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SteelBlue · 08-23-2008, 08:12 PM

Worst boxing I've ever seen. Some Brit won it, but I'm not sure how. Three times they actually wrestled each other to the ground (and I missed most of the first round). Twice the Brit got a point for getting punched in the face. Boxing purists were probably in tears.

il Padrino Ute · 08-23-2008, 09:26 PM

It's been really tough for me to find the will to watch Olympic boxing since the debacle in Seoul.

It sounds like I'm not missing much at all.

Boxing needs a new Cassius Clay to bring it back.

Surfah · 08-23-2008, 10:25 PM

Olympic boxing and the point scoring system used in amateur fights is a joke.

cougjunkie · 08-23-2008, 11:41 PM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

It's been really tough for me to find the will to watch Olympic boxing since the debacle in Seoul.

It sounds like I'm not missing much at all.

Boxing needs a new Cassius Clay to bring it back.

Do you mean the screw job that Roy Jones got?

MikeWaters · 08-24-2008, 12:11 AM

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Originally Posted by il Padrino Ute

It's been really tough for me to find the will to watch Olympic boxing since the debacle in Seoul.

It sounds like I'm not missing much at all.

Boxing needs a new Cassius Clay to bring it back.

you mean a controversial black man unwilling to back down to oppressive and racist forces, the most compelling athlete of all time?

il Padrino Ute · 08-24-2008, 03:13 AM

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Originally Posted by cougjunkie

Do you mean the screw job that Roy Jones got?

Yes, that is exactly what I'm talking about.

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Originally Posted by MikeWaters

you mean a controversial black man unwilling to back down to oppressive and racist forces, the most compelling athlete of all time?

Yep. Everything about Clay was good for the sport of boxing. He not only was strong in his social beliefs, but he was the best fighter to step into a ring.

As I said, boxing needs another Casius Clay.

08-23-2008, 08:12 PM	#1
SteelBlue Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Norcal Posts: 5,821	Anyone catch that gold medal bout at 165 pounds? Worst boxing I've ever seen. Some Brit won it, but I'm not sure how. Three times they actually wrestled each other to the ground (and I missed most of the first round). Twice the Brit got a point for getting punched in the face. Boxing purists were probably in tears.

08-23-2008, 09:26 PM	#2
il Padrino Ute Board Pinhead Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: In the basement of my house, Murray, Utah. Posts: 15,941	It's been really tough for me to find the will to watch Olympic boxing since the debacle in Seoul. It sounds like I'm not missing much at all. Boxing needs a new Cassius Clay to bring it back. __________________ "The beauty of baseball is not having to explain it." - Chuck Shriver "This is now the joke that stupid people laugh at." - Christopher Hitchens on IQ jokes about GWB.

08-23-2008, 10:25 PM	#3
Surfah Master Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: F'burg, VA Posts: 3,211	Olympic boxing and the point scoring system used in amateur fights is a joke. __________________ Ernie Johnson: "Auburn is a pretty good school. To graduate from there I suppose you really need to work hard and put forth maximum effort." Charles Barkley: "20 pts and 10 rebounds will get you through also!"