What if Professional Boxers are allowed to compete in the Olympics?

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  1. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Baseball has minor leaguers in it, I think.
     
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  2. AussieMauler

    AussieMauler Relative Unknown Full Member

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    so the american basketballers arent amateurs?
     
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  3. Boom_Boom

    Boom_Boom R.I.P Boxing 6/9/12 Full Member

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    The chinese.....still

    it almost feels like they bought out this olympics
     
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  4. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    Kind of. It was a miracle Gennady Kovalev beat that clown he fought.
     
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  5. batang kanto

    batang kanto ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    what about marquez, PBF, Pacquaio, Klitschko, Pavlik, calzaghe, Cotto, Williams, mijares, malignaggi, etc, do you think they'd get the gold in their respective divisions if they were to fight now in beijing under olympic rules? the mexicans seems to have a lot of champions today in the pro, would you think they would reign as well in the olypics sending these pro champions to beijing?
     
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  6. boxbox

    boxbox Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    slow starters would probably lose...
     
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  7. Farmboxer

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    Too many rules, different ball game.
     
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  8. batang kanto

    batang kanto ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    professionals have more experience in hurtful competitions and the reason they can't compete is that boxing officials are afraid amateurs would be beaten up badly. so do you think the same pro champs today would win gold medals in the olympics?
     
    batang kanto, Aug 13, 2008
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  9. Kolya

    Kolya Boxing Addict Full Member

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    It's not because they're afraid they'll be hurt. It's because they compete in an entire different system that revolves around entertainment and knock outs; and amateur boxing doesn't. That and for some reason the AIBA has very strict amateurism rules.
     
    Kolya, Aug 13, 2008
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  10. theunderdog

    theunderdog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    nah. bad idea. do you even see pbf fighting for free?
     
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  11. batang kanto

    batang kanto ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    haha if they could make Kobe bryant and lebron play for free then PBF should not ***** about it
     
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  12. theunderdog

    theunderdog Boxing Junkie Full Member

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    well, it's pretty obvious that you do not know pbf
     
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  13. batang kanto

    batang kanto ESB ELITE SQUAD Full Member

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    lol he started at the olympics, all his antics about money is meant to secure a bigger purse for his fights. he'd appear in WWE for 3M dollars, he'd appear in the olympics too if all the best would go there for popularity's and legacy's sake.
     
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  14. DanePugilist

    DanePugilist God vs God - Death Angel Full Member

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    Who knows - amateur boxing and pro boxing are two different things. Amateur boxing is like fistfencing, and is only over a couple of rounds. Slow starters wouldn't have a chance here.

    If I had to put a country up there, it has to be Cuba. They represent each division - unlike ie Mexico - and they know how to perfect amateur boxing.
     
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  15. Farmboxer

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    Anyone see Alexander USYK? Awesome!!!!!!! He has great combinations, speed, natural talent, skills, etc. Where has he been???????!!!!!!!
     
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