Comments Thread For: Roy Jones Jr. Disagrees With Pros Fighting in Olympics

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Former four division world champion Roy Jones Jr. disagrees with the 2013 format change by the Amateur International Boxing Association, which for the first time will allow professional fighters to compete in the Olympic games - starting with the 2016 Olympics.

On March 23, 2013, the AIBA instituted significant changes to the sporting format - including the ability for pro boxers to be eligible to compete in men's Olympic boxing. Other changes included the elimination of headgear and the instant 10-point pro-style scoring system.
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[imperial1]

I agree with Jones here no need to have pros competing with amateurs it gives an unfair advantage

[Johnny_Roa]

Aiba's aim is to take over boxing. They won't make it.

[elfag]

so who is going to beat all the 30 year old cubans?

[LittleMacAttack]

so who is going to beat all the 30 year old cubans?

That's what I was thinking. Haven't the Cubans already been putting seasoned pros against kids?

[Cinci Champ]

so who is going to beat all the 30 year old cubans?

very true but way things are going cubans wont be stuck in cuba no more

[ShoulderRoll]

so who is going to beat all the 30 year old cubans?

That has been a big factor in Cuba's success for a long time, hasn't it? Going back to the days of Teofilo Stevenson.

[johnnycontrolet]

It would be perfect to have the top names at the Olympics like in golfing. Great platform for our sport. Imagine guys like Mayweather,Klitschko,Golovkin,Ward, Crawford, Pacquiao, Gonzalez, Kovalev, Khan participating for their country....great stuff!

[frosty-g]

Stevenson won his first Olympic gold at the ripe of age of... 20 you fools.

Or if that's still too old for you how about Robeisy Ramirez who won his at the pensionable age of 18?

[lets rumble]

Probably the only way we get to see all the fights we wanna see without promoters standing in the way