Dragon 1,734 Posted June 7, 2021 #261 Share Posted June 7, 2021 14 minutes ago, dcro said: I realize that boxing and arrogance are a common combo, but damn, the British boxer really pushed it here... Especially since this interview happened after the match, so one can't really throw it under trash talk. https://olympics.com/live-blog/live-blog-boxing-qualifier-tokyo-2020-paris-monday-7-june-2021/ It's nothing jaw-dropping. But then again, I can imagine plenty contexts where someone who makes such remarks about their opponent's physical appearance would immediately face backlash and calls for a disqualification... You're probably too young to remember what Muhammad Ali said about his opponents before and after his fights. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Federer91 2,206 Posted June 7, 2021 #262 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Dubious wins and scandalous refereeing in boxing. I'm speechless Adriano 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rafoo 162 Posted June 7, 2021 #263 Share Posted June 7, 2021 57 minutes ago, Federer91 said: Dubious wins and scandalous refereeing in boxing. I'm speechless And what to say about Whittaker vs Plantic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nickyc707 323 Posted June 7, 2021 #264 Share Posted June 7, 2021 6 minutes ago, Rafoo said: And what to say about Whittaker vs Plantic At least the referee didn't get away with his attempt to gift the fight to Plantic with his penalty point. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OlympicIRL 4,829 Posted June 7, 2021 #265 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Ireland will have 7 boxers (4 male, 3 female) in Tokyo! Fantastic result! hckošice 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phelps 7,075 Posted June 7, 2021 #266 Share Posted June 7, 2021 On 06/06/2021 at 20:58, phelps said: has someone watched the Gadzhimagomedov vs Mouhiidine match? I just read the result and a few lines by the OA sport website, but I don't trust them at all when it comes to boxing...I haven't watched the bout, so I don't know what to think about it... watched the fight earlier today... I thought it was worse than it actually was...but still, imho the 1 st round (basically, the decisive one) should have gone by a very short margin to the Italian... then, round 2 and 3 were pretty clear...the second stint was all for Mouhiidine and the 3rd, after a messy start, was definitely in favour of the Russian... it could have gone either way, but I'm not surprised at all it went to Russia... quite different story the women's -51kg semifinal match between ITA and GBR...luckily it wasn't a qualifier anymore, but there's no way to give GBR that match...actually, to give GBR a single round of that match (even the 3rd messy and useless round)... p.s. no comment on the 1st round judging of the box-off in the women's -60kg class between GRE and ITA...that was a full old AIBA attempt to steal a verdict... fortunately, the Greek was such a disaster in rounds 2 and 3 that even those biased judges couldn't do anything anymore... Giovanni Gianni Cattaneo 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dodge 818 Posted June 7, 2021 #267 Share Posted June 7, 2021 21 minutes ago, OlympicIRL said: Ireland will have 7 boxers (4 male, 3 female) in Tokyo! Fantastic result! Considering they’ve lost Joe Ward in 2019 and Michael Nevin this month(!), it’s an unreal performance Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dcro 10,191 Posted June 7, 2021 #268 Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 hours ago, Dragon said: You're probably too young to remember what Muhammad Ali said about his opponents before and after his fights. Different era, different circumstances. I am not the one to say he crossed some line (not at all), but it's definitely something that would start an uproar in another context. Worth a bookmark. #banbestmen Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dragon 1,734 Posted June 7, 2021 #269 Share Posted June 7, 2021 I don't disagree with you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rybak 2,778 Posted June 7, 2021 #270 Share Posted June 7, 2021 Ok, Drabik is qualified to Tokyo, total disaster is avoided, but still 1 men and 1 women qualified is result below expectations. When the rankings will be closed and qualified boxers will be announced? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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