In the final bout of the Tokyo Olympics, USA super heavyweight Richard Torrez Jr lost a unanimous decision to Bakhodir Jalolov of Uzbekistan on Sunday in the Kokugikan Arena. Torrez won round one on three of the five cards. In round two, Torrez was deducted a point, plus was given an eight-count. Torrez needed a KO in the last round, but couldn’t get it. Torrez wins the silver. Three of the five USA men’s boxers won silver medals.
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Good fight for Torrez. Fought hard but Jalolov easily schooled Torrez and looked at times like he was holding back a little bit. Probably didn’t want to destroy him like he did last year when he knocked Torrez out cold and left him looking like he had a seizure. Torrez will be fun to watch in the pros tho.
Props to Torrez, he fought with heart and to the best of his ability, but it would have been nice to see him let his hands go a bit more on the inside. The referee in that fight was horrible and the way in which he called the fight seemed to throw Torrez a bit off of his game.
Torrez won the first round well in an exciting fight then jalolov adjusted
Not Torrez day but he fought a good fight, surprised to see he’s only 22
Torrez will not excel in the pros.
Torrez did well. As far as Jalolov holding back give me a break this guy has no backbone I actually believe he was being cautious he seen Torrez was a different fighter than last time out and simply chose to play it safe knowing he would pull out the decision anyway.
As far as that stupid ignorant comment that Torrez will not excel as a pro GTFOH you pessimistic ladyboy. Torrez has a fine future as a pro.
Well there you go. A pro boxer with 8 pro bouts and all wins coming by way of knockout and 4 first round knockouts and ranked at 54 out of 1,000 plus pro heavyweights and I must add he already won a NABF jr heavyweight title as a pro defeated a true amateur boxer.. good win.
Yet here we have a professional NBA team also eh?
Fred Mira: Agree. I don’t care what people say, but a pro boxer should not be fighting an amateur boxer. Amateurs are supposed to do their schooling against other amateurs and then make the step up to the pro game.
Richard Torrez did very well against the developing giant. I am very proud of Richard. Great Job.
Speaketh … Mort.
Bakhodir Jalolov reminds of Hrgovic. Very tall lean and powerful. Torres fought very well against a much bigger fighter in very good fight. Both men are easily going to be top fighters in the HW division.
I kind of think Torrez maybe should stick around in the amateurs. He’s only 22 and the next Olympics are only 3 years away. Maybe he can take gold next time. I expect he’ll go pro though – or do both like people are doing now.
Torrez, Thanks for representing this Country,…You are forever a champion.,Very proud that you represented “us”.…..
Boxing is an international sport not an American one!
Jalolov will be interesting to follow as a pro.
Richard Torrez was badly KO’d by Jalolov 2019, but went up in the ring in Tokyo to actually fight. Hats off!
But Torrez looked really bad.
Michael Lee Scott, Torrez didn’t look bad at all when you consider that he went up against a pro and a monster at that, and he still did well for himself. I can certainly tell that what Charlie says is true-You my friend are a very feminine Lady-Boy. Hehehe
YES it’s true. Torrez is a tough dude who did well for himself at the Olympics. That Gold medal that Jalolov won he should be ashamed of! Let’s see if he has the intestinal fortitude to go up against Wilder or Joshua. Both would blow him away. That’s the equivalent to what Torrez did by fighting Jalolov the big coward
Yes. One other thing is true—>Michael Lee is in fact a LadyBoy!
Solid try by Torrez.
I have serious doubts about Torrez fighting as a professional heavyweight. I do not believe Torrez’s chin can hold with the heavyweights, so his camp better move him along very carefully until he fully settles as a heavyweight (if it happens). I prefer to see Torrez fight as a cruiserweight or “bridgerweight,” if he can safely make the weight.
Torrez is a smart young man, so if boxing does not work for him, then I am sure he will find another way to lead a law abiding, productive life.
So this Jalolov character has been fighting as a pro for over 3 years. My God the Olympics suck.
Other fighting as a pro can do the same
They ruined the Olympics when they let pros in all the sports.
Haven’t seen much of Torrez, but Willie DeWitt comes to mind when I watch him. I can see his pro career going a similar route (should he go pro that is)
FOR THE SAKE OF THE FUTURE OF BOXING! We NEED to have REFS penalize these big guys or any guys for this EXCESSIVE CLINCHING tactic where throw a punch and then cowardly clinch up and put all their weight on the smaller guy. I hated it when CLINCHko did it or when any fighter does it. Once you start penalizing this cowardly clinching tactic then you will see great fights of real skills again in boxing that will excite current and hopefully new fans.