Least deserving gold: Joshua or Yoka?

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Least deserving gold medal winner?

  1. Anthony Joshua

    4 vote(s)
    13.8%

  2. Tony Yoka

    13 vote(s)
    44.8%

  3. Both equally bad

    9 vote(s)
    31.0%

  4. Both worthy winners

    3 vote(s)
    10.3%
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  1. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    The last two olympic super heavyweight golf medalists have had their right to call themselves olympic champions questioned time and again.

    Both needed the help of some very controversial judging to win gold for their countries but who was least deserving of the amateur game's most coveted title?
     
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  2. KiwiMan

    KiwiMan Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    Both bad, Yoka a bit worse IMHO
     
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  3. f1ght3rz

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    Yoka.
     
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  4. Howitzer1888

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    Whilst Yoka almost certainly won't achieve as much as Joshua as a pro, neither of them deserved the gold medal. Yoka shouldn't have beaten Joyce and Joshua shouldn't have beaten Savon. I actually think Joshua was 'beaten' more convincingly by Savon than Yoka was by Joyce, and this was in the round of 16 rather than the final, so Joshua was at least as undeserving as Yoka imo.
     
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  5. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    Yoka. They even robbed Nistor to get him out of his way, so he could fight that fat Jordanian. Plus Hrgovic, Joyce got jobbed against him.
     
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  6. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    That's why I thought it was an interesting question. Yoka had multiple gifts whereas Joshua had one very early against a top drawer opponent. I was glad Cammarelle didn't retain his title. The guy should of gone pro but didn't have the stones.
     
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  7. Big Ukrainian

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    Equally bad. Though AJ is 100Xbetter than Yoka and would've destroyed him h2h.

    Why equally?

    AJ clearly lost to Savon, the fight wasn't even that close, he shouldn't have went past round 1. He should've never met Dychko, Zhang and Camarelle cause it had to be Savon. AJ is eliminated in round 1 with fair judging.

    Yoka lost to Hrgovic and Joyce, he shouldn't have reached the final which had to be Hrgovic vs Joyce.

    Therefore, neither man deserved to fight at the final, let alone win the Gold medal.
     
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  8. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    AJ definitely lost to Savon and he was lucky against Cammarrelle in the final, IMO.

    Yoka definitely lost against Joyce and Hrgovic, IMO.
     
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  9. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    So whilst equally undeserving due to gift decisions Yoka is the worse champion due to ability (or lack thereof)?
     
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  10. Max Thunder

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    Ironic how the "fundamentally and technically better" boxer Tony Joshua needed all the help he could get from the officials while the devastating bronze bomber won his bronze fair and square.
     
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  11. Serge

    Serge Ginger Dracula Staff Member

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    I thought he definitely lost 2 fights, where AJ only definitely lost 1.

    AJ's definitely the better fighter of the 2 of them IMO.
     
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  12. deyell

    deyell MOLECULE FROM HELL. Full Member

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    But Wilder had to beat just two noname bums to get the bronze medal.
     
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  13. Sugar 88

    Sugar 88 Woke Moralist-In-Chief

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    In fairness he never fought anyone of serious note to get his. Two unheralded north africans and then a loss to the first guy with any amateur pedigree.
     
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  14. Max Thunder

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    That's the Wilder we all know and love lol...
     
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  15. OpinionOfACasual

    OpinionOfACasual Boxing Addict banned Full Member

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    Where was this inhumane, 1 right hand could beat anyone power in the amateurs?

    Seriously though i'd love to get behind a world class fighter who is all about the 1 punch in 12 rounds KO....It's incredibly exciting.....unless against unimpressive opposition.

    A fighter lacking finess and skill, a pure underdog, is a fans dream.....but he's delivered 1 decent fight in 40.
     
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