Olympics put boxing on hold

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  1. fencik45

    fencik45 Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Looks like boxing is off the table for the 2028 Olympics. No surprise, just another death knell for the most corrupt sport on Earth.
     
    fencik45, Oct 18, 2023
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  2. LaidOut

    LaidOut Whaaaaat? Full Member

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    That's...sad. Damn, this sport needs to get its crap together...
     
    LaidOut, Oct 18, 2023
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  3. The G-Man

    The G-Man I'm more of a vet. banned Full Member

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    It in stand by for now.

    But this sport is dying.
     
    The G-Man, Oct 18, 2023
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  4. miniq

    miniq FURY COMETH 2026 Full Member

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    Olympics is nothing without boxing and 100m sprint

    everything else is fluff.
     
    miniq, Oct 18, 2023
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  5. Fogger

    Fogger Father, grandfather and big sports fan. Full Member

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    and yet, flag football (American) is an Olympic sport in 2028. Freakin' ridiculous.
     
    Fogger, Oct 18, 2023
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  6. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Sounds like a good time for longtime amateurs to turn pro.

    Maybe we'll get a wave of new talent now that people aren't spending a decade or more in the amateur ranks.
     
    Dubblechin, Oct 18, 2023
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  7. Lesion of Doom

    Lesion of Doom Boxing Addict Full Member

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    This is a scary time for the sport. Hopefully it rights itself
     
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  8. Dubblechin

    Dubblechin Obsessed with Boxing Full Member

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    Olympic boxing is one tournament every four years with highly political qualification process.

    I think the "sport" will be just fine.
     
    Dubblechin, Oct 18, 2023
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    Flag football for Adults? Imagine that.
     
    drenlou, Oct 18, 2023
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  10. Stiff Jab

    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    They did this to wrestling but wrestling is fine. The politicization of the amateurs needs to be addressed and this isn't nothing, but I would hardly call it a death nail.
     
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  11. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    I just wanted to double check with you but you do realise all that wrestling crap is fake right?
     
    anjawnaymiz, Oct 18, 2023
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  12. RJJFan

    RJJFan Boxing Junkie banned Full Member

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    Looks like an hour more each week for synchronized swimming and floor gymnastics. Can't wait. :ibutt​
     
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  13. Stiff Jab

    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    ...collegiate wrestling, you absolute buffoon. :boxing1
     
    Stiff Jab, Oct 18, 2023
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  14. anjawnaymiz

    anjawnaymiz Can we get Ivan Dychko some momentum Full Member

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    Oh the Kurt angle stuff? Yeah still fake
     
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  15. Stiff Jab

    Stiff Jab Despiser of Super-Middleweights Full Member

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    As fake as your sex life.
     
    Stiff Jab, Oct 18, 2023
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