So Ireland's brave Paddy Barnes has been beaten comprehensively (I think we can call 15-0 comprehensive, can't we?)in his Flyweight Semi-final in Beijing this morning.
After the fight he branded the standard of judging in his bout and the tournament overall as "a disgrace". RTE, in their online coverage, take a similar line, claiming that "If ever there was an example of the questionability of Olympic boxing scoring, this tie was it." They then offered a blow-by blow (literally) account of the bout which if the judges had corrected the scoring to match RTE's opinion, would have led to a score of 15-2. So there's a miscarriage if ever I saw one.
After the fight Barnes was asked if he was proud of his achievement in winning a Bronze. His response? "They can keep the bronze medal, I don't care. It's for losers."
That's the spirit!
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