Official 2012 Olympic Boxing Discussion Thread

Judges' scores: 7-2 to Lomachenko.

 

Round 2

Han dances around on his toes. Lomachenko drives through with a powerful left to the body, and one up top. Han brushes the air with his jab, then moves in to clinch with his arms enveloping Lomachenko's head from above. Lomachenko blocks a jab and circles left, squatting and stalking. Left hand to the chin by Lomachenko. Clinch. Right hand blocked and left hook dodged as Han continues to not commit to his punches and consequently not land. Lomachenko steps in, gets Han starting to load up a right, then pulls back. Lomachenko is driving Han mad with all these fake outs. Lomachenko moves left, then bobs and weaves straight inside to land a left to the body. Clapping hooks up top by Lomachenko, as Han covers up.

IB's score: 4-0 and 9-1 to Lomachenko.

 

Judges' scores: 4-3 and 11-5 to Lomachenko.

 

Round 3

High left hand by Lomachenko, then shoving off from Han. Straight flurry into the guard by Han. Lomachenko takes big swipes to the body with his left. Han pokes him with a right to the body from outside while stepping back. Han jabs into the guard but can't place the right cross with Lomachenko's constant head movement. Shoeshine to the body by Lomachenko. Han catches Lomachenko coming in and flurrying, then lazily keeps his guard down as Lomachenko steps out and whacks him with a left hand to the face. Lomachenko is given a light warning (not a penalty) for holding. Right jab to the eye by Lomachenko coming up off his feet, circling side to side the rest of the way.

IB's score: 4-2 and 13-3 to Lomachenko.

 

Judges' scores: 8-4 and 19-9 to Lomachenko.

 

Next up:

 

"You have to wonder does he turn pro or does he go for a third Olympics?"

- Teddy Atlas


You blithering moron, Bob Papa just told you before this match, not twenty minute ago, that he's signed a contract to turn semi-pro with AIBA after this. atsch

 

Sure it wasn't Ivan Dychko in the wrong light?

 

Your gold medalists so far:

Zou Shimng (China)
Luke Campbell (UK)
Roniel Iglesias (Cuba)
Ryoto Murata (Japan)
Oleksandr Usyk (Ukraine)
Robeisy Ramirez Carrazana (Cuba)
Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine)

 

Man, I'm pumped for all the remaining bouts.

Evans vs. Sapiyev, may the best man win.

I fully expect Mekhontcev to destroy Niyaymbetov, who shouldn't have even made it this far.

The rematch between Cammarelle and Joshua should be excellent and a rightful "main event". I think old Robby's been on fine form for the most part and should have enough left to nick it, but we are in London..