Boxing at the Summer Games of the XXXII Olympiad, Tokyo

If my touch of death continues Jalolov could be in a spot of bother tomorrow.

I kept my predictions pretty conservative before the games because I wasn't all that up on the form guide of every division.
But I was pretty sure Jalolov and Khyzhniak were locks for the gold..with my confidence in the flyweight Zoirov bagging gold not far behind.

I also really liked the look of light heavy Bekzad Nurdauletov. Though with light heavy so piping hot I wasn't brave enough to say he would win. But I at least thought he would medal.

So based on my terrible picking so far, Jalolov is in trouble.

 

And also Andy Cruz was probably the only Cuban before the games who I thought would definitely be taking home the gold.

So he could be up shit creek too

 

torrez does look in better shape and more confident but he hasnt face jalolov yet. Anyone can land that punch though, especially if your fighting as reckless as khyzaniak. Problem is Jololov will be boxing and torrez will have to be reckless to get inside. He did put a beating on that last kid though. Last guy didnt have jololovs power, size, or boxing ability. Interested to see how that ko effected torrez. If hes gonna be more focused or a lil gunshy. Never know till the bell rings. Good fights though. Souza had a perfect match before khyzhniak to prepare him. That guy was tough aswell.

 

woot? Torrez hasn't faced Jalolov yet? Of course he did and he got violently ko'd in the first round two years ago at the Worlds

 

Well I guess a forecast into Khyzhniak's pro career was shown right there in the final (what a terrible time to learn such a harsh lesson). He's no Golovkin, that's for certain.

 

Boxing is a thinking mans sport. I dont care who you are, you cant just run over everybody. You gotta be smart. Use your jab, feints, move in, out......that guy was overconfident and a dirty mfer. He got what he deserved. Souza deserves credit for staying calm through the storm. That was pure skill. He was the better more well rounded fighter. That guy was up 2-0 on sheer volume. He wasnt landing the cleaner shots. Souza land some good body shots. Souza had a perfect match up in the semis to prepare him for that one.

 

Cruz needs to turn pro... seriously. Flee the country!

Imagine adding him to the lightweight mix, oh my god! Lopez/Haney/Loma/Tank/Davis vs Cruz in pro ranks!

 

Im gonna take this as a joke and blame it on you having too much to drink.

 

Just saw the final between the ukranian and the brazilian and WOW talk about a schock i wasnt expecting that . Brilliant stuff.

 

pure skill

 

Khyzhniak getting stopped is a bit of a surprise. I liked the style of the Brazilian who beat him because he had beaten Bakshi in the semis. Hadn't seen him before that bout. The Ukrainian was winning the final, but walked onto a good one.
Yafai was a deserving winner.
Golds for Bulgaria and Turkey in the women's compeition. Kinda nice to see the medals go around.