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London 2012 Megathread [Part 1]

Mint Sauce · 2012-07-16 17:17:59

Okay, so After Hours doesn't usally do sports threads, barr the odd exception. But with only 11 days* to to one of the biggest sporting fortnights on the earth, and with what is preety much a Home Olympics for us, well its the closest it will ever come here. Prehaps its appropiate that the good folks of After Hours post…

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#9962 10-08-2012 01:48PM

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Great performance by Paddy, thought he has it

45-44 on countdown apparently

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#9963 10-08-2012 01:49PM

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Oh Christ, Kenny is wearing THAT jacket again

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#9964 10-08-2012 01:49PM

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45-44 on countback. Sickening.

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#9965 10-08-2012 01:49PM

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45-44 on countback, heartbreaking!

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#9966 10-08-2012 01:49PM

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45-44 on countback unlucky, so close

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#9967 10-08-2012 01:50PM

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Looks devastated. Fair play to him. Great show

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#9968 10-08-2012 01:50PM

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Watching it in work, and have no sound, so had no idea how it was going. Very unlucky that, but brilliant fight, 15-15 after the hiding he got in Bejing is some turnaround.

Well done Paddy, some achievement he did, to win 2 medals in 2 olympics.

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#9969 10-08-2012 01:50PM

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What a sickener. Unlucky, Paddy.

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#9970 10-08-2012 01:51PM

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"you're a hero, we're so proud of you, BRONZE medallist paddy barnes" - shut up Marty for Gods sake - that's the last thing he wants to hear!

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#9971 10-08-2012 01:51PM

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leahyl wrote: »

So John Joe up next :-)

What time ?

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#9972 10-08-2012 01:52PM

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Lapin wrote: »

What time ?

2pm

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#9973 10-08-2012 01:53PM

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For those that watch boxing, would he have been expecting to have a decent chance in a final against either of the two lads fighting now?

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#9974 10-08-2012 01:54PM

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Gutted for Paddy but he showed great humility in defeat there!

So so unlucky

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#9975 10-08-2012 01:54PM

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Paddy Barnes proved today what a fantastic boxer he is. He has come on some way in 4 years.

Fair play to Zou and Barnes at the end of the fight. Great camaraderie between 2 great boxers.

I expected Barnes to be beat comfortably. No shame in getting beat on countback to one of the greatest fighters ever.

EVENFLOW

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#9976 10-08-2012 01:55PM

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Guy:Incognito wrote: »

For those that watch boxing, would he have been expecting to have a decent chance in a final against either of the two lads fighting now?

Your man he fought is the olympic and world champ isn't he? I'd imagine hed've been favourite had he got over him

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#9977 10-08-2012 01:56PM

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cgpg5 wrote: »

Your man he fought is the olympic and world champ isn't he? I'd imagine hed've been favourite had he got over him

Doesnt really work like that though doe sit? These two lads could be the 2nd and 3rd seeds for all I know. They look lively enough anyway.

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#9978 10-08-2012 02:00PM

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Guy:Incognito wrote: »

Doesnt really work like that though doe sit? These two lads could be the 2nd and 3rd seeds for all I know. They look lively enough anyway.

I know yeah but I think this Chinese is rated as a shoe in I'm open to correction though

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#9979 10-08-2012 02:01PM

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Top man Paddy:

Barnes magnanimous in defeat. “The more skilful boxer won,” he said. “I tried hard to pin him down. He has so much ring confidence, that why he is the champion.”

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#9980 10-08-2012 02:02PM

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kfallon wrote: »

Top man Paddy:

Barnes magnanimous in defeat. “The more skilful boxer won,” he said. “I tried hard to pin him down. He has so much ring confidence, that why he is the champion.”

But I thought good loser = loser. I can't keep up with AH...

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#9981 10-08-2012 02:04PM

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With all the deleted posts, this threads already gone over 10000, so part 2 is here

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