Olympics - Who to watch for?

You can bet. PinnacleSports has odds for gold medalists already - last I checked Lomachenko was +100 (11/10) to win gold.

 

Anthony Joshua as well I suppose

 

How good is Alvarez? I know he won the gold at the world amatuer championships but I missed everything in his weightclass so I haven't seen any footage of him.

 

I think he's pretty damn good, surefire bet to take the gold in my opinion. He's a typical cuban, looks to hang back and draw his opponent in then land quick counters.

You can catch some of his fights on YT

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1B8lJLfpyAI[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eS9RmRsItYE[/ame]

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xARsJr9RERg[/ame]

I am so ****ing pissed because I missed the opportunity to train with him and the rest of the cuban team! :fire

 

Thanks for the vids, I have my weekend boxing viewing sorted now :good
That would have been a great experience training with the Cuban team, they always have a talented bunch.

 

Emilio Correa Bayeux

Fletcher beat DeGale and Craig McEwan in the amateurs

[ame]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEWPIeP4Vp8[/ame]

 

michael hunter should be a favorite to pick up a medal

 

Light-Heavy wanna see what Marcus Browne gonna do for the US

 

Absolutely no chance, would be a massive surprise if he even medalled. He got beaten up badly by one of the guys the Ukrainian knocked out on his way to gold at the Worlds. The amateur game is different than 4 years ago and there's some big bangers in the division.
Wait a second he hasn't even qualified for the Olympics has he?

 

Lomachenko the Ukranian, my bet to win gold