Beijing 2008 Olympics - BOXING Photo Gallery
It's time for the greatest show on earth and boxing is one of the sporting event. Let's enjoy the spectacle with this photo gallery.
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Puerto Rico's boxing team, left to right, Jose Gonzalez, Pedraza, Mcwilliams Acevedo Arroyo, McJoe Acevedo Arroyo and Jonathan Ortiz Gonzalez pose for photographers during a training session at the Ditan Gymnasium training venue at the Beijing 2008 Olympics in Beijing, Thursday, Aug. 7, 2008.
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French boxing team poses during their presentation at the "Club de France" on August 7, 2008 in Beijing, two days before the beginning of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games boxing bouts.From L to R: Alexis Vastine, Khedafi Djelkhir, Jaoid Chiguer, Nordine Oubaali, Daouda Sow, Jerome Thomas, Jean-Mickael Raymond, Ali Hallab and John-Michael M'Bumba. (Photo credit JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/Getty Images)
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Members of the Great Britain boxing team are pictured as they leave the DiTan Gymnasium after the official weighting control of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games, on August 8, 2008 in Beijing, a day ahead the start of the Olympic Games boxing bouts. (Photo credit MARIO GOLDMAN/AFP/Getty Images)
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Gary Russell Jr. Collapses Trying To Make Weight
Re: Gary Russell Jr. Collapses Trying To Make Weight
Just read this, you beat me to posting it. Man that sucks he had a good chance of making the medal stand.
Re: Gary Russell Jr. Collapses Trying To Make Weight
It didnt suprise me that he was a bantamweight,manipulating weight can be a dangerous thing
Re: Boxing at the Olympics '08
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Originally Posted by
Mikkel_K
Most interesting match-ups tomorrow IMO:
- MW: Matvey Korobov (Russia) vs. Naim Terbunja (Sweden)
My guy to win gold at middleweight against my guy to watch out for...
- LHW: Artur Beterbiev (Russia) vs. Kennedy Katende (Sweden)
Tought draw for the two Swedes who should both be out after the first day of competition.
- LHW: Kenneth Egan (Ireland) vs. Julius Jackson (Virgin Island)
Julius, son of Julian, first ever Olympic boxer from Virgin Island - along with his welterweight brother John. This fight is actually a repeat of last year's worlds where Egan stopped him.
- LHW: Carlos Negron (Puerto Rico) vs. Mehdi Ghorbani (Iran)
How good is Negron? First chance to see tomorrow.
Great draw for Brit Tony Jeffries btw who stand a very decent chance of making it to (at least) the semifinals - where he could easily be meeting Kenneth Egan. Interesting! Darren Sutherland at Middleweight also seems to have good chance at reaching semis (= medal) without too much opposition. The Irish must be happy!
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....just heard one of our boxers trying to make the 119 weight limit passed out last night and has been pulled from competition, anyone hear anything about this ??? Forgot the kids name.
Re: Boxing at the Olympics '08
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Mikkel_K
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Mikkel_K
Most interesting match-ups tomorrow IMO:
- MW: Matvey Korobov (Russia) vs. Naim Terbunja (Sweden)
My guy to win gold at middleweight against my guy to watch out for...
- LHW: Artur Beterbiev (Russia) vs. Kennedy Katende (Sweden)
Tought draw for the two Swedes who should both be out after the first day of competition.
- LHW: Kenneth Egan (Ireland) vs. Julius Jackson (Virgin Island)
Julius, son of Julian, first ever Olympic boxer from Virgin Island - along with his welterweight brother John. This fight is actually a repeat of last year's worlds where Egan stopped him.
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LHW: Carlos Negron (Puerto Rico) vs. Mehdi Ghorbani (Iran)
How good is Negron? First chance to see tomorrow.
Great draw for Brit Tony Jeffries btw who stand a very decent chance of making it to (at least) the semifinals - where he could easily be meeting Kenneth Egan. Interesting! Darren Sutherland at Middleweight also seems to have good chance at reaching semis (= medal) without too much opposition. The Irish must be happy!
Other first-round draws of note:
- Raushee Warren (USA) vs. Lee Ok-Sung (South Korea) @ flyweight. Current world champ against former (2005) world champ.
- Sergei Vodopyanov (Russia) vs. McJoe Arroyo (Puerto Rico) @ bantamweight.
- Badaar-Ugan (Mongolia) vs. Oscar Valdez (Mexico) @ bantamweight.
- Albert Selimov (Russia) vs. Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) @ featherweight. Repeat of last years WC final.
- Clemente Russo (Italy) vs. Victor Zuyev (Belarus) @ heavyweight. Reigning WC-champ against silver medallist from Athens.
- Islam Timurziev (Russia) vs. David Price (GB) @ super heavyweight. Betting favorite against the British hope.
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....just heard one of our boxers trying to make the 119 weight limit passed out last night and has been pulled from competition, anyone hear anything about this ??? Forgot the kids name.
Gary Russell Jr.
Re: Boxing at the Olympics '08
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Mikkel_K
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Mikkel_K
Quote:
Originally Posted by
Mikkel_K
Most interesting match-ups tomorrow IMO:
- MW: Matvey Korobov (Russia) vs. Naim Terbunja (Sweden)
My guy to win gold at middleweight against my guy to watch out for...
- LHW: Artur Beterbiev (Russia) vs. Kennedy Katende (Sweden)
Tought draw for the two Swedes who should both be out after the first day of competition.
- LHW: Kenneth Egan (Ireland) vs. Julius Jackson (Virgin Island)
Julius, son of Julian, first ever Olympic boxer from Virgin Island - along with his welterweight brother John. This fight is actually a repeat of last year's worlds where Egan stopped him.
-
LHW: Carlos Negron (Puerto Rico) vs. Mehdi Ghorbani (Iran)
How good is Negron? First chance to see tomorrow.
Great draw for Brit Tony Jeffries btw who stand a very decent chance of making it to (at least) the semifinals - where he could easily be meeting Kenneth Egan. Interesting! Darren Sutherland at Middleweight also seems to have good chance at reaching semis (= medal) without too much opposition. The Irish must be happy!
Other first-round draws of note:
- Raushee Warren (USA) vs. Lee Ok-Sung (South Korea) @ flyweight. Current world champ against former (2005) world champ.
- Sergei Vodopyanov (Russia) vs. McJoe Arroyo (Puerto Rico) @ bantamweight.
- Badaar-Ugan (Mongolia) vs. Oscar Valdez (Mexico) @ bantamweight.
- Albert Selimov (Russia) vs. Vasyl Lomachenko (Ukraine) @ featherweight. Repeat of last years WC final.
- Clemente Russo (Italy) vs. Victor Zuyev (Belarus) @ heavyweight. Reigning WC-champ against silver medallist from Athens.
- Islam Timurziev (Russia) vs. David Price (GB) @ super heavyweight. Betting favorite against the British hope.
The Warren / Ok-Sung fight should be a great one, what a tough draw for the first round.
