they dont turn pro because prize fighting is banned in cuba.
thats why there amatuers are so good.
if you wanna turn pro they have to defect ala casamayor.
i personally think think this is a robbery to the sport :confused:
Unfortunetly for you I'am Cuban and I participated in the cuban boxing. Pro Boxing or prize fighting like most would call it is turned down by most if not all cubans do to the reason that we considere it Violent. It's not true to the sport, the Object of the game per say is to anialate your oponent. In cuban boxing or "Amateur Boxing" the objective is to beat your oponent by tactics,the trhill of the competition, love of the sport. When I watch pro boxing, it seems to me that they dont care about the sport just about the money.If they KILL the oponent "Oh Well" Amateur boxers are so good because they love the sport, no body is getting paid to box.
I read a thread that said that it is a robbery to the sport, in the contrary, as a matter of fact it keeps boxers learn to respect the game.
In cuba if a boxer is disrespectful off and/or on the ring he can not compete.
How many times have you seen this pro boxers act like idiots, but guess what , THERE PRIZE GOES UP!!!!
Its hard to answer the Question if cuban boxers would have been good at the pro level, Why? Because all the great ones would not have done it.
In 1976 $5 million was offered to Stevenson 81k Cuban Boxer to fight pro. HE said: "no gracias, mi deporte es el amateo"
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they dont turn pro because prize fighting is banned in cuba.
thats why there amatuers are so good.
if you wanna turn pro they have to defect ala casamayor.
i personally think think this is a robbery to the sport :confused:
Unfortunetly for you I'am Cuban and I participated in the cuban boxing. Pro Boxing or prize fighting like most would call it is turned down by most if not all cubans do to the reason that we considere it Violent. It's not true to the sport, the Object of the game per say is to anialate your oponent. In cuban boxing or "Amateur Boxing" the objective is to beat your oponent by tactics,the trhill of the competition, love of the sport. When I watch pro boxing, it seems to me that they dont care about the sport just about the money.If they KILL the oponent "Oh Well" Amateur boxers are so good because they love the sport, no body is getting paid to box.
I read a thread that said that it is a robbery to the sport, in the contrary, as a matter of fact it keeps boxers learn to respect the game.
In cuba if a boxer is disrespectful off and/or on the ring he can not compete.
How many times have you seen this pro boxers act like idiots, but guess what , THERE PRIZE GOES UP!!!!
Its hard to answer the Question if cuban boxers would have been good at the pro level, Why? Because all the great ones would not have done it.
In 1976 $5 million was offered to Stevenson 81k Cuban Boxer to fight pro. HE said: "why do i want $5 million if i have the love of 5 million Cubans"?
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