Olympic Boxing

Discussion in 'British Boxing Forum' started by Pale Destroyer, Apr 26, 2011.


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  1. Pale Destroyer

    Pale Destroyer Member Full Member

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    Bit of help needed lads, just entering into the draw for 2012 semi final tickets and am wondering of the 2 sessions on the 10th of August, which is the one that features weight classes that GB potentially will get to the Semi's in?

    Daytime: Light Fly, Bantam, Light Welter, Middleweight, Heavyweight

    Evening: Flyweight, Lightweight, Welterweight, light heavy and super Heavy

    Despite a limited knowlege of Amutuer boxing I know Bradley Saunders (Light Welter) is **** hot as is Khalid Yafai (Fly) but other than those two which session would you be going to, to hopefully see some of the British lads in action?

    Cheers
     
    Pale Destroyer, Apr 26, 2011
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  2. joegrundy

    joegrundy Well-Known Member Full Member

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    Tom Stalker at lightweight will do well
     
    joegrundy, Apr 26, 2011
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  3. leo_messi

    leo_messi Guest

    I went for the finals on the 12th of August
     
    leo_messi, Apr 26, 2011
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  4. moorser

    moorser Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    id be goin to the light heavy think joe ward if qaulifies (should do) will do something special at these games if he can stay at 81kg
     
    moorser, Apr 26, 2011
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  5. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Computer system has killed the ams. I'm not even interested in it tbh. Would rather watch a sparring session between two pro's.
     
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  6. lozkina

    lozkina Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I filled mine in im hoping to watch Tom live and get his medal
     
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  7. HMSTempleGarden

    HMSTempleGarden Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    I was going to go as well until I realised you can only pay online via visa card (I have a mastercard)

    as S&C stated the ams are ****ed, I tend to end up watching the scoring in the corner each time a punch is thrown to see if it is counted, even Manny Steward states similar.

    couple of Welsh lads though that are worth a watching Fred Evans, Andrew Selby and Danny Chapman
     
    HMSTempleGarden, Apr 26, 2011
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  8. 1971791

    1971791 Well-Known Member Full Member

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    I applied for tickets today, afternoon semi-finals. Also applied for the football final and the opening ceremony (I live 10 minutes away) ;) The Excel centre only seats 10,000 max. according to Wikipedia, so the cheapest tickets shouldn't be too bad... I'll just bring binoculars with me, in case. :)
     
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  9. slapbangwhallop

    slapbangwhallop The Sweet Scientist Full Member

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    Prices are steep arnt they! I went for this lot, about £600 worth

    10 August 2012
    Friday
    13:30-16:00 BoxingExpand
    Hide Men's Light Fly Weight (49kg) Semifinals
    Men's Bantam Weight (56kg) Semifinals
    Men's Light Welter Weight (64kg) Semifinals
    Men's Middle Weight (75kg) Semifinals
    Men's Heavy Weight (91kg) Semifinals
    Full price 2 £50.00 £100.00

    10 August 2012
    Friday
    20:30-23:00 BoxingExpand
    Hide Men's Fly Weight (52kg) Semifinals
    Men's Light Weight (60kg) Semifinals
    Men's Welter Weight (69kg) Semifinals
    Men's Light Heavy Weight (81kg) Semifinals
    Men's Super Heavy Weight (+91kg) Semifinals
    Full price 2 £50.00 £100.00

    11 August 2012
    Saturday
    20:30-23:00 BoxingExpand
    Hide
    Men's Light Fly Weight (49kg) Final
    Men's Light Fly Weight (49kg) Victory Ceremony
    Men's Bantam Weight (56kg) Final
    Men's Bantam Weight (56kg) Victory Ceremony
    Men's Light Welter Weight (64kg) Final
    Men's Light Welter Weight (64kg) Victory Ceremony
    Men's Middle Weight (75kg) Final
    Men's Middle Weight (75kg) Victory Ceremony
    Men's Heavy Weight (91kg) Final
    Men's Heavy Weight (91kg) Victory Ceremony
    Full price 2 £95.00 £190.00

    12 August 2012
    Sunday
    13:30-16:00 BoxingExpand
    Hide
    Men's Fly Weight (52kg) Final
    Men's Fly Weight (52kg) Victory Ceremony
    Men's Light Weight (60kg) Final
    Men's Light Weight (60kg) Victory Ceremony
    Men's Welter Weight (69kg) Final
    Men's Welter Weight (69kg) Victory Ceremony
    Men's Light Heavy Weight (81kg) Final
    Men's Light Heavy Weight (81kg) Victory Ceremony
    Men's Super Heavy Weight (+91kg) Final
    Men's Super Heavy Weight (+91kg) Victory Ceremony
    Price range From £95.00 to £95.00
     
    slapbangwhallop, Apr 26, 2011
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  10. cheekyvid

    cheekyvid Detroit, I shall return. Full Member

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    Can't remember exactly what I applied for, only the opening ceremonies, major finals and some triathlon as well.
     
    cheekyvid, Apr 26, 2011
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  11. tmsbry

    tmsbry #1 Full Member

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    The scoring systems been changed now, don't know exactly how it works but now all the judges each have more of a say, unlike computer scoring which was always a bit dodgy
     
    tmsbry, Apr 26, 2011
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  12. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    Can you expand on that, Mate? :think

    I'm not aware of any change, apart from them going back to 3x3's. I'm pretty sure the scoring system is still the same, with the 3 of the 5 judges having to touch the button within a second of eachother.

    It would be great if they indeed have change it though.
     
    slip&counter, Apr 26, 2011
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  13. Matt Ldn

    Matt Ldn Boxing Addict Full Member

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    ah bollocks i was gonna make a thread asking for some advice on this and applied for some daytime semi final tickets looking like the evening is the place to be. Finals were too expensive and the victory ceremony sounds like a chore to watch. Hopefully get a chance to see some future greats of Harrisons caliber
     
    Matt Ldn, Apr 26, 2011
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  14. Fileepe

    Fileepe Member Full Member

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    Just to let you know Tom Stalker has stepped up weight to Light-Welter 64kg, has been struggling to get down to 60kg for a few months and feels right at 64kgs
     
    Fileepe, Apr 26, 2011
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  15. tmsbry

    tmsbry #1 Full Member

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    Read it in the latest boxing monthly, it was an article about the Olympic games by Glyn Leach, can't post a link but it went like this

    The scoring system of previous Olympics, where three of the five judges had to press a button at the same time in order for a point to be scored, has been replaced. At the ExCel event, the closest three scores of the five judges will decide if a point is scored and be tallied at the end of each round. "This should stop fighters with big leads, cruising in the last round" said Archibald

    Sounds a bit better than the old computer scoring
     
    tmsbry, Apr 27, 2011
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