Women boxers may wear miniskirts in the Olympics?

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  1. colinthfc

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    Graham Dunbar for Masslive.com reports:
    "Boxing gloves, check. Headguard, check. Mouthguard, check. Miniskirt?
    After winning a long fight to get into the Olympics, female boxers are at the center of a dress code debate ahead of the 2012 London Games, including whether they should wear skirts in the ring.
    The International Amateur Boxing Association (AIBA) said Friday that officials will meet in January to discuss the issue and draw up recommendations.
    "AIBA is seeking a consensus from the worldwide boxing family and the wider public for reference purposes," the statement said.
    The federation said it was responding to recent media reports suggesting that female boxers would be forced to fight in skirts rather than shorts.
    "AIBA has not made any final decision on boxers' uniform for women," the governing body said.
    Women's boxing will make its Olympic debut in London after being accepted on the program by the International Olympic Committee in August 2009.
    AIBA suggested to its national federations last year that wearing skirts would help the women stand out from the men's competitions.
    It brought to mind FIFA President Sepp Blatter's much-maligned suggestion in 2004 that female soccer players should wear "tighter shorts" to increase the game's popularity. Blatter's proposal was met with widespread criticism.
    AIBA's idea has not found much support, either.
    At the European Championships held in the Netherlands last month, only fighters from Poland and Romania wore skirts.
    "I won't be wearing a miniskirt," Ireland's three-time world champion Katie Taylor told the BBC last week. "I don't even wear miniskirts on a night out, so I definitely won't be wearing miniskirts in the ring."
    The policy will be scrutinized again when London stages Olympic boxing test events Nov. 24-27 at the ExCeL arena.
    Women are set to compete in three weight classes in the Olympics, with 12 competitors each fighting for flyweight, lightweight and middleweight medals.
    Boxing for women was rejected as an Olympic sport in 2005 after the IOC said it failed to reach standards of medical safety and universality."
     
  2. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    shouldnt be an issue really.
     
  3. miguel2010

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    Booooooooooooooooooo :)
     
  4. Lunny

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    What the ****? They're seriously wasting time and money debating this? Who gives a ****?
     
  5. Davew430

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    It'd be ok if the female fighter's looked like Megan Fox... But they don't...

    So who give's a **** what they wear?
     
  6. Tommy O C

    Tommy O C VIVA LA MEXICO!!!! Full Member

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    No way its mandatory. Marie Taylors the best female fighter out there and she's said she won't fight if wearing miniskirts. Stupid really. Track athletes don't have to wear them, swimmers don't wear bikinis. Outside of tennis and badminton I can't think of sports where they're used
     
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    Great fighter in her day was Marie:deal
     
  8. Top Dog

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    Make them fight with their titties out and shaven havens and g-strings, cool:lol: Seriously though, who gives a **** what they wear, let them wear shorts like the guys, stupid idea
     
  9. DmazFW

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    I can understand a debate to whether female boxers should fight in baby oil and thongs but not this argument, pointless waste of money.

    Just let them box.
     
  10. miguel2010

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    Women's box's shouldnt be allowed to wear anything :)
     
  11. Davew430

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    Are there any female boxer's who are hotties?

    Everyone i've seen is a ****ing horrorpot
     
  12. sportofkings

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    katie taylor is a good looking woman.
     
  13. Tommy O C

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    :patsch ****ing Android predictive text
     
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