2016 Olympians you'd like to see turn pro ?

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  1. houmzz

    houmzz Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    He will turn pro,he has contract with GB until march.
     
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  2. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    WSB?
     
  3. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    The problem is that Joyce is older than i thought.
     
  4. houmzz

    houmzz Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great Britain, they pay for his expenses until March.
     
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    houmzz Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Yes, that is the trick, he will be moved in very fast fashion.
     
  6. Mendoza

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    Joyce will turn pro. He's a poor man's, George Foreman.

    His punches to the head or body hurt. Okay, he has little defense and can gas a bit. He'll be exciting!

    My initial ranking on these four super heavyweights as pro prospects:

    Hrgovic - A future champion. Power, size, chin, skills, and tough. Looks the part.

    Yoka - Good enough to fight for a pro title. Skilled tall and fast. A little chinny.

    Dychko - Could be a very frustrating guy to box. Needs to work on power a bit, but has the frame to grow ( 6'8" )

    Joyce. - Watch for big time Ko's and him being the first to be upset.
     
  7. theanatolian

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    Best part is, these guys are young for a HW except for Joyce and are open for development. Dychko is only 26 with his tremendous amateur experience and Yoka and Hrgovic are only 24, and all 3 have the potential to win a title.

    Joyce, probably the most limited of the bunch, is better than Dillian Whyte IMO. And considering Whyte became an arguably top10 HW and is likely to fight in a final eliminator next, Joyce can definetly bring some excitement.
     
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  8. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Update:
    On Sunday four olympians made their pro debut on the Josesito Lopez undercard:
    Karlos Balderas: Looked good, a little anxious but his opponent was weak mentally and quit on the stool after one round, looking forward to see what's next for him.
    Lindolfo Delgado: Stopped his guy, wasn't impressive but he did his work.
    Eimantas Stanionis: Stopped his opponent, i haven't seen the fight yet.
    Misael Rodriguez: As i expected, looked weak and just confirms my thoughts about him been lucky to get a medal, he is fun to watch tho.

    Also:
    -Antonio Vargas turned pro and scored a stoppage in the first round, he will fight next on April 21.
    -Jeyvier Cintron, the talented Puerto Rican two time olympian will turn pro on April 21.
    -Teofimo Lopez who represented Honduras after not being able to qualify for USA is having a great run and it's currently the most active olympian with a record of 3-0 (3 KO's) and will come back on April 21 and then again in the Crawford Diaz undercard.
    (Vargas, Lopez and Cintron are fighting on the same undercard on April 21.)
    Nico Hernandez
    , the bronze medalist from USA made his pro debut on March 25 and won by Stoppage in a really good performance.
    Michael Conlan won his pro debut in the most hyped debut for Rio olympian so far on March 17, with Conor McGregor walking with him to the ring, Conlan won by stoppage in a not so good performance by an anxious Conlan who gave an F to himself after the performance.
    Mohammed Rabii, the moroccan bronze medalist won his pro debut on March 17, on which was IMO the most impressive pro debut for the Rio Olympians so far, i knew that the smaller gloves would make him look much sharper.
    Juan Pablo Romero from Mexico, won his pro debut by stoppage.
    Robson Concencaio, the lightweight olympic champion , is already 3-0 as a pro (2 ko's), staying active on big undercards.
    Joselito Velasquez, the talented flyweight is already 2-0 (2 ko's) as a pro.
    Tony Yoka, the super heavyweight olympic champion is supposed to turn pro on June 2.
    Lawrence Okolie from Great Britain is already 1-0 with 1 ko in the cruiser weight division and will fight again in the Indongo vs Burns and Klitschko vs Joshua undercards.
    Josh Kelly, the welterweight from Great Britain will also fight in the Indongo vs Burns and Joshua vs Klitschko undercards.
    Misha Aloyan, the former silver medalist (was stripped because was caught in doping test), will turn pro on April 22 in the toughest pro debut for a Rio olympian so far against the Dominican Norberto Jimenez (26-8-4).
    Shakur Stevenson, the most hyped Rio olympian and silver medalist, will turn pro on the Valdez vs Marriaga undercard and will fight again in the Crawford vs Diaz undercard
    Fazzlidin Gaibnazarov, the uzbek light welterweight champion, will turn pro also in the Valdez vs Marriaga undercard.
    Gary Antuanne Russell, the USA light welterweight is turning pro in the same card where his brothers Gary Russell Jr (featherweight champion) and Gary Allan Russell are fighting on May 20.
     
  9. Serge

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  11. Serge

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    He caught my eye in those games, mainly because of the intensity he fought with. He fought like a man possessed. He was relentless.
     
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  12. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I have the whole broadcast, i will watch him again.
     
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  13. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Yes. But to be honest he didn't look that good to me either.
     
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  14. Serge

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    He didn't catch my eye because I thought he was one of the stand out talents of those games. He just couldn't help but stand out from the crowd because of the relentless style and the intensity he fought with. But I do think he's petty good and I'll be keeping my eye on his progress and rooting for him to do well.
     
  15. bcr

    bcr Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Yeah something similar happened with Carlos Mina from Ecuador.
    Right now I'm watching the 64kg fights to watch him again but I'm watching the Russell vs Hitchins fight first.