Comments Thread For: Audley Harrison Feels Pros Going in Olympics Will Be Tough

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Audley Harrison believes it would be very difficult for a professional boxer to compete at the Rio Olympics "from an infrastructure point of view". The sport's governing body, the International Boxing Association (AIBA), voted on Wednesday to make a rule change allowing professionals to compete in this summer's Games.
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[Dafoo]

Thats why AIBA will slowly change the rules to accommodate the professional boxer. I won't be surprised if the current tournament model is eventually changed so that instead of a 10 day tournament, it'll be something like a two year tournament based on ranking system similar to the current sanctioning bodies. Amateurs will ultimately be locked out of competing in the Olympics.

[thack]

The whole idea is ridiculous .A fighter serves his apprenticeship in the amateurs and then based on this moves carefully in to the brutal professional game .

Three rounds novices and twelve round experience pros. in the same ring is no help to our beautiful sport and could be highly dangerous for some.