Comments Thread For: Cuba Approves Return To Pro Boxing For First Time In 60 Years

[joe strong]

Have you been able to travel to Cuba since Covid hit Joe? And if so how is it? Is it life as usual or do they have extreme restrictions?

Not in 2 years but probably heading there in June. Restrictions lifted. As several of my friends have gone there already.

[BritJimbo]

Great news

Im really interested in how this develops too.

[joe strong]

Yeah, me too. Looking forward to seeing Cuba receiving the full 'benefits' off involvement with the likes of Mauricio Sulamain and Gilberto mendoza

If you think Don King is bad for ripping off fighters… He will look like a saint to what will happen here… A fighter will be lucky to get 3 % of his purse…

[Rodtang]

If you think Don King is bad for ripping off fighters… He will look like a saint to what will happen here… A fighter will be lucky to get 3 % of his purse…

But they will get a purse. Maybe that's a start.

[P to the J]

If you think Don King is bad for ripping off fighters… He will look like a saint to what will happen here… A fighter will be lucky to get 3 % of his purse…

Might be right there; certainly ripe for exploitation, but then again, how many boxers are there that are not actually exploited?

Bar the cash cows, I’d say even those making decent dough are worse off relative to the numerous figures who make coin WITHOUT the physical risk.

And that’s before you even get to all of the small time boxers and those who don’t make it; those that make up the majority.

[P to the J]

My thoughts exactly! Good luck to them, so long as the money goes to the right places.

Amen, brother.

[Bronx2245]

Glad to see more talent in the sport! Hope Cuba continues to progress! I would love to visit!

[joe strong]

But they will get a purse. Maybe that's a start.

Been there 32 times the last decade. It is only getting worse…The regime needs to go…

[gooderz84]

Been there 32 times the last decade. It is only getting worse…The regime needs to go…

man loves his cigars clearly Would love to visit one day

[garfios]

'Pro boxing has not been recognized in Cuba since 1962, during the reign of late leader Fidel Castro who regarded that aspect of the sport as corrupt'.

Whatever anyone thinks of him, he wasn't ****ing wrong here, was he?

Yes he was, he used the sport to show the communism was the perfect government, while paying them peanuts and him getting richer. Besides, wtf was him to take dreams away from people that sacrifice everything for it. He was bob arum, don king, frankie carbo, all in one.