Will usa win a medal at the 2016 olympics boxing

Based on family name, and albeit some skill....Gary Russell (if he qualifies) could, but I highly doubt he will; maybe a bronze if he gets extremely lucky...!!!


Stevenson may be undefeated in junior and youth international competition, but elite is a different level; if he can keep up with the higher echelon boxers, he has a chance.

Carlos Balderas, due to having some WSB fights has already clinched a spot, but I don't see him going far in the Olympics...!!! Balderas' main flaw, he tries to bang with the bigger fighters, instead of using his boxing skills...!!!

 

Russell is 141

 

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My gut feeling is Yasniel Toledo from Cuba will get the Gold....and erase the Lomachenko loss from his detractors...!!!

 

Zakaryan or Dunaysev...???

 

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Will Bashienov be any good in the Olympics...???

 

Ok, last I heard Bashienov, Toledo and Zakaryan were the Top 3 Gold Medal hopefuls...!!!

Haven't been paying a lot of attention to ams lately (like I use to in the past), getting back into watching as much ams fights as I can now...!!!

 

He never can. He'd rather take issue with the poster asking a legit question if the answer is something he'll be upset about.

 

I've just done research into the USA's performance since WADA took over from testing since 1999, as a point of comparison, let's use the UK

In the 2000, 2004, 2008 & 2012

Olympics both had 3 Bronze's medals, both had 2 Silver medals, but most telling, the USA had only 1 Gold Medal, to the UK's 4.


In the 4 Previous Olympics,

USA had 14 Golds, 5 Silvers & 9 Bronzes, while the UK had just 3 Bronzes.


How much of that do you think is down to WADA. :think

 

Nope.