Official 2012 Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

Well done Katie :happy

 

I'm almost getting tears in my eyes here.

 

Well done Katie, fantastic!

 

Katie Taylor Boxing Legend. 5 time world champe 4 time european champ and now Olympic champ. Has beaten every figter she ever faced and is now in a very elite club.

 

Katie is a wonderful girl and an excellent ambassador for the sport. Really happy for her.

Now it's time for Shields. WAR!

 

****in shame,ward spanked him 3 months ago

 

Shields is amazing. Future star in womens boxing.

 

This dubstep version of Chariots of Fire is ridiculous.

 

Shields put the american men to shame with her will to win and all out attacking. Well done katie as well, wicked young lady

 

Nicola Adams well done! An exciting fight as well, did a good job of roughing up Cancan despite the reach disadvantage. A diamond in the rough, I wonder if she will turn pro? A bit old maybe? Though for a second she could have got disqualified as i thought she hit Cancan after the final bell but the place would have been torn apart if that had happened! Cancan looked very elegant and I can see how she may have won the previous world championship fights, but I think Nicola would not be denied this time and surprised her opponent.

Katie Taylor I was a bit disappointed with, spent ages bouncing up and down and not punching then rushing in wildly, didn't seem to use her jab much. Thought it could have gone either way, Ochigava seemed pretty confident with the Ali Shuffle in the second round. I think she just tired over the final round otherwise she may have sneaked it.Hardly a dominant performance over a rather one dimensional opponent but then again Ochigava was clever at tieing Taylor up and messing up Taylors flow.

Shields is great, cheeky sticking her tongue out in the last round! Tough and rough, I hope she turns pro! She looked super mean and has that professional attitude and style already, she just walked through her more cultivated opponents jab. I think Torlopova was just intimidated from the first second of the fight.

 

I managed to catch up on the finals tonight the whole session was brilliant! The Irish support for Katie Taylor was incredible, what a great moment when they announced she'd won it. The actual fight seemed quite close to me but I thought she deserved it.

Nicola Adams boxed really well vs Ren, she's looked really good in all her fights in the tournament and for me was clearly the best flyweight. I like her style too she can box or fight if she has to.

Shields was really entertaining again too, she seems like a tough girl who just loves to get in a scrap and I've enjoyed her fights more than alot of the mens. Just 17 too, amazing talent she could be a real superstar for women's boxing in the states. Hopefully she gets plenty of publicity from this.

 

Four fighters are guaranteed to become double medalists at this point:

Clemente Russo 2008 silver medalist
Roniel Iglesias 2008 bronze medalist
Vasyl Lomachenko 2008 champion
Paddy Barnes 2008 bronze medalist

Two fighters will join the legendary ranks of fighters who've captured three medals:

Roberto Cammarelle 2004 bronze medalist, 2008 champion
Zou Shiming 2004 bronze medalist, 2008 champion

 

You forgot Irelands paddy barnes. 2 time medalist.

 

Gonna get gold this time.

Gwan Paddy, **** Shiming Zou up !!

 

Yeah, its always tight between taylor and ochigova. They are each others nemesis and their fights are usually tentative affairs. The Taylor - Jonas fight was quality, bout of the entire tournament for me..