2024 Super Heavyweight Oylmpic field.

[Dr. Z]

The 2024 Olympics are upon us. Here is the super heavyweight field.


To win bronze only requires a fight wins two matches and honestly outside of Jalolov who should win gold there are many fighters listed below that can do that.


Here they are linked to Wiki

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One the draw is done, I will offer a predicton. I have seen most of the competitor's before.

[RJJ-94-02=GOAT]

A 14-0 pro competing in the Olympics is BS. I hope somebody upsets Jalolov but I can’t see it.

If Orie gets a good draw, he’s definitely capable of medaling.

[Dr. Z]

A 14-0 pro competing in the Olympics is BS. I hope somebody upsets Jalolov but I can’t see it.

If Orie gets a good draw, he’s definitely capable of medaling.

Jalolov is a very gifted and skilled 6'7" 245 pound man. The field is very unproven. I can't see it either. The Olympics is a mess with judging scandals, drugs, and pro's now allowed to compete. But it is still boxing and as a fan, I'm interested in the tournament. Those who win medals get paid far more than their first 10 or so pro fights.

[PBR Streetgang]

When picking who will win, hard to go against Jalolov...still remember his wicked KO of Torrez Junior in the 2019 World Amateur Championship...what's crazier is that Jalolov was a pro back then...he's been in the pro ranks for 6+ years with only 14 fights.

As for this Olympics, I will pull for my countryman Joshua Edwards...he's a bit undersized but maybe he can use that to his advantage. I don't know much about Orie but how can I not support someone with the first name Delicious?!?!

[Dr. Z]

When picking who will win, hard to go against Jalolov...still remember his wicked KO of Torrez Junior in the 2019 World Amateur Championship...what's crazier is that Jalolov was a pro back then...he's been in the pro ranks for 6+ years with only 14 fights.

As for this Olympics, I will pull for my countryman Joshua Edwards...he's a bit undersized but maybe he can use that to his advantage. I don't know much about Orie but how can I not support someone with the first name Delicious?!?!

Edwards won't embarrass USA boxing, by that I say he belongs in the field of 16. But he has already lost to Jalolov a year ago. However he held a win over Delicious a year ago as well. Depending on the draw, Edwards has a shot at a bronze. And he will turn pro after the games. He is the " Great American Hope " He is about 6'1" tall, 225 pounds. As such he meets the functional numbers for a modern heavyweight. But his pro chances are limited. This cat has no power. And like you said, he is a bit undersized.

I view as many as six men who are better favorites to medal.

[PBR Streetgang]

Edwards won't embarrass USA boxing, by that I say he belongs in the field of 16. But he has already lost to Jalolov a year ago. However he held a win over Delicious a year ago as well. Depending on the draw, Edwards has a shot at a bronze. And he will turn pro after the games. He is the " Great American Hope " He is about 6'1" tall, 225 pounds. As such he meets the functional numbers for a modern heavyweight. But his pro chances are limited. This cat has no power. And like you said, he is a bit undersized.

I view as many as six men who are better favorites to medal.

Undersized and lacking pop is a bad place to be in the HW ranks; I've read Edwards has some speed and defensive skills but unless you are Chris Byrd...it will be hard to find success among the monsters of the division.

[Dr. Z]

Undersized and lacking pop is a bad place to be in the HW ranks; I've read Edwards has some speed and defensive skills but unless you are Chris Byrd...it will be hard to find success among the monsters of the division.

Agreed on all counts. You can be underzised for today, but to lack power in addition to being undersized is = basically you are out of business.

[Dr. Z]

92+ kg / 203+ lbs


Schedule:

• 7/29 - Prelims / Round of 16 - 6:36 a.m., 10:50 a.m., 3:20 p.m. ET
• 8/2 - Quarterfinals - 11:38 a.m., 4:08 p.m. ET
• 8/7 - Semifinals - 4:02 p.m. ET
• 8/10 - Final - 4:51 p.m. ET

Seeds:

1. Joshua Edwards (United States)
2. Delicious Orie (Great Britain)
3. Mourad Kadi (Algeria)
4. Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan)
5. Teremoana Junior (Australia)
6. Abner Teixeira (Brazil)
7. Kamshybek Kunkabayev (Kazakhstan)
8. Mahammad Abdullayev (Azerbaijan)

Four picks for four medals


Joshua Edwards (United States), Bakhodir Jalolov (Uzbekistan), Kamshybek Kunkabayev (Kazakhstan), Nelvie Tiafack (Germany) Observations and analysis

• Jalolov is fast proof that seeding here is not a ranking based on expected results.He’s in his third Olympics, earning the gold in 2020 and losing to Joe Joyce in the 2016 quarterfinals. He has 11 wins against this year’s field, and the only man here that’s ever beaten him is Kunkabayev, who last accomplished it in 2017 but lost to Jalolov in their five meetings since then. With Jalolov on the top half of the bracket and Kunkabayev on the bottom, it’s very possible they’ll face each other yet again for the gold medal
• Abner Teixeira is fighting on an injured ACL, and put off surgery to allow himself to compete in Paris. After qualifying by making the Pan Am Games final last October, he withdrew and gave Edwards the gold medal there to avoid worsening the injury. Teixeira won a bronze medal in 2020, and he’d be a favorite for another medal here if he were on two good legs.
• Joshua Edwards would have to face Jalolov in the semifinals, but a potential loss there would still be enough to secure him a bronze medal. Jalolov and Teixeira have beaten him before, but neither could face him before the medal rounds.
• Nelvie Tiafack is 10-2 against potential opponents not named Kunkabayev or Teixeira, and the Teixeira loss predates the ACL injury. He’s 2-0 against Orie, and a path to the semis that doesn’t run through Jalolov or Kunkabayev could result in a medal.
• If the draw isn’t in Tiafack’s favor, keep an eye on Diego Lenzi (Italy), who has wins over seeded fighters Orie and Abdullayev. He’s one of the shorter men in the weight class, but he’s had success against several in the field.

Fun facts and assorted nonsense

• Delicious Orie’s father took inspiration for his son’s name from Delicious Kennedy of the 90s R&B group All-4-One. For many of us, the sounds of “I Swear” and “I Can Love You Like That” were just the backdrop for middle and high school dances spent shuffling awkwardly, hoping no girls would notice how sweaty our hands were. But for Justin Orie, those songs inspired the name of a champion boxer.
• Teremoana Junior finished an apprenticeship and planned on being a plumber, but stuck with boxing.
• Dmytro Lovchynskyi (Ukraine) is a graduate of Pereiaslav-Khmelnytskyi Hryhorii Skovoroda State Pedagogical University in Pereiaslav. Their mascot is an owl.

[Dr. Z]

[LG Motel 22]

Teremoana Junior (Australia) just dropped his Ukrainian opponent 3 times in the first round, fast, heavy hands, big strong unit. Should make a good pro. I haven’t seen the other contenders fight yet but gonna put a little bet on him for the gold after that showing.