Official 2012 Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

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  1. znaak

    znaak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    That's what I don't like with amateur boxing... Too little time to settle, no jabs, just lunging in with power punches trying to score, creates lots of clinches and holding.

    Luckily it's only like that in a few fights.
     
    znaak, Jul 29, 2012
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  2. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    How good is Spence? How does he fight?

    Guess I'll find out....
     
    Matty lll, Jul 29, 2012
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  3. Vysotsky

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    Brazilian Carvahlo kinda looks like Maidana
     
    Vysotsky, Jul 29, 2012
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  4. o_money

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    I agree the biggest thing that bothers me is that judges basically only score punches socred from the trailing hand. So just like in the last fight with the American vs the French guy, the American was at a huge disadvantage because his best hand was his lead left. Which he scored a lot with the jab and especially the lefthook but (especially in the first round) none of his clean left hand shots scored with the judges. Amateur boxing in theory is about the art of boxing but with scoring the way it is, its more or less turned into the art of karate style line fighting with half jabs designed to set-up the trailing hand.
     
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  5. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I like the look of this Spence as well
     
    Matty lll, Jul 29, 2012
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  6. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Thank god they are getting rid of the stupid scoring system.
     
    Matty lll, Jul 29, 2012
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  7. o_money

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    I was thinking the same thing. Very crude but tough and faster then he looks...
     
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  8. znaak

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    True! It's also impossible to get points on body shots.

    The Brazilian looks awful, btw.
     
    znaak, Jul 29, 2012
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  9. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Nice fight this one
     
    Matty lll, Jul 29, 2012
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  10. znaak

    znaak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Spence should take a step back and counter his wild attacks.
     
    znaak, Jul 29, 2012
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  11. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Spence looks good so far, the brazilian started the round well but looks very crude with wild swings and Spence is countering well. Fights better on the front foot though.
     
    Matty lll, Jul 29, 2012
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    I was talking about his face but he is wild and kind of effective with his akwardness
     
    Vysotsky, Jul 29, 2012
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  13. Matty lll

    Matty lll Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Go on Nolan :happy
     
    Matty lll, Jul 29, 2012
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  14. o_money

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    Ya it is. I was referring the Ramirez vs French guy fight (the one before the Spence vs Brazilian MM clone) btw.
     
    o_money, Jul 29, 2012
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  15. znaak

    znaak Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I missed the score after the first round. Anyone got it?
     
    znaak, Jul 29, 2012
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