Professional boxers in the Olympics?

I dont think it would be of much interest to established pros just struggling pros looking to give their careers a boost and get some publicity, they would also have to go through various qualifying tournaments.
Only 16 boxers in each weight category go to the olympics, so if hopkins was to be selected to enter by america he would have to enter the world championships and achieve a medal there or enter the AIBA americas tournament and place in the top three there to even make it the games
So it is somewhat unlikely that Hopkins would do go through all this unpaid.

 

How different are the boxing rules in the Olympics vs Professional?

 

much more heavily geared towards scoring points. clean punching. 5 judges all standing around clicking when they think you scored.

 

When my brother fought Muay Thai at the IFMA event in Thailand, it was an international AMATEUR event with 200+ fighters with virtually every team in Eastern Europe competing, along with Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, India, etc.

The Eastern euro teams were all pros. I recognized a few who fought in Japan at the highest level, i.e. K-1. They wiped out weekend warriors like us easily as they had tons of experience fighting on a professional level. Only the Thais and some of the Asian teams in the lower weight classes could match up.

Its the way it is.

 

It would be the same ****ers fighting pro, and would suck as most of them wouldn't do it, when they are making big money....So we would be with talented no names.......Keep it the way it is

 

this would be the begining of the end for amateur boxing - its a short term gain for a long term loss and as many of you have said the best wouldnt even compete so its pointless. unless they go this pro-am thing like that new comp - what's it called? i've paid it no attention but i wouldnt be opposed to that.

 

amatures should play in the olympics!!!!

but i must admit l love to see NBA players play in the olympics :rofl:rofl

 

Get a clue some of you.

Amateur boxing would still have appeal, with or without pro's being allowed at the olympic's

Fighting in amateur event's allows people to improve their skills without the loss of marketability when losses are incurred at Pro level. It also allows people to improve with less risk of injury due to rules and protective equipment that is put in place. Winning amateur titles also has pride associated with it because everybody wants to be a winner.

Allowing all comers to compete at the olympics would no doubt make olympic boxing more prestigious. Its win, win really because even if you lose at the olympic's it means jack s$&t because the rules are different, it also means that amateur's would get to develop quicker with less risk of injury facing seasoned pro's (not that there aren't any very good seasoned amateurs).

 

terrible idea, no pros that make millions per fight are gonna go in this and make nothing..... not even guys that make 30 grand + per year and make a living off of boxing. they'd be risking their health and their livelyhood for no compensation and wouldn't do it so it'd just lead to shitty pros going against teenagers....

 

Then whats the problem? those shitty pro's wont even make the cut.

That's not a good argument against allowing pro's to compete, i believe everyone should have the right to try to compete as a boxer at the olympics. Why do pro's get discriminated against lol.

If they are good enough they should be allowed to, it wouldn't hurt any one, it would actually have a positive effect. All amateurs get funding to compete at the olympic's in 1st world countries so in a sense they are pro any way.

 

haha mayb it will be the only way pac and money in the ring!

but seriously this idea sucks.

 

I reckon the question should be why aren't pro boxers allowed to compete at the olympic's???

It's just political bs, there's no good argument against it

 

That's why most of them are a bunch of punching bags with no knowledge of defense and think that that's boxing , because they missed the ams , the school . Peace .

 

Get a clue some of you.

Amateur boxing would still have appeal, with or without pro's being allowed at the olympic's

Fighting in amateur event's allows people to improve their skills without the loss of marketability when losses are incurred at Pro level. It also allows people to improve with less risk of injury due to rules and protective equipment that is put in place. Winning amateur titles also has pride associated with it because everybody wants to be a winner.

Allowing all comers to compete at the olympics would no doubt make olympic boxing more prestigious. Its win, win really because even if you lose at the olympic's it means jack s$&t because the rules are different, it also means that amateur's would get to develop quicker with less risk of injury facing seasoned pro's (not that there aren't any very good seasoned amateurs).

If they are good enough they should be allowed to, it wouldn't hurt any one, it would actually have a positive effect. All amateurs get funding to compete at the olympic's in 1st world countries so in a sense they are pro any way.

 

slots are given to the country not the boxer so once a boxer wins a slot for a certain country the federation of that country can replace him and send somebody else...

meaning that one boxer can go to the qualification tournament and another one to the actual olympics

:hat