Olympic boxing drops headgear

[Suckmedry]

Good Good Good Good. We needed this for a while. That amateur scoring was bull****. Worst way ever to score a fight and out of the thousands of am fights I have seen, I've seen literally hundreds end in poor or even outright ridiculous decisions.

And the scoring prompted coaches of many countries to develop fighters with really unbalanced styles that often didnt serve them well in the pros. No body punching, no inside fighting etc.

[Suckmedry]

Good Good Good Good. We needed this for a while. That amateur scoring was bull****. Worst way ever to score a fight and out of the thousands of am fights I have seen, I've seen literally hundreds end in poor or even outright ridiculous decisions.

And the scoring prompted coaches of many countries to develop fighters with really unbalanced styles that often didnt serve them well in the pros. No body punching, no inside fighting etc.

[Japanese Boxing]

THey should re-think the headgear, some guys are going to develop some nasty cuts before they turn pro.

Cuts > Concussions.

[JAB5239]

THey should re-think the headgear, some guys are going to develop some nasty cuts before they turn pro.

There will be cuts, but with 12oz gloves instead of eights and tens, and with only 3 rounds it won't be a major problem.

[Mike Haynes]

Boxing will be one of the most popular sports in the Olympics again!

[dde91]

There will be cuts, but with 12oz gloves instead of eights and tens, and with only 3 rounds it won't be a major problem.

yea i dont see much cuts coming from the gloves. just head butts. but if your getting cuts in 3 rounds in the AMs. then your going to get major cuts in the pros.

[A-Wolf]

Good. It'll be infinitely more watchable.

[ИATAS]

Fantastic news. This should not only be a big ratings boost for Olympic boxing, but it should make amateur fighters more pro ready.

[Russian Crushin]

So its just during the world championships and Olympics?

[frosty-g]

There will be cuts, but with 12oz gloves instead of eights and tens, and with only 3 rounds it won't be a major problem.

i've only ever boxed amateur with 10s and only ever seen 10s used, when are 12s used?