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Boxing: US Marine determined to keep team spirits up
Chicago Tribune
A veteran Marine of two tours of duty in Iraq, the U.S. team boxing captain
knows he has his men to think about. The 26-year-old sergeant, who served
as a field electrician during the Iraq war, is just part of the military
backbone of an American team led by ...
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Boxing: Diaz Jr. fighting for a better life
Chicago Tribune
LONDON (Reuters) - Joseph Diaz Jr.'s Olympic dream is straightforward: Make
a big impression in the boxing ring, turn professional and then buy his
unemployed parents a new house. It's a lot of pressure to carry on
not-so-broad bantamweight shoulders, ...
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US boxer Jamel Herring shows strength despite defeat at London Olympics
Los Angeles Times
LONDON — Jamel Herring waited more than 10 years for his chance to get in
an Olympic boxing ring. Once he was there, however, his stay proved
agonizingly short, as he lasted only three one-sided rounds against Daniyar
Yeleussinov of Kazakhstan, who ...
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Boxer takes issue with system in loss
Philadelphia Inquirer
... annoying Suarez, yet still grinded out enough points to win. Eagles
training camp · Olympics in London · Eagles Cheerleaders Calendar. Get
Your Philadelphia Sports Gear Here. "That's the problem with Olympic
boxing," Suarez said. "It's not boxing. It's tag.
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"It's not boxing, it's tag": Even Olympic fighters get frustrated by rules
of amateur ...
Washington Post
LONDON — After Carlos Suarez put on a losing performance that still had
the Olympic crowd chanting his name, the Trinidad and Tobago fighter said
what so many fighters are thinking when they lose an amateur boxing match.
"It's not boxing," the light ...
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Olympics: Boxers shine as tennis duo knocked out (Overall Roundup)
New York Daily News
London, Aug 1 — Boxers Laishram Devendro Singh and Manoj Kumar packed a
lethal punch, while shuttler Parupalli Kashyap humbled a higher-ranked
opponent to enter the pre-quarterfinals at the London Olympics here
Tuesday. The bad news came from ...
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London 2012: Breaking Down What Happened to USA Boxing
Bleacher Report
While it would indeed be wonderful for Americans if the current U.S. boxing
team (or any future team) could recapture the glory and success of the
young fighters from '76 or '84, the reality is that this simply isn't
realistic. Amateur boxing has changed drastically ...
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US Marine from NY loses bout to Kazakh at Olympics
Wall Street Journal
LONDON — Before U.S. Marine Sgt. Jamel Herring stepped into the Olympic
boxing ring for the first time, the native Long Islander gave a soldier's
salute to his cheering teammates. Then he thought about his late daughter
and said a quick prayer, giving ...
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Olympics-Boxing-US Marine determined to keep team spirits up
Reuters
The 26-year-old sergeant, who served as a field electrician during the Iraq
war, is just part of the military backbone of an American team led by
officer Basheer Abdullah, head coach of the army's boxing programme for 15
years. Herring saw many friends die ...
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Even in defeat, Jamel Herring thinks of US teammates
Yahoo! Sports
Light flyweight Mark Barriga easily handled Italy's Manuel Cappai in the
opening bout for the only Filipino boxer in London, earning a 17-7 victory.
Barriga's one-sided win was an encouraging result for a strong boxing
nation with little recent history of amateur ...
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