Comments Thread For: Amir Khan Open To The Idea of Going For Olympic Gold

[LA fight fan]

amir ...

u only fight low skilled fighters at best professionally - so why not take a step back and boost ur ego with even less seasoned boxers you can beat and glorify yourself about. a great swan song for you and the only way you actually win anything and leave your lackluster career on a high note.

[Nomadic]

I'm against it but other sports are letting professional athletes compete. I guess it only makes it fair.

[JmH Reborn]

first of all there's nothing great to fight for than the $ $. this is a deadly sport. second there's more politics in olympic sports than anything. a country that hates another will cheat you out of gold in a heart beat. third professional fighter are to far experienced and will blow the young olypians away with and without head gear. GTFO

1). If money is all you'll or anyone else will ever seek - then you'll have a sad life

2). All boxing is subject o decisions that are sometimes unpopular - find a way to make it so influence is greatly diminished and you'll be fine

3). I clearly stated that Olympics should feature pros and let amateurs compete in the World Championships and Golden Gloves...so

[soul_survivor]

If this was true, would they let Lomachenko back in

I'm not sure if he would want to go back, he has two golds from the olympics right?

[nielon]

Amir Khan feels like this will be his BEST bet to become RELEVANT = Beat amateurs instead of real pros.....


What a shame!!!

[aboutfkntime]

As previously reported, the AIBA - which controls the amateur boxing system and continues to make moves into the pro ranks - is planning to allow professionals to compete in the Olympic games - starting next year.

Several fighters like heavyweight king and Olympic gold medal winner Wladimir Klitschko have embraced the idea, while others like former four division champion and Olympic silver medal winner Roy Jones Jr. believe the AIBA's decision would create a landscape where young amateurs are getting battered by seasoned pros and possibly world champions.

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This is ridiculous imo, how did that idea make it onto the table.

What possible benefit could come from this ?

[aboutfkntime]

Such a bollocks idea, this should never be allowed. How are amateur fighters ever supposed to aspire to winning olympic gold if they're going to be facing seasoned professionals in the first round? Pathetic, and a disgraceful way to treat the amateur sport.

Thats how I see it.

And what negative impact will it have on the pro game ?

Way to completely undermine amateur boxing.

[londoner]

A superstar of Khan's peerless inter-galactic magnitude would only be required to box in the final itself and would, of course, be allowed to nominate the opponent. You know it makes sense.

[Zaroku]

It might be interesting, but I think it could hurt amature fighting. Everyone may turn pro & then go to the Olympics.