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Well, the first of the British fighters has been in action in the Middleweight division, and Anthony Ogogo really was a step ahead of the Dominican, cruising to a 13-6 win. Some good lead rights against the southpaw, and he built up a lead in the second round, letting him just land the counters in the third.
He's got a world champion in the next round, but still, a very good start for the Brits in the ring.
Ogogo looked ok.Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
I have tickets for next sat and a few quid on Joshua for the Gold.
Ogogo is a bit unlucky, drawing the World Champ next won a few pounds on him in his first fight.:)Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
missed it :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
Anyone know when Josh taylor is boxing?used to train in the same gym as him
He's in action tomorrow, along with Fred Evans of the GB guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by rosco1984
Joshua has a tough opening fight. He's fighting the nephew of Felix Savon...Erislandy Savon. I think if Joshua gets by him he'll medal.
It looks like there's not too many easy draws for the Brits here, and drawing a Cuban has to be disappointing for any of these guys.Quote:
Originally Posted by TigerFan
Today, Fred Evans is on at 4.15pm, and Josh Taylor on at 8.30pm according to the schedule.
Was a nice first round draw for Agogo. I think the Dominican was their 2nd choice guy if I heard the commentary correctly? Might have been better to get a tougher draw initially to ready him for the world champion in his next fight.
Interesting, Agogo has moved up to Middleweight. He used to be a welter didn't he? I remember the ABA final a few years back where he was dropped quite badly..he got up to win so he has the heart. Just hope his chin holds up to the heavier shots because he's a decent boxer.
Freddy Evans looked good yesterday I thought. Good performance for his first outing, although his opponent was only 18 I think so there will absolutely be tougher and more experienced challenges in the latter stages.... Is there anywhere that stores every fight the british fighters compete in top watch on demand does anyone know ?
Interesting day for British action tomorrow.
Luke Campbell faces Vittorio Parrinello at 8.30, and then Joshua v Savon is a really late one at 11.15 in the evening. @Fenster, please don't put the curse of your betting behind our boys.
Sorry @superheavyrhun, and the rest of Britain, but I already backed Joshua well before the comp started. Savon first round? Definitely my influence.
Luckily for the rest of GB, everyone else i've backed is not from GB. (An American girl, a Chinese guy, two Cubans and a dude from Ukraine currently don't realise they're already beat.)
Shit. I backed Joshua as my earlier post shows. :mad:Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Ogogo pulls off huge upset.
Level points. Count back level. Five judges favour the Brit (home advantage in boxing is invaluable).
Campbell for gold.
How the fuck did Ogogo get that win? Fools can't count for shit. Count back score isn't 52-52. It's 53-52 in favor of Khytrov
Did the "check hook" exist before Floyd ironed out Ricky? The bird commentating on boxing has said "check hook" about a dozen times in the last few bouts.
I've noticed the same thing and yes it did exist before Ricky and Floyd got together. I'm sure that was a rhetorical question but I jumped on it anyway.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
Razor Ruddock's smash was a check hook but they never called it that. I think our British fighters have had a few gifts but i thought Stalker was hard done by just now.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster
I thought Stalker was pretty unlucky there.
I don't think we have had hometown advantage really. I know Joshua got a dodgy one for him but I just think the judging generally is a complete lottery. Stalker was hard done by and that Savannah Marshall was a bit harshly treated.
I went to it on Saturday. You see all 5 judges scores at the end of each round before they disregard the highest and lowest score for each fighter and then take the average. But every single round of each bout had totally bizarre patterns. Like 3 or 4 of them having it by a point or two to the same fighter and then the other 1 or 2 judges having it by 7 to the other fighter. Every round there was at least one score that you could not possibly credit.
There's no doubt that Stalker was pressured out of some of the exchanges by the Mongolian fella, but I didn't think that Stalker lost that one. There's more to boxing than walking forward and swinging, although it's fair to say the Mongolian was throwing a lot.
And yes, I call him the Mongolian cause I can't remember nor spell his name.
Yeah especially in amateur boxing where aggression and ring generalship do not count for anything. Walking forward and swinging do not score points.Quote:
Originally Posted by superheavyrhun
@superheavyrhun
I don't know how it happened, i'm still in shock, but somehow Joshua beat the Fenster curse.
I was amazed that the BBC didn't inform Joshua that winning a gold medal pales in comparison to the groundbreaking achievement of beating the Fenster curse. Incredible.
Apparently the italians had heard about the Fenster curse and no wonder their corner appealed, they went double or quits on the Italian national debt at Paddypower.Quote:
Originally Posted by Fenster