Pacquiao,$may,Pavlik,Margarito etc, would Boxing be the biggest sport in olympics?

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  1. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    i know it would never happen, but imagine how big boxing would be at the olympics if the pro's were allowed to return to amateur rules to compete...the interest would be huge.
     
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  2. venomus_p4p

    venomus_p4p Guest


    Very true :deal
     
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  3. Mind Reader

    Mind Reader J-U-ICE Full Member

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    Joe Calzaghe would be great as well.
     
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  4. venomus_p4p

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  5. enzo

    enzo Greatest Of All Time Full Member

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    As long as US basketball sends NBA superstars in the olympics.... basketball will always get the limelight.
     
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  6. imp4pdabest

    imp4pdabest Guest

    Yep. It'll always be that way. But if we sent some of our stars, it wouldn't even be fair.
     
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  7. NBT

    NBT Mοderator of Death Full Member

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    Even if it was legal, most (if not all) of these guys wouldn't do it.
    1. No money involved.
    2. You have to qualify for the Olympics, which means you have to fight in qualification tournaments, none of those guys, who are used to having a fight every few months would bother with that.
    3. You can't cherrypick your opponents, you have to fight whoever you are drawn against,
     
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  8. imp4pdabest

    imp4pdabest Guest

    Thats the main thing, no money involved and they'd have to fight very often.
     
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  9. greengloves

    greengloves Well-Known Member Full Member

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    he's great already
     
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  10. mexican legend

    mexican legend MVP! Full Member

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    It will be more popular but not the most popular event at the olympics.
     
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  11. canuckpunch

    canuckpunch Member Full Member

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    pro boxer on olympics .... picture them with a head gear and fighting on olympic point system .... do you really wanna watch them in olympic games?
     
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  12. slip&counter

    slip&counter Gimme some X's and O's Full Member

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    :patsch judah didn't even qualify for the olympics
     
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  13. jupzrooni

    jupzrooni Tyler Durden Full Member

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    yup:lol:
     
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