2008 US Olympic Boxing Team - 2 year anniversary where are they now?

[killersheep]

I like Russell a lot. Very high on him. He's close to moving from prospect to contender. I like Wilder's power. But thats it. He's so green i though he was a fucking aliean. The rest I'm not big on. Yanez so far has been the bigest let down

I'm reserving judgement on Russell until his next step up.

I would have liked to have seen Rau'Shee turn pro, I think he's wasting good earning years chasing a dream he'll never get. He'll be 26 after the next Olypmics so there's still time for him, but we'll see.

[JazMerkin]

My thoughts are your maths might need some work Killer

Like VD, I'm very high on Russell Jr. He's kept himself very busy & I think his comp has been better than it gets credit for. He's fought some very tough journeymen with very different styles. Guys like De Leon, Pastrana, Viloria & Meza are all much better than their records suggest & I like the way his team seem to be trying to make him a really well-rounded fighter. My only concern would be whether he's a bit too small for FW. He doesn't seem like a guy who could grow through the weights. I suppose it says how high I rate him that I'm already thinking about his domination of multiple weights. I get ahead of myself like that.

My wonder with Warren is whether he'll turn over & already have too much mileage on him in the way that I think guys like Jerry Page & Andrew Maynard did. I hope not because he's an excellent fighter. I disagree that he's chasing a pipe dream. Not everyone wants to go pro & it may be that an Olympic medal is what he's aiming for in the way it was the ultimate goal of Leonard.

On the others, Ali looks good, but I think he'll fall away at the top tier when he gets there. Wilder's opp is horrible, but I get the feeling his team are just waiting for the Klits to get really old/retire & then step in. Andrade looks to probably have the most potential of the rest.

Yanez looks shit from what I've seen so far as a pro & he looks as if he has even less ambition as pro then he did as an amateur. Neither Molina or Estrada have really shown me that much to make me think they'll do much in the pro game. Estrada particularly seems to constantly have one ailment or another.