Comments Thread For: Wladimir Klitschko May Target Another Olympic Medal

[MrRolltide91]

I don't agree with this

[Hougigo]

By Nature boxing is different than any other sports. Your argument only holds if you suggest that we Ban the sport altogether. I remember in 1984 or 1988 olympics where some boxer from Tonga participated. He looked like a fighting Eddie the Eagle. He fought an American or cuban in the first round and was stopped in less than a minute.

If they're going to implement this, at least slowly ease it in. If they did all this in one move, you'll have Ams fighting with no headgear on against the undisputed HW champion who's hungry for a gold medal.

Got that huge gap of experience and a new system they're supposedly implementing.

Maybe open it for those guys down the line, just not off the bat.

Let pros who have no world ranking and under a certain amount of pro fights come in and over the years open it up to more and more pros after the AMs of the world have acclimated to the new system

[Boxing Goat]

Why put parentheses on the word "world" in the last sentence? As if it's some kind of false claim, half truth or something.

[Bullrush]

Why is boxing different than all other sports?

So using your logic Phelps would be the heavy favorite in a fight against Klitschko? Because he's younger and a better athlete? Are you high right now?

[PainfromUkraine]

This is old news, he said this a while ago and I made a thread. It isn't going to happen - the AIBA said that you can only have a certain amount of fights or a certain age if you are pro, think its a limit of 10 pro fights or something, so this won't happen, and really has no value to Wlad.

[BattlingNelson]

If they're going to implement this, at least slowly ease it in. If they did all this in one move, you'll have Ams fighting with no headgear on against the undisputed HW champion who's hungry for a gold medal.

Got that huge gap of experience and a new system they're supposedly implementing.

Maybe open it for those guys down the line, just not off the bat.

Let pros who have no world ranking and under a certain amount of pro fights come in and over the years open it up to more and more pros after the AMs of the world have acclimated to the new system

There's already major changes in AM boxing. No headgear and semiprofessionalism.

[BattlingNelson]

So using your logic Phelps would be the heavy favorite in a fight against Klitschko? Because he's younger and a better athlete? Are you high right now?

Why should professional boxers not compete in the olympics when pros from other sports may?

[Loque-san]

The thing is that boxing should be open for pros just like cycling, basketball, tennis etc.

The thing is pro Boxing is like no other sport. These sports you mentionned are managed by one organization: UCI for Cycling, ATP/WTA for Tennis, NBA/FIBA for Basketball, etc. Athletes compete all year round, there are rational rankings based on results, etc. They are real sports, pro Boxing is not.

Amateur Boxing works more like a sport. It is managed by the AIBA and boxers fight regularly without chosing their opponent. IMO, pro Boxing is too much of a business to be an olympic sport.

Basketball, Football/Soccer are real sports and still generates money. For pro Boxing: business comes first. The difference is structural.

[Bullrush]

Why should professional boxers not compete in the olympics when pros from other sports may?

Because all the best sprinters or swimmers in the world are in the olympics. In boxing the olympics are a step down on the ladder. For a sprinter or swimmer the best thing they can achieve is winnin gold in the olympics, because that means they're the best at what they do on the planet. For a boxer winning gold in the olympics means nothing, it's a bunch of part time boxers that can't cut it in the pro's for the most part. Let alone being able to compete with guys like Mayweather or Klitschko. Why are we even arguing? Can you name me one olympic boxer that's world class - on Floyds or Klitschko's level?

Look, if EVERY world class boxer entered the olympics it'd be different, then there wouldn't be all these amateurs and part time boxers and truck drivers you have to fight, it'd be the best boxers on the planet. That'd be fine. But if ONE world class guy like Klitschko shows up there to fight these amateurs it's beyond pathetic. They are no competition, he's gonna beat them one handed with both eyes closed.

Yes, technically you're right in terms of the rules but if you don't see that this is completely different with boxing compared to sprinting or swimming and just a joke overall then I don't know.

[BattlingNelson]

The thing is pro Boxing is like no other sport. These sports you mentionned are managed by one organization: UCI for Cycling, ATP/WTA for Tennis, NBA/FIBA for Basketball, etc. Athletes compete all year round, there are rational rankings based on results, etc. They are real sports, pro Boxing is not.

Amateur Boxing works more like a sport. It is managed by the AIBA and boxers fight regularly without chosing their opponent. IMO, pro Boxing is too much of a business to be an olympic sport.

Basketball, Football/Soccer are real sports and still generates money. For pro Boxing: business comes first. The difference is structural.

In European football the governing body is UEFA. In the olympics is is under IOC or FIFA. Boxers would compete for IOC and AIBA in the olympics.