The Olympics Thread, London 2012, Games of the XXX Olympiad, 27th July - 12th August

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I think that second rounds scoring threw his right off his game there , thought he'd done really well but almost went to pieces in e final after that scoring. Evans deserved to go through though and I like him as a fighter
 
Walken said:
seem to shake him, just didnt look relaxed anymore and his timing went
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Walken said:
well i dont should of gone to countback, but he was sloppy in that last round an it nearly cost him
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No issue selby got beaten but the second round scoring for Evans there was bollocks for me and effected him, in the third I wondered if he was caught between the thoughts of boxing it out like the Cuban or sticking to his plan ? I think that first round shows what he's got and theres plenty there , it'd have been an injustice me for me if he hadn't gone through . Great fight in the first round and he can box or fight , of the fighters a few look suited to the pro game and despite his age I think he is.
 
sheedyicomeinpeace said:
No issue selby got beaten but the second round scoring for Evans there was bollocks for me and effected him, in the third I wondered if he was caught between the thoughts of boxing it out like the Cuban or sticking to his plan ? I think that first round shows what he's got and theres plenty there , it'd have been an injustice me for me if he hadn't gone through . Great fight in the first round and he can box or fight , of the fighters a few look suited to the pro game and despite his be I think he is.
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hes defo got a bit of spite in his punches, hes a very skillful counterpuncher aswell, i actually assumed he had extended his lead in the second, when he relaxes he a lovely boxer
 
Phyllis Stein said:
Very sad.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-london-19161670
But hes checked out doing/following what hes enjoyed. RIP big fella.
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She can give his tix to me, I've missed out on the chance to go to the basketball on sat and the gb hocky last night in the last few days :(

davek said:
It's been three weeks since the previoulsy clean as a whistle Frank Schelck was caught; and Contador is not exactly a creature of cycling's past. It amuses me Bruce that you set the issue up as if it were a thing from the bad old days. If you fail to acknowledge that unfair advantage can and will continue to happen in cycling (chemical or technological) you're basically taking the view that it's all good and that's the end of it now. You're taking that view right now because it suits, as the GB team have dominated.

I dont know whether they in particular have cheated or not. All joking aside, I have an open mind. It's not closed off, and rightly so given the nature of cycling's history.

I was just reading Boardman's flimsy explanation about the dominance coming from wind tunnel technology and materials from the 90s! He's basically taking the piss. There's an advantage gained somewhere and the UCI or whoever will get to the back of that in time. No wonder he's stepping down after these olympics!!
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Wasn't it Boardman who won British medals inj the 90's when he developed a new 'type' of bike to compete on? The one which they basically all ride on now? You think that a team lead by him couldn't find a way to get an advantage over the other teams without cheating? As far as I can see it's just great talent, and the best in training and preperation.

Phyllis Stein said:
Yet another absolutely diabolical decision, now on countback Alexis Vestine (not spelt correctly!) from France loses out.

Woodhall "Awful decision, happened to him twice now, robbed on the way to the final at Beijing..."
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That was shocking. Like many have said already the boxing judges have been awful. Someone else mentioned the Savannah fight earlier - completely robbed. And I remember one where one boxer landed 4/5 clean hits in one 15/20 second attack, yet the score for the whole round was 4-2 or something. Completely ridiculous and marring the event massively.
 
Philw said:
That was shocking. Like many have said already the boxing judges have been awful. Someone else mentioned the Savannah fight earlier - completely robbed. And I remember one where one boxer landed 4/5 clean hits in one 15/20 second attack, yet the score for the whole round was 4-2 or something. Completely ridiculous and marring the event massively.
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That's the biggest issue with the scoring system in that those with fast hands get penalised because with 3 out the 5 having to press the button if a fighter throws a 'volley' of punches they might only get one point or if they are unlucky maybe none. That's ignoring some fairly crap scoring as well.
 
Apparently, Scotland would be 6th or 7th in the Olympics as a stand alone nation.

These people should have their independence. The Scolympians have shown the way. Break up the Union.
 
davek said:
Apparently, Scotland would be 6th or 7th in the Olympics as a stand alone nation.

These people should have their independence. The Scolympians have shown the way. Break up the Union.
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i'd prefer if we compete as europe, only way we will give china/usa a run for their money!:lol:
 
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