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Brian Cazeneuve's
2004 Olympic Medal Picks
Boxing
U.S. OUTLOOK: Bleak. Andre Dirrell and Andre Ward are the only fighters with a serious shot at a gold medal. An aberration? The U.S. didn't win gold in the ring in Sydney, either.
48 kg (106 lbs.)
Gold Russia Sergei Kazakov
Silver Cuba Yan Bartelemy
Bronze Philippines Harry Tanamor
Bronze China Zou Shiming
This would be China's first medal in boxing.
51 kg (112 lbs.)
Gold Russia Georgi Balakshin
Silver France Jerome Thomas
Bronze Cuba Yuriolkis Gamboa
Bronze Thailand Somjigt Jongjohor
Two-time European champion Balakshin is making his Olympic debut.
54 kg (119 lbs.)
Gold Cuba Guillermo Rigondeaux
Silver Azerbaijan Agassi Mamedov
Bronze Russia Gennady Kovalev
Bronze France Ali Hallab
Mamedov represented Turkey at the 2000 Games.
57 kg (126 lbs.)
Gold Kazakhstan Galib Jafarov
Silver Germany Vitaly Tajbert
Bronze South Korea Jo Seok Hwan
Bronze Tajikistan Abdusaalom Khasanov
Sydney champ Bekzat Sattarkhanov, a Kazakh, died in a 2000 car crash.
60 kg (132 lbs.)
Gold Cuba Mario Kindelan
Silver Bulgaria Dimitar Stilianov
Bronze Thailand Pichai Sayotha
Bronze Turkey Aydyn Selcuk
Mario's cousin is Orestes Kindelan, Cuba's alltime home run king.
64 kg (141 lbs.)
Gold Russia Alexander Maletin
Silver France Willy Blain
Bronze U.S. Rock Allen
Bronze Mexico Juan de Dios Navarro
Allen was DQ'd at the 2000 trials after his brother Tiger weighed in for him.
69 kg (152 lbs.)
Gold Russia Oleg Saitov
Silver Cuba Lorenzo Aragon
Bronze Uzbekistan Sherzod Husanov
Bronze South Korea Kim Jung Joo
Saitov could become the fourth boxer to win three Olympic titles.
75 kg (165 lbs.)
Gold Kazakhstan Gennady Golovkin
Silver Cuba Yordanis Despaigne
Bronze U.S. Andre Dirrell
Bronze Russia Gaiderbek Gaiderbekov
Thanks to his upbringing, Dirrell rarely has a meal without milk.
81 kg (178 lbs.)
Gold Russia Yevgeny Makarenko
Silver U.S. Andre Ward
Bronze Azerbaijan Ali Ismailov
Bronze Kazakhstan Beibut Shumenov
Ward has tattooed the name of his late father, Frank, on his forearms.
91 kg (201 lbs.)
Gold Cuba Odlanier Solis
Silver Russia Alexander Alekseyev
Bronze Azerbaijan Vugar Alakparov
Bronze Belarus Viktor Zuyev
Solis replaces three-time champ Felix Savon, 34, who is a year over the age limit.
91+ kg (201+ lbs.)
Gold Russia Alexander Povetkin
Silver Italy Roberto Cammarelle
Bronze U.S. Jason Estrada
Bronze Uzbekistan Rustam Saidov
Estrada sports a tattoo on his left arm that reads: LIGHTS OUT.
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