Comments Thread For: Japan's Amateur Head Resigns After Mob, Misconduct Scandal

[BIGPOPPAPUMP]

Bowing deeply at a news conference carried live on national TV, Akira Yamane apologised to Japanese boxers whose hopes of participating in the Tokyo 2020 Olympics might have been dealt a knock-out blow by his admitted ties with an underworld figure.

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[McNulty]

It's always something over there.

[TrillScottHeron]

“In addition to the alleged misconduct, Yamane has come under intense public scrutiny for his gruff manner and snappy dress sense.”

Haha. Why even mention this? He has to be dressing like Calvin Murphy out there, for you to be hating on his clothes.

[Cloud]

Apparently, when the Japanese reporters called his phone, they could only hear the Godfather theme down the line. This guy seems to have liked being a small fry in the underworld.

[2fast2strong]

Organized crime and boxing go hand and hand regardless of country.

Always has been and always will be.

The snappy dresser part made me lol

[mdrosnock]

"To athletes, I apologise as the president of this body for this problem. Please, if in the future, you become unable to participate in the Tokyo Olympics, there will be the next Olympics. Please work toward that,"

damn that's it?

sorry I ****ed up your Olympic dreams, but hey, there will be another in 4 years, just go to that one!

[Catrin]

oooh SNAPS!
make panterita nery the interim Amateur head!