GREAT BRITAIN and IRISH BOXER READY FOR ACTION: By Brian Zelley
*The majority of boxers that will represent Great Britain and Ireland has been
decided, but there could be some adjustments to the list of boxers.
Women's Boxing: 2012 London Olympics
*British boxers have secured all three spots for women's boxing
with Natasha Jonas, Nicola Adams and Savannah Marshall ready
to make history in London.
Men's Boxing: 2012 London Olympics
*Boxers from England, Scotland and Wales are ready for action as a
result of earlier action in International tournaments and the team
captan will be Thomas Stalker.
THE IRISH
*Team members will include Katie Taylor who is expected
to make an impact. Her male team mates include Paddy Barnes,
Adam Nolan, Darren O'Neill, Michael Conlan and John Joe Nevin.
Saturday, May 19, 2012
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
BOXINGS CHOSEN ONES for 2012
THE OLYMPIC GAMES, LONDON 2012: by Brian Zelley
*The AIBA (International amateur boxing association) is down to
the wire in selecting the last of the boxers from around the globe
who have earned or have lucked-in to a spot on the many
International Olympic Teams. Once the world women's
action in China hears the final bell, the complete team of
women boxers will be known and they will join the
male boxers that have competed in various tournaments
to narrow the field into those that we will call Olympic boxers.
*But, even those that have been selected must still be aware of
the "Buster Mathis Moment" of 1964. Buster earned a spot on the
team but was injured in training and was replaced by JOE FRAZIER.
And, the rest is history. Joe went on to win gold, and then become
a professional boxer with a group backing him. He course was well
charted and he went on to win the Heavyweight Championship
of The World. Buster also turned pro, but had no major backing,
no well charted course, and limited opportunity. But, the sport of
professional boxing and the general public quickly turn away from
the boxers that are on the outside of the in-crowd. But, that also
happens it real life not just the zany world of pro boxing.
THE WOMEN BOXERS in THREE DIVISIONS
*The women boxers will qualify in three weight division for London.
Two of the lightweights to secure spots in the Games will be
Ireland's Katie Taylor and Great Britain's Natasha Jonas.
*The four middleweights engaged in semi-final action will be
Savannah Marshall, Nadezhda Torlopova, Yelena Vystropova and Anna Laurel.
Laurel had earlier defeated Canada's Mary Spencer who has been named
as a potential Olympic medal winner for Canada.
*The AIBA (International amateur boxing association) is down to
the wire in selecting the last of the boxers from around the globe
who have earned or have lucked-in to a spot on the many
International Olympic Teams. Once the world women's
action in China hears the final bell, the complete team of
women boxers will be known and they will join the
male boxers that have competed in various tournaments
to narrow the field into those that we will call Olympic boxers.
*But, even those that have been selected must still be aware of
the "Buster Mathis Moment" of 1964. Buster earned a spot on the
team but was injured in training and was replaced by JOE FRAZIER.
And, the rest is history. Joe went on to win gold, and then become
a professional boxer with a group backing him. He course was well
charted and he went on to win the Heavyweight Championship
of The World. Buster also turned pro, but had no major backing,
no well charted course, and limited opportunity. But, the sport of
professional boxing and the general public quickly turn away from
the boxers that are on the outside of the in-crowd. But, that also
happens it real life not just the zany world of pro boxing.
THE WOMEN BOXERS in THREE DIVISIONS
*The women boxers will qualify in three weight division for London.
Two of the lightweights to secure spots in the Games will be
Ireland's Katie Taylor and Great Britain's Natasha Jonas.
*The four middleweights engaged in semi-final action will be
Savannah Marshall, Nadezhda Torlopova, Yelena Vystropova and Anna Laurel.
Laurel had earlier defeated Canada's Mary Spencer who has been named
as a potential Olympic medal winner for Canada.
Friday, May 4, 2012
Canadian boxers at the last gate
THE 2012 CANADIAN A-TEAM AND THE LAST GATE: By Brian Zelley
As our Canadian boxers prepare for the action, one of the boxers has been
highlighted in a story in "The Chronicle Herald" (see link), but there will be
other stories about the team and the individuals.
Fighters down to last shot for Olympics | The Chronicle Herald
Of the Cnadian boxers only the two Nova Scotia boxer
BRODY BLAIR and CUSTIO CLAYTON are menttioned.
But the story for them all of them is the same, they must win their
first bout to hope for a spot on the Olympic team. A loss in the
first bout will spell "End of Story", but win the first and there are
big possibilities.
The other Canadian boxers that are in the fight include
Kenny Lally of British Columbia, and Alex Rynn of Alberta.
AIBA follows the action on their web site:
http://www.aiba.org/
Third Session: Emilien Boucher 25 - 10 over Bayron Molina Figuero/
Third Srssion: Justin Hocko gets eliminated.
Fourth Session: Yves Ulysse over Leyton Bates 14 - 10
Jonathan Savard wil see action in session four.
As the action continued, one by one all but two were eliminated.
THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN
*As the event comes to a close, announcements were
quickly made that two of the men boxers had qualified
for the Olympic team and the names were Custio Claton
and the super-heavyweight SIMON KEAN.
THE SWINGING GATE FOR WOMEN'S BOXING:
*The swinging gate still swings for Canadian middleweight
MARY SPENCER, but due to a loss to Sweden, she will
need to sit tight for the wildcard selection.
As our Canadian boxers prepare for the action, one of the boxers has been
highlighted in a story in "The Chronicle Herald" (see link), but there will be
other stories about the team and the individuals.
Fighters down to last shot for Olympics | The Chronicle Herald
Of the Cnadian boxers only the two Nova Scotia boxer
BRODY BLAIR and CUSTIO CLAYTON are menttioned.
But the story for them all of them is the same, they must win their
first bout to hope for a spot on the Olympic team. A loss in the
first bout will spell "End of Story", but win the first and there are
big possibilities.
The other Canadian boxers that are in the fight include
Kenny Lally of British Columbia, and Alex Rynn of Alberta.
AIBA follows the action on their web site:
http://www.aiba.org/
Third Session: Emilien Boucher 25 - 10 over Bayron Molina Figuero/
Third Srssion: Justin Hocko gets eliminated.
Fourth Session: Yves Ulysse over Leyton Bates 14 - 10
Jonathan Savard wil see action in session four.
As the action continued, one by one all but two were eliminated.
THE DOOR SWINGS OPEN
*As the event comes to a close, announcements were
quickly made that two of the men boxers had qualified
for the Olympic team and the names were Custio Claton
and the super-heavyweight SIMON KEAN.
THE SWINGING GATE FOR WOMEN'S BOXING:
*The swinging gate still swings for Canadian middleweight
MARY SPENCER, but due to a loss to Sweden, she will
need to sit tight for the wildcard selection.
Canadian Boxers Arrive in Brazil with London on their mind
THE FINAL ROUND FOR CANADIAN BOXERS: By Brian Zelley
Introduction:
For the best Canadian amateur boxers, the action in Brazil will
determine if any of them will make the 2012 Canadian Olymopic team.
Over the next few days, we will follow the progress of the A-Team for
Boxing Canada.
Introduction:
For the best Canadian amateur boxers, the action in Brazil will
determine if any of them will make the 2012 Canadian Olymopic team.
Over the next few days, we will follow the progress of the A-Team for
Boxing Canada.
Thursday, April 26, 2012
SPRINGING into the SUMMER OLYMPICS: by brian zelley
The final test is almost here for boxers from North and South
America. Included in the list of countries will be Canada.
So while we wait, the Canadian boxers continue to train
at various locations with some joint training taking place.
Over the rest of April and into D-day in May, we will see
what the Canadian buzz in as they prepare.
The final test is almost here for boxers from North and South
America. Included in the list of countries will be Canada.
So while we wait, the Canadian boxers continue to train
at various locations with some joint training taking place.
Over the rest of April and into D-day in May, we will see
what the Canadian buzz in as they prepare.
Tuesday, March 13, 2012
2012 OLYMPIC BOXING BUZZ
NEWS, VIEWS and the BOXING BUZZ: By Brian Zelley
Introduction:
As we prepare for the opening bell
there are the various pre-Olympic
stories of some of the potential
boxers and other bits and pieces.
This section of the Road To The
London Olympics will try to
capture some of the buzz.
One of the hot topics is the
type of garb that the women
boxers would use "skirts or shorts",
but it appears the end result by the decision makers is
for flexibility in the decisions the competitors can make.
The Schedule:
Boxing is expected to run from July 28 to August 12
at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London. Leading
the charge on July 28th. will be the bantamweights
and middleweights in men's boxing.
*Pre-Olympic buzz by "The Telegraph" mentions
some of the British boxers to look forward to are
Nicola Adams, Khalid Yafai and Tom Stalker.
Others include Katie Taylor and Paddy Barnes of
Ireland and Mary Kom of India.
BUZZ from "The Guardian"
*February story featured boxer Savannah Marshall who
is looking to go from World silver medalist to Olympic gold.
(photo - included in an article in
the "Sporting Life" and it's
stories relating to London 2012
More can be found at the
Sporting Life web site:
http://www.sportinglife.com/
http://www.sportinglife.com/london2012/
This is but one of many storiea about Savannah Marshall.
In Canada, the one with the largest amount of press is
potential Olympic boxer for Canada Mary Spencer.
The Canadian Men's A-Team:
*Each member of the A-Team
will attempt to break on through
the barrier that will lead to a spot
of the Canadian Olympic Team
for 2021 and a date in London
during July and August 2012/
*Each boxer has a variety of
skills and various levels of
experience from senior
members of the team to
the new faces that will
try to do what is very difficult.
Each boxer may have
only one more chance to make the Olympic team and
that should take place in Brazil in the coming months.
In the past we have seen multi-term Olympic boxers
from Canada such as Walter Henry to Michael Strange.
No amount of past performance will matter to the
A-Team of 2012, for them, there is only one narrow
door that must be entered and that will require
a combination of experience, timing and maybe
a little luck in the Brazil tournament.
USA BOXING
Flashbacks: 2008 as documented by NBC London Olympics
boxing section with the USA medal winner
One of the hot topics is the
type of garb that the women
boxers would use "skirts or shorts",
but it appears the end result by the decision makers is
for flexibility in the decisions the competitors can make.
The Schedule:
Boxing is expected to run from July 28 to August 12
at the Excel Exhibition Centre in London. Leading
the charge on July 28th. will be the bantamweights
and middleweights in men's boxing.
*Pre-Olympic buzz by "The Telegraph" mentions
some of the British boxers to look forward to are
Nicola Adams, Khalid Yafai and Tom Stalker.
Others include Katie Taylor and Paddy Barnes of
Ireland and Mary Kom of India.
BUZZ from "The Guardian"
*February story featured boxer Savannah Marshall who
is looking to go from World silver medalist to Olympic gold.
the "Sporting Life" and it's
stories relating to London 2012
More can be found at the
Sporting Life web site:
http://www.sportinglife.com/
http://www.sportinglife.com/london2012/
This is but one of many storiea about Savannah Marshall.
In Canada, the one with the largest amount of press is
potential Olympic boxer for Canada Mary Spencer.
The Canadian Men's A-Team:
will attempt to break on through
the barrier that will lead to a spot
of the Canadian Olympic Team
for 2021 and a date in London
during July and August 2012/
*Each boxer has a variety of
skills and various levels of
experience from senior
members of the team to
the new faces that will
try to do what is very difficult.
Each boxer may have
only one more chance to make the Olympic team and
that should take place in Brazil in the coming months.
In the past we have seen multi-term Olympic boxers
from Canada such as Walter Henry to Michael Strange.
No amount of past performance will matter to the
A-Team of 2012, for them, there is only one narrow
door that must be entered and that will require
a combination of experience, timing and maybe
a little luck in the Brazil tournament.
USA BOXING
Flashbacks: 2008 as documented by NBC London Olympics
boxing section with the USA medal winner
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