Boxing might be removed from the Olympics!

Grumpyrocker

Pro boxing isn't run as a sport - it's just show business. There's no one body governing it, no single route to being a world champion.

So as a sport I'd say the Olympics is the top for boxing.

And I agree with those that say sports shouldn't be in the Olympics if there are more prestigious competitions. There's no reason for football to be taking up Olympic air time. The olympics is the only time we'll usually get to see things like Archery and the like. Basketball, golf, tennis all should be gone. But boxing - which is a sport I really don't like - should stay. 

scrumhalf

Listening to Bunce and Costello's boxing programme last night it seems that boxing is to be excluded because it's being run in the manner of a despotic banana republic.

duotone

scrumhalf said:

Listening to Bunce and Costello's boxing programme last night it seems that boxing is to be excluded because it's being run in the manner of a despotic banana republic.

Cheers for the reminder, will try and download the podcast.

ICBM

scrumhalf said:

it seems that boxing is to be excluded because it's being run in the manner of a despotic banana republic.

Well, if irony was an Olympic sport...