Olympic Boxing thread - Tokyo 2020

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  1. pow

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    Can't believe that the Kazakh number 1 seed at Light Heavyweight got beat. I think Whittaker should get to the final now, although Khataev is very good.

    Artingstall has done really well, she is guaranteed a bronze and beat the Commonwealth Games gold medalist. I don't think anyone expected her to medal as well, congratulations to her.

    I'm really looking forward to Luke McCormack fighting Andy Cruz, I think McCormack will push Cruz all the way.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    Rice was being overrated by the BBC before her fight v the Mongolian despite dominating, she was pretty eay to hit and her punch technique is poor.
     
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    Frazer Clarke beat the Ukrainian 4-1 this morning
     
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    Might be a bit late on this one and apologies if it's already been asked but why have they got rid of being able to see the point scoring? I was watching the taekwondo and it was very exciting seeing the points on the screen, going into the last rounds.

    Just realised they got rid of the headguards aswell. I'm so out of touch with Olympic boxing lol.
     
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    Due to the amount of robberies (and shots not being scored) the entire amateur boxing scoring was over-hauled to the standard 10-9 system. In the Olympics there are 5 judges for each bout and the final score is reflected in how many judges have gone for the winner, a split decision being either 3-2 or 4-1 and unanimous 5-0.

    They do however tell you after every round how many judges have gone for you.
     
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    Should be a great fight.
     
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    Brighton bomber Loyal Member Full Member

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    Yeah he looked good surprised it was a split decision, I thought he was in control throughout.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    His punch technique and movement are really bad, no head movement at all.
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    I don`t see how he fought was that good, he looked sluggish.
     
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    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    he looks better suited to the pros imo
     
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    mark ant Canelo was never athletic Full Member

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    He`s not good enough for the pros, you need head movement a d to be setting your shots up with feints etc.
     
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    Whittaker and P Mccormack guaranteed a medal