Wlad once reaffirms desire to compete at the olympics

they might as well have been. they could be considered professional amateurs because its actually their job because thats all the do year round

 

Yeah, and the likes of Felix Savon probably could of had a successful pro debut against a top 20 heavyweight at any point of the 90s/early 2000s..... I'm not particularly in favor of pro boxers fighting in the Olympics, but the Olympics has lots of professional athletes v.s amateur these days, wouldn't make a difference. Also think of it this way, if any amateur were to beat Wlad can you imagine what that would for his career? Chagaev beat a much more experienced Savon when he was young... It's not impossible.

 

The Olympics stopped being about amateur sport a long time ago. It's about a blank check being written for construction projects that would never come to fruition on their own merit. It's about ignoring a city's problems like homelessness etc... and spending money on a publicity stunt, **** that's not needed and in many cases not wanted by the locals. Unfortunately amateur athletes are just pawns in this game. I'd be happier than a pig in **** if the olympics were never held in my country again. I think we just finished paying for the 76 olympics. If we're in the black then hey, lets think about having an olympics, but when your in debt and running a deficit then the Olympics is a luxury your country can't afford. And might as well open all sports to all competitors. Teach those 15 year olds right away that life isn't fair.