.

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » 02 Dec 2007, 22:36

It didn't sound like self-defense. It sounded more like guys got pi**ed off and wanted to get even.

boxmel · Post by **boxmel** » 03 Dec 2007, 10:37

It didn't sound like self-defense. It sounded more like guys got pi**ed off and wanted to get even.

Sounds like soccer fans. 8)

JMac · Post by **JMac** » 03 Dec 2007, 12:35

Dennis wrote:It didn't sound like self-defense. It sounded more like guys got pi**ed off and wanted to get even.

The US team had hostile people throwing things at them and they were out numbered so if any punches were thrown, it was probably in self-defense. But what the heck, if they got hit with bottles and were feeling threatened, I could see defending themselves as legit.

I didn't see any of it. I only heard about it later.

pound per pound · Post by **pound per pound** » 03 Dec 2007, 14:29

JMac wrote:It was not as big as it sounds. During the +91 kg bout with Mike Hunter and Kazakhstan, Hunter came back and won a close bout. Fans from Kazakhstan were sitting above the US team in the stands. The US team was loud cheering for Hunter and the Kazak fans were loud for their guy. After Hunter won a close bout, the Kazaks threw water bottles down on the US team and were also giving the finger and talking trash. I didn't see anything happen in the arena but supposedly when the US team and the Kazak fans came into contact in the hallway some punches might of got thrown. It was broken up quickly and no US boxer got hurt.

No Kazakhstan boxers were involved and the two teams were together in Zunyi for the duals. Everbody was friendly with each other.

Was the decision at + 91 fair? It seems many fan brawls start from fouls or bad decisions

JMac · Post by **JMac** » 03 Dec 2007, 15:14

pound per pound wrote: Was the decision at + 91 fair? It seems many fan brawls start from fouls or bad decisions

Yes it was a fair decision. Hunter won 24-20 and he really spanked the guy when they boxed in the dual 18-9.

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » 03 Dec 2007, 15:40

Good for Hunter.

babyhuey · Post by **babyhuey** » 04 Dec 2007, 14:13

i think Kazakhstan is really pissed off at us for the borat movie...

Kolya · Post by **Kolya** » 04 Dec 2007, 14:57

babyhuey wrote:i think Kazakhstan is really pissed off at us for the borat movie...

So they thought attacking team USA would make benefit for glorious nation of Kazakhstan?

I'm sorry, I have Kazakh friends, they're great people; but I just couldn't resist.

Dennis · Post by **Dennis** » 04 Dec 2007, 15:18

Why would they be mad? Before Borat most Americans didn't even know that Khazakhstan was a country. Now they at least know it exists!

JMac · Post by **JMac** » 04 Dec 2007, 16:43

Dennis wrote:Why would they be mad? Before Borat most Americans didn't even know that Khazakhstan was a country. Now they at least know it exists!

I tried asking two Kazaks if they knew of the movie. Their English was not that good and they acted like they had no idea what I was talking about. I decided not to ask any others.

It was a funny movie. It was filmed in Romania and I thought it made Americans look pretty stupid, more than Kazaks.

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