WBC to remove Russian and Belarusian boxers from rankings

Racism pure and simple. Fighters from ghastly regimes around the world are allowed to fight for the WBC. So now Russian fighters are held accountable for where they are born and what their leaders do? More of the same bull**** as always--white people of any stripe are held to a hire level of accountability than any other

I sincerely and legitimately hope Putin puts out a hit on Suleiman to teach him a lesson about hypocrisy--his last.

 

What a stupid comment

of course he's a Russian citizen!!!!!!!

and his mother was born in Kazakhstan when it was part of the USSR and has some Korean ancestry (but has a Russian name), and Dmitry was born in Kyrgyzstan. Almost everything you wrote was incorrect!!!!

 

If you can't beat them in the ring, ban 'em.

 

there's plenty..

Evgeny Romanov was mandatory challenger at bridgerweight
Aleksei Papin was ranked #1 at cruiser
Pavel Silyagin #3 at super middle
Arslanbek Makhmudov - #4 at heavyweight
David Avanesyan - #4 at welter
Sergey Kovalev - #4 at cruiser
Zaur Abdullaev - #5 at lightweight
Magomed Kurbanov - #6 at light middle
Ali Izmailov - #7 at light heavy
Vladimir Shishkin - #8 at super middle
Alexander Besputin - #9 at Welter

 

A boxer has no choice in place of their birth, so how in hell can the WBC penalise a boxer for it.

There was me believing the WBC rankings were supposed to be based on meritocracy, but oh no privilege of birth place now is more important.

Another nail in the coffin of our sport.

 

Dumb rule. Don't promote fights in Russia, but don't punish the fighters.

 

Bivol had the Russian flag in his dressing room. I feel a LOT more comfortable with that than a fkn rainbow flag anywhere else!!

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According to Russia Today, Putin has heard about this order and has ordered an immediate ceasefire and withdrawn all forces.
Kremlin sources say he was holding out for one last title run by Kovalev, no.4 in the WBC cruiser rankings, and this ban would have destroyed the dream.
There are celebrations in Kiev as we speak.
The war is finally over.
Wow, just wow.

 

Stupid. Ban championship fights in Russia? Absolutely. Ban fighters who happen to be citizens of Russia? Nyet.

 

For some time now, the WBC has stood out from other boxing federations (WBA, IBF, WBO).
Proof - bridgerweight.

 

Sillyman Jr is a total fruit cake.