Central court of Rolland Garros travsformmed into a boxing arena for the Olympics. Should be fun!
What's Best in Boxing today?
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Central court of Rolland Garros travsformmed into a boxing arena for the Olympics. Should be fun!
Highly questionable judging throughout … as usual
From where I was sitting tonight I could not really tell how effective the boxers were, but it was fun anyway.
Though often entertaining, the quality of boxing in this year's Olympics was a little disappointing, at least based on what I saw. It's very different from pro boxing. I was happy to watch last weekends' fight between Crawford and Madrimov (who happens to have a very impressive amateur record, with 352 amateur fights for only 10 pro fights).
Many boxing pundits gave negative comments about Crawford's performance in that fight. I though he was just as impressive as always, against a skilled, tough, but very cautious opponent.
Madrimov did connect with a few straight right hands, but was never really that convincing. Crawford basically controlled the action (and the distance) throughout the fight. He successfully deterred Madrimov from using his jab by countering him very early on (watch the first rounds again...) with some overhand rights. He made him feel his power early with some head and body shots. He was effective with counter punches throughout the fight.
It was not a spectacular shutout, as many would have expected, but Crawford got the job done without getting hurt at any point, and that's what it's all about.
Many boxing pundits gave negative comments about Crawford's performance in that fight. I though he was just as impressive as always, against a skilled, tough, but very cautious opponent.
Madrimov did connect with a few straight right hands, but was never really that convincing. Crawford basically controlled the action (and the distance) throughout the fight. He successfully deterred Madrimov from using his jab by countering him very early on (watch the first rounds again...) with some overhand rights. He made him feel his power early with some head and body shots. He was effective with counter punches throughout the fight.
It was not a spectacular shutout, as many would have expected, but Crawford got the job done without getting hurt at any point, and that's what it's all about.
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In that video above, Bernard Hopkins calls for Crawford to fight Vergil Ortiz next, but that is probably not going to happen. Vergil Ortiz is clearly not at the same level, is not a big draw, and his win this weekend was controversial.
The undercard of that fight saw a very impressive Charles Conwell KO his opponent (Khiary Gray) with a perfect liver shot. Here's the action, and a slow motion replay:
The undercard of that fight saw a very impressive Charles Conwell KO his opponent (Khiary Gray) with a perfect liver shot. Here's the action, and a slow motion replay:
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20 year old Abdullah Mason, mentioned previously in this thread, displayed his impressive skills last night, with a quick stoppage of an opponent that was supposed to be a step up for him... Mason barely broke a sweat.Here's a highlights video of Mason:
Here is a good analysis of the "controversial" October 12th fight between Bivol and Bertebiev:
Watching the fight broadcast live, it is hard to catch all these subtleties.
Watching the fight broadcast live, it is hard to catch all these subtleties.
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Stay tuned for another Abdullah Mason fight on November 8th, on the undercard of a Keyshawn Davis fight:
Abdullah Mason Faces Knockout Artist Yohan Vasquez On November 8th - Boxing News 24
Lightweight prospect Abdullah Mason will face the knockout artist Yohan Vasquez (26-5, 21 KOs) in an eight-round fight on November 8th on the undercard of
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Boxing in the USA seems to be on the down side.
My dad was a boxer in the marines
He made me box , not pro. Back then golden gloves were big events. Even today they still exist ? One of my son’s boxes. Did golden gloves a few times
and won.
When my twins were old enough I made them both take up karate and judo.
Commitment and discipline I think are needed in the forming process of children. one son still boxes and I love watching it.
don’t know if there is golden gloves where you live. But in 10 or 12 fights there is always a few good ones.
And since tickets are cheap to be close to the ring gives a better feel for massive impact of good solid hits.
My dad was a boxer in the marines
He made me box , not pro. Back then golden gloves were big events. Even today they still exist ? One of my son’s boxes. Did golden gloves a few times
and won.
When my twins were old enough I made them both take up karate and judo.
Commitment and discipline I think are needed in the forming process of children. one son still boxes and I love watching it.
don’t know if there is golden gloves where you live. But in 10 or 12 fights there is always a few good ones.
And since tickets are cheap to be close to the ring gives a better feel for massive impact of good solid hits.
I've been a fan since a very young age, but only took up boxing myself at the age of 39 (I'm now 58)! I do "light sparring", for fun, but get to meet a lot of young amateurs and pros in gyms, and often attend sparring sessions.
Just for fun, here I am (on the right), last weekend... A better opponent could have seen my poor faint for what it was and knocked me out on my way in
I would never step in the ring with skilled amateurs...their speed and power is simply bewildering... Boxing is humbling!
I love the sport. Boxing is indeed on the downside, but fortunately there is still a lot of young talented boxers put there. MMA is much more popular now.
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Tyson is the attraction to me.
Did you watch the Tyson / Roy jones fight ?
What were your thoughts?
