Olympic Draw (Boxing)

He didn't, but the Italian was a bit of a nightmare really and I expect Campbell to look better against a more conventional fighter.

He got through his first fight, he can settle a bit now. I expect him to get to the quarters.

 

they only give credit for stiff punches so a slappy jab a la calzaghe won't count. also you need variety. if the boxers were only jabbing it wouldnt be hard not to get hit.

 

Hes definitely better than that performance anyway, i'll put it down to nerves also. Expect him to improve next round.

 

He's in the quarters now isn't He... Had a bye first round

 

That is correct. Apologies.

 

all on the other side of the draw though aren't they? wins his next and he gets a bronze i think

 

Am I being unfair here? A lot of the Olympic boxing has been second rate and really scrappy. The refs are often officious little pricks as well.

 

Anyone watching the Nevin fight earlier hear any abuse from the crowd? I was sat next to a complete nutcase who spent the full 3 hours of the afternoon session going on about how everyone was ****, olympic boxing is ****, awful, rubbish, blahblahblah... apparently the guy fought Bruno in the 80's! But he went particularly insane during the Nevin fight. Stood up a few times and screamed "HIT HIM", "SHOW ME SOME WORKRATE!" etc... drew some embarrassed giggles from around us. We were on floor seats about halfway to the front, so just wondered if it carried to the TV mics...?

 

Saw 3 standing 8 counts this afternoon, only 1 looked justified.

 

You talking about the white guy, looked a bit like Dara O'Briain? The bloke I'm on about was a black lad in a nice suit jacket, obviously mad as a box of frogs mind. An Irish guy (the Dara lookalike) sat between us for a bit and joined in with the Nevin abuse... but I think he got sick of 'Bruno's nemesis' incessant negative commentary and went to look for a different seat after about 40 minutes.