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Which olympic 2012 boxers would you like to see turn pro?

Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 14:50
by Bennyblanco
Got to be Anthony Joshua and lomachenko for me. Would like to see savon who Joshua 'beat' in his first fight but carnt see that happening

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 15:18
by mickey1975
The Brazillian who beat Ogogo looked tailor made for the Pro's.

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 15:19
by crusader
Oscar Valdez

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 15:37
by loaded_gloves
I'll second Valdez. Did Ogogo's limitations make the Brazilian look better than he is? If not, him too. He looked dangerous. I'll bet Ogogo wished they hadn't given him that dodgy decision when he was getting hammered in there.

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 16:03
by tear up
I can see Katie Taylor going pro and been a massive star and good luck too her

Re: Which olympic 2012 boxers would you like to see turn pro?

Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 16:09
by emile
Evaldas Petrauskas

Re: Which olympic 2012 boxers would you like to see turn pro?

Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 16:20
by tonyevs
Another Ogogo opponent. This time Levgen Kyhtrov.
Looked like an Arthur Abraham type wear-um-down bruiser!

Re: Which olympic 2012 boxers would you like to see turn pro?

Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 16:42
by Old bones Ian
That Lithuanian lad, lightweight. If he can find someone to sort out his footwork.
Also the Japanese lad that won his bout after first being told he'd lost.

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 16:54
by Old bones Ian
The canadian Clayton looked like he had a good pro style

Re: Which olympic 2012 boxers would you like to see turn pro?

Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 16:58
by wiseman2007
Ryōta Murata! That Japanese middleweight boxer.. I like How he fights, Really strong for his weight and would serve well in the pros.

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 17:15
by taffytoon
Andrew Selby.

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 17:19
by Bennyblanco

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 17:50
by Deserter
Can't wait to see Lomachenko as think he'll be just as big a success as a pro. The Russian lad at light-heavy tonight, Egor Mekhontsev, also looked tasty - compact and powerful. Sapiev looked good as well - his fight against the Russian looked more like a pro fight to me in terms of the slick upper body movement on display rather than the traditional Eastern European/amateur 'stand-up' style.

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 18:04
by iamasadlittleboy
Would love to see Murata turn pro, his style is made for the pros and it's always interesting to see Japanese boxers fighting in the more mainstream divisions.

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Posted: 10 Aug 2012, 20:54
by ApolloCreed
The Cuban who fought and beat Michael Conlan tonight. Only 18, awesome power and variety of punches and a swagger to him too.

Re: Which olympic 2012 boxers would you like to see turn pro?

Posted: 11 Aug 2012, 02:27
by digzee
Vincenzo Mangiacapre would be fun to see how he would fair, with his upper body movement, has decent power an throws punches from all sorts of angles, he's just so unpredictable, he's still only 23 I think he has potential.

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Posted: 11 Aug 2012, 02:53
by jessi
Bennyblanco wrote:Just seen this on lomachenko

http://m.espn.go.com/extra/olympics/sto ... Id=8256980
I'm still not convinced, he could sign a massive pro contract worth millions if he wanted, in four years he could be champion of the world but by the sound of it he will now be in rio, this may suit the cubans but I would rather see vasyl lomenchenko fighting on the proper pro circuit, he has nothing more to prove in the amateurs !

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Posted: 11 Aug 2012, 04:32
by RJP
I hope they all think long and hard before making the jump (particularly the women) as once you make the jump, that's it.

I can't help thinking Amir Khan would've been better served getting another few years in the Ams under his belt before crossing the divide.

Re: Which olympic 2012 boxers would you like to see turn pro?

Posted: 11 Aug 2012, 04:34
by jBacca
Old bones Ian wrote:The canadian Clayton looked like he had a good pro style
Ant Fowler laid this kid out in two earlier in the season.


Any of the Cubans.
The lad who beat Selby.
Selby.

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Posted: 11 Aug 2012, 06:17
by twenty six
Tear up,
There's still the possibility Katie will go pro - but as a footballer.
Arsenal Ladies are after her.
Strange - but true.

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Posted: 11 Aug 2012, 07:56
by loaded_gloves
ApolloCreed wrote:The Cuban who fought and beat Michael Conlan tonight. Only 18, awesome power and variety of punches and a swagger to him too.
I love that guy, hope he defects. And the Little Savon - he had poise, fluidity and flashes of technical brilliance that are completely absent from the ponderous, dreadnaught pro heavyweight scene these days.

Re: Which olympic 2012 boxers would you like to see turn pro?

Posted: 11 Aug 2012, 11:37
by palooka
Denys Berinchyk looked like he'd be a real handful as a pro; also the Russian Light Heavy; Egor Mekhontcev - he is a beast!

Re: Which olympic 2012 boxers would you like to see turn pro?

Posted: 11 Aug 2012, 12:29
by tflanagan5
looks like mekhontsev is going to win gold, makes me even more upset joe ward didnt get to go to the olympics considering how easily he beat him at the chemistry cup