AIBA president agrees to Wlad Olympic participation

[Hougigo]

The head of the AIBA, Ching-Kuo Wu, agreed to Wladimir Klitschko participation in the 2016 Olympics #boxing tournament in Brazil.

— przemek garczarczyk (@garnekmedia) September 17, 2014

More about open door for pros in Olympics: "If Klitschko, Pacquiao really want this, we welcome them" - said Ching, AIBA chairman #boxing

— przemek garczarczyk (@garnekmedia) September 17, 2014

....Wut?

[Daddy T]

Is this serious? What a ****ing joke.
the olympics is the dream for young kids on the way up ... wlad is now going to go back to amateur and take that dream away from some kid who won't be able to compete because wlad has taken his place. On top of that the kid who may have won gold will now lose that chance because he'll get spanked by the heavyweight champion of the world.

[The Hammer]

This is fine with me.

The Olympics is supposed to be for the beat athletes.

It will raise the profile of Olympic boxing and be a major news story in Europe.

[chav]

I bet Wlad still hugs all his opponents like a long lost uncle, even though he has 40oz pillows and an oversized head guard.

Olympic heavyweights will get a lesson in cuddling from Uncle Wlad

[Hougigo]

This is fine with me.

The Olympics is supposed to be for the beat athletes.

It will raise the profile of Olympic boxing and be a major news story in Europe.

Other sports do it like Basketball and the Olympics... I just feel like the experience gap will be too big for some of them.

Also.. aren't they switching up the scoring styles in the ams?

[Beercules]

Jesus Christ. Might as well give him the medal now

[Daddy T]

Imagine if we were back in 1988 and people were talking about tyson doing this People would be screaming about murder lol you'd have kids withdrawing rather than fight him ...

[The Big Dunn]

What a ****ing joke. Its one thing to do this in sports where the line between amateur and professional is blurred but boxing.

How can anyone support this?

[The Hammer]

What a ****ing joke. Its one thing to do this in sports where the line between amateur and professional is blurred but boxing.

How can anyone support this?

Come on now.

If it were your man Floyd wanting to participate in the 2016 Olympics, you'd be strongly supporting him.

[Juof]

terrible but wlads used to pacing himself he might have a hard time with the fast 4 round pace orrrrrr he'll end up koing all the guys lmao. it is what it is theres many old guys in the olympics anyway audley harrison was 30 when he won the medal i think