Comments Thread For: Hassan N'Dam, Amnat Ruenrong Seek Olympic Gold

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Superb day of semis in Vargas sees sixteen Olympic quota places shared between eleven countries, with eight going to WSB boxers, six to APB boxers and two to other pro boxers. Ten more spots will be confirmed during Friday's finals and box-offs.
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[Mighty_Windir]

Hassan is a good boxer, but I'm not down with pro's competing, unfair advantage over the young lions who want to prove their worth so they can impress promoters and maybe get signed into prizefighting

[yngwie]

But where good as amateurs but i hope they loss.

[OctoberRed]

Hassan is a good boxer, but I'm not down with pro's competing, unfair advantage over the young lions who want to prove their worth so they can impress promoters and maybe get signed into prizefighting

If he wins gold there should be an asterik

[IFightDirty]

Eh, if they allow professional amateurs like a lot of Eastern European and Cuban boxers who stay in the system til their late 20's/early 30's then why not pro's. A young amateur is at a disadvantage either way.

[Mighty_Windir]

If he wins gold there should be an asterik

I wished they never allowed it, no idea who thought this was a great idea

[HeroBando]

Hassan is a good boxer, but I'm not down with pro's competing, unfair advantage over the young lions who want to prove their worth so they can impress promoters and maybe get signed into prizefighting

Thing is, nobody with anything to lose will do this and risk getting beaten by an amateur. 3 rounders is a different game, many of these guys are very skilled as well. It's only guys that can't get a decent purse that'll try this

[intoccabile]

Thing is, nobody with anything to lose will do this and risk getting beaten by an amateur. 3 rounders is a different game, many of these guys are very skilled as well. It's only guys that can't get a decent purse that'll try this

It should be noticed that the pros are competing 20lbs over their Pro weight. N'dam is competing at 178, but he is a career MW. The pro game is heavily based on re hydration.

[yngwie]

Both lost today.