GB's 2008 Olympic team have been a failure as pros

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  1. Team Burnett

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    David Price
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    And if yafai was the real deal he would've stopped Jason Cunningham that's for sure...he'll fail at world level.

    BJ Saunders and degale are the only ones who have made good pros but I can't see either having long reigns as world champ.

    Overall the whole team were tipped for big things/tipped to become world champions... So overall they've been a big letdown failure
     
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    Moving swiftly on
     
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    British boxers are always overhyped though, I mean look at Joshua - he looks very promising but has not even held one punch yet, but Barry Hearn claims that no heavyweight in the world can last 3 rounds with him.
     
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    absolutely ludicrous isn't it
     
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    hype sells tickets and makes money. what do people want Hearn to do keep Joshua on under cards and not hype him at all?
     
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    That's what I think people expect him to do. They don't realise a promoters job is to promote a fighter. And nobody can say hearn is doing a bad job at promoting Joshua. I mean the chap has fought absoulye bums and every casual in the uk thinks he is the 2nd coming of mike tyson. That's great promoting
     
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    Since when is Kevin Johnson a bum? Took Tyson Fury 12, same as Klitschko and Chisora.
     
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    Kevin Johnson was basically just a durable punchbag,most negative boxer you could see. Christian Hammer is useless and even he beat him.
     
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    Frankie Gavin didn't go to the Olympics. HA! (sorry, someone was going to say it!).
     
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    I'm not disputing Hearn has done a good job of getting Joshua out there. BUT, as a fan of boxing, I want to see AJ in there with a range of opponents, not just fat 6'0 guys, and a 6'6 full time carpenter. I want to see Joshua show his range of skills and earn his stripes, I'm not hating on the guy, best of luck to him, he's seems like a genuinely decent guy and a great prospect. But I'm a fan of boxing and not a fan of hype.
    And Savon beat him in the Olympics.
     
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    Joshua lost 3 times at the Olympics sand won gold lol
     
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    He won the final. End of story. Was lucky against Savon only.
     
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    Cammerelle, Dychko, Savon... I had him losing all 3
     
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    Savon should have got that decision. but i think Joshua is coming along fine no HW faces top opposition when they turn over Lennox and Tyson didn't fight dangerous guys when they turned over either.
     
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