Olympians Turning Pro

Discussion in 'General Boxing Discussion' started by Mitchell Kane, Sep 8, 2008.

  1. Arben

    Arben "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Nice. I get to see him up close. And he was one of my favorites in the entire tournament.
     
  2. Arben

    Arben "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    But he was probably the most successfull heavyweights that never came close to a title shot ever.
     
  3. Jake

    Jake WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Of all the shitty scores produced in this year's Olympics, Egan's Gold medal fight w/ Zhang was easily among the worst.

    Surprised to hear DiBella's going after him, though I guess it's par for the course for Lou to talk out of both sides of his mouth these days. Also curious if Not-So-Sweet Lou is keeping an eye on whatever comes out of Duddy's current stand-off w/ Irish Ropes
     
  4. Arben

    Arben "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    Spoke with Dibella a bit last night. He's really high on his heavyweight Tor Hamer (That's his real name).

    He wasn't gonna do anything in New York for a while but said something to the effect of, "Thanks to Irish Ropes, I'll have two shows coming up. On in late January and one in February."

    Maybe he's making that push.
     
  5. mikE

    mikE "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    I'm not saying that everyone should like amateur scoring, but the scoring in the Olympics this year was unlike any I have seen since 1990 or whenever they made the switch.
     
  6. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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  7. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Press Release:

     
  8. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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  9. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

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  10. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Dallas Observer:

     
  11. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Supposedly Russell's fight will now happen on Friday and be part of the Shobox telecast.
     
  12. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

    He's Facing a Guy from Allen, Tx., Named Antonio Reyes...


    REED:mj:
     
  13. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

    & REED Actually "Broke" the Yanez Story 1st, but APPARENTLY Cupey DIDN'T Want to Post it...



    REED:boohoo:
     
  14. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    :lol:

    Have you heard any more about the card?
     
  15. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

    http://www.northtexasboxing.com/articles/reed/yanezsigns.html



    As for the Card, Yanez is Scheduled to Debut Against Julio Cesar Valadez, who's 3-2..."Handsome" Hector Beltran, a Member of Yanez's Camp, will Also B on the Card Along w/"Dallas Kid" Jesse Lara...

    The Promoters Said they DIDN'T Want an All Latino Card, so REED Suggested Charles Hatley...6 Bouts Total...



    REED:mj:
     
  16. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    NY Daily News:

     
  17. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

    Russell, Jr. Looked VERY Impressive N his Debut...


    REED:bears:
     
  18. Xplosive

    Xplosive X-MOD Bad Motherfucker

    Russel is fast as hell.
     
  19. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

    He was a LEGITIMATE Medal Threat for the U.S....But EXCESSIVE Weight Training, Mandated by Dan Campbell, Led to Russell's Difficulties on the Scales...


    REED:mj:
     
  20. mikE

    mikE "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    I didn't think Russell looked particularly good for a US olympian making a debut. He got hit way too much and didn't show me anything special...at all. He didn't suck or anything, but it was only a C performance, imo.
     
  21. adamiw

    adamiw Undisputed Champion

    Super-Heavyweight bronze medalist David Price has turned pro with Haymaker promotions. Price is 6'9.......i'm not convinced that he'll go all that far but he'll be a handy sparring partner for David Haye.......Haye-Wlad is close to being finalised for June 20th in London.
     
  22. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    BoxingScene:

     
  23. ElTerriblee

    ElTerriblee "Twinkle Toes" McJack

    I thought he looked good, very professional approach.
     
  24. Barristan

    Barristan Undisputed Champion

    was the Sadaam Ali fight televised?
     
  25. jaman

    jaman Leap-Amateur

  26. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Dan Rafael:

     
  27. KaukipRrr

    KaukipRrr "Twinkle Toes" McJack

  28. Mitchell Kane

    Mitchell Kane WBC Silver Diamond Emeritus Champ

    Hey, you gotta love that line...it's been a while since I've heard it.
     
  29. meetthefeebles

    meetthefeebles Drunken Geordie Bastard

    Considering the dredge that is most of the HW division right now, I think Price might actually do well. The guy is BIG, reasonably quick and has plenty of pop.

    MTF
     
  30. REEDsART

    REEDsART MATCHMAKER

    So he's the NEXT Zab Judah???...


    REED:lol:
     

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