Cuba Won't Attend Chicago Olympics Qualifier

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

HAVANA - Cuba won't send a boxing team to the world championships in Chicago, heeding Fidel Castro's fears about future defections after two fighters abandoned their teammates during the Pan American Games. [details]

[Verstyle]

I guess thats a good thing for the rest of the world

[HeartAttack]

This can hurt their experience a bit, but in truth it really won't. Most of their fighters have an enormous amount of international experience and this opportunity will afford some boxers a chance to qualify who ordinarily wouldn't have made it to Beijing. Thus possibly weaking the field for most Cuban fighters to go up against. Although it may give some obscure guy a chance to show he has some underrated skills. In truth we'll see come October.

[Feint]

That is too bad. Any competitor worth anything wants to fight against the best.

[eazy_mas]

well it more of a politcal thing so i respect there disecion if they dont want to competite