Which boxer were you most impressed with during the Olympics?

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  1. withoutwire

    withoutwire Well-Known Member Full Member

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    For me, it was Iglesias Sotolongo by far.

    He had it all, power, defence, combinations, slickness, could brawl when he wanted to.

    He beat the number 1 seed in his second fight, beat a tough tall, hard hitting southpaw (Rahmonov) in the QF, beat the slick italian Mangiacapre in the SF and beat the relentless pressure fighter Berinchyk in the final.

    Absolute class act
     
    withoutwire, Aug 15, 2012
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  2. Anaboilc lion

    Anaboilc lion Guest

    The 18yr old 52kg gold medalist - cuban can't remember his name
     
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  3. Robney

    Robney ᴻᴼ ᴸᴼᴻᴳᴲᴿ ᴲ۷ᴵᴸ Full Member

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    1. Lomachenko
    2. Iglesias

    Completely not impressed by Zou, who deserved the gold even less as Joshua.
     
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  4. Greco

    Greco Boxing Addict Full Member

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    I was really impressed with Lomachenko. Hopefully he will sign with Goldenboy and we will be able to see him develop as a pro.
     
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  5. BigBone

    BigBone Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Sapiyev although there were a lot of exciting teenagers.
     
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  6. Cuban Bon Bon

    Cuban Bon Bon Proverbs 9:10 Full Member

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    Robeisy Ramirez ;)
     
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  7. Cuban Bon Bon

    Cuban Bon Bon Proverbs 9:10 Full Member

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    Iglesias is a great boxer indeed, but like all Cubans he will most likely stay trapped inside Cuba's amateur system for his entire career. :-(
     
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  8. withoutwire

    withoutwire Well-Known Member Full Member

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    He would make a great pro.
     
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  9. DrMo

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    The Cuban flyweight, the Mexican bantum, the PR lightweight & the Australian HW were all impressive teenagers
     
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