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#1 firedodger

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 08:40 PM

The wife floored me with a sporting question the other night, how come professional boxers can't compete in the olympics when pro's from football, basketball, tennis, ice hockey and presumably golfers in brazil 2016, can?

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 09:50 PM

Depends on the sports federations.
Boxers have to apply to be a professional. Once they do they leave the juristriction of the amateur governing bodies.

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Posted 29 July 2012 - 09:59 PM

calvin plummers socks, on 29 July 2012 - 09:50 PM, said:

Depends on the sports federations.
Boxers have to apply to be a professional. Once they do they leave the juristriction of the amateur governing bodies.

And thats why Cuba do so well in the Olympics.

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Posted 30 July 2012 - 06:33 AM

calvin plummers socks, on 29 July 2012 - 09:50 PM, said:

Depends on the sports federations.
Boxers have to apply to be a professional. Once they do they leave the juristriction of the amateur governing bodies.

So all the other sports I mentioned, football, basketball, tennis, ice hockey have amateur governing bodies? That's why they can compete in the olympics?

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