Largo, MD 165-pounder Dominic Wade has been eliminated from the US Olympic Trials. Wade was disqualified in his Challenger's Bracket match against Shawn Porter of Cuyahoga Falls, OH.
UPDATE: For an account on what happened during Wade's bout, click on Les Carpenter's article in today's Washington Post:
"http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/23/AR2007082302353.html
By the way, kudos to Les Carpenter for outstanding work in his coverage of the locals at the Olympic Trials!
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If anyone has a celebration planned for our Champions when they come home, please let me know I would love to be there.
wade was pushing and holding because he was losing. he always has a tantrum when he aint doping good. a big baby
????Ramsey?
linda how are people going to celebrate when they are losing. that does not make a bit of cents. are you trying to embarrass these guys or what
Miss Linda, he is right. These guys are going out there and messing up. Why would we throw a party for them? Fernando lost, Wade did something stupid. Gary lost the very first bout and has remained in the losers bracket ever since. These guys knew what was at stake-they blew it!
Well, THEY went out there. I feel we should be behind them whether they win or lose. In boxing unless there is a draw someone has to lose. I am not a boxer, so I may have been out of line with wanting to let our young fighters know that their hometown is proud that they got as far as they did. With your attitudes, why should young boxers even try? To me to get in that ring, especially in another city deserves huge respect especially for young fighters. I in no way meant to embarrass, but to honor. I strongly feel they deserve that. Sometimes you need it even more when you lose.
Linda you are proving to be much smarter and have much more class than the average joe who follows boxing.Fernando,Wade,Gary and anyone else that made it to that level deserves everyones respect
and we should let these guys from our area know that we appreciate
their efforts.
Scott Farmer
Seems like Wade was screwed.
Linda this blog is filled with a whole lot of wanna be's and haters.
Thanks guys...I was starting to feel like a Polly Anna. Glad to know there are people here that are supportive of our BATB Olympic Trials participants.
Dominic, keep your head up man. It sounds like you were robbed.
Mike Sawyer
wade is a nice little fighter and i see him doing very well as a pro. he just needs to keep his head on straight and keep his eyes on the prizes. does anybody know if he's sticking around or going pro?
Hey man, just going off of the article. I wasn't there.
MS
Yes...That article was a 360 from your view Roland. Wish these trials were televised. Since I wasn't there, guess I regret some of my exuberance, but I still think...especially for Gary Russell, Jr. that we support them 100%, and that includes keeping it real and boxing their ears when they need it to make them better. :(
stop hatin on domo. He just 17 in the olympic trials. What was you doin at 17, workin at McDonalds.
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