Cuba ends ban on pro boxing

Discussion in 'World Boxing Forum' started by Prince., Apr 26, 2013.


  1. Prince.

    Prince. 24/7 365 Full Member

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  2. Berliner

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    not "real" pro. just like WSB...
     
  3. Erislandy Savon vs Anthony Joshua..
    Wembley. 2017. Unification.
     
  4. bronx

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    Great news for Boxing I want to go to the first fight card in Havana!
     
  5. Kid Cuba

    Kid Cuba Boxing Junkie banned

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    Well, this is good news that I didn't expect to hear for a few more years.
     
  6. Hatesrats

    Hatesrats "I'm NOT Suprised..." Full Member

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  7. tliang1000

    tliang1000 Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Great news. We can expect to see a lot of elite fighters coming from there soon.
     
  8. sportofkings

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    This is a big improvement for the WSB, we get to see all of Cubas top fighters without headgear. Hopefully fighters will allowed to go pro for real in Cuba soon, rather than just in the WSB
     
  9. SweetHome_Bama

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  10. irishny

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    Well hopefully they're allowed to REALLY go pro soon and not just the WSB halfway house.

    So many great fighters lost to the pro ranks.
     
  11. StreetDough

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    Norway and North Korea are now the only countries in which professional boxing is illegal.
     
  12. Divi253

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    Wasn't expecting this, good news for the Cuban boxers.. Hopefully in a few years we get some more professional competition from them in the states.
     
  13. sportofkings

    sportofkings Boxing Junkie banned

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    Its a crying shame. Boxing has missed out of so many potentially great Cuban fighters over the last 50 years ago or so, and so many of great talents that Cuba has produced have been forced to live in poverty when they would be millionaires in another country. BS
     
  14. cyrax99

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    Now we'll see less Cuban professional swimmers.

    (oh and of course professional rowers too.)