Where in the world is boxing banned?

[Kev]

Oh and professional boxing is not allowed in Cuba, hence why the Cubans have such a great amatuer team.

Castro is on his way out now though so they may be allowed to turn pro soon

Yeah right man castro is gonna out live everyone on this forum right now. Dude was old back when kennedy was president.

He probably died in 1980 they just keep it quiet and show their people a man in glasses with a beard every 10 years or so and say that's him

[:::PSL:::]

I think the whole Middle East is more into racing camels and sand surfing. There's not much opportunity for fighting when the fighters and travelling fans have to trek across hundreds of miles of featurless desert to get to the venue only to find the ring has been deluged under 15 feet of sand during a sandstorm.

plus if your a crazed arab which is more entertaining, watching two guys fight with gloves according to strictly regulated rules, or watching a young woman stripped naked and stoned to death for having sex outside of marriage?

If they get there early and make to the front row they can even throw a few stones themselves. Much more fun.

Lol! Strange that with such a lage population Pakistan & India are not turning out top 100 boxers?

Well I think Amir Khan is of Pakistani descent, somewhere near there and he should be one of the best boxers in the world within a few years. The Yemen had Naseem as well.

I guess they just don't have the infrastructure in their home lands

I wanna add Omar Sheika

[Kev]

I think the whole Middle East is more into racing camels and sand surfing. There's not much opportunity for fighting when the fighters and travelling fans have to trek across hundreds of miles of featurless desert to get to the venue only to find the ring has been deluged under 15 feet of sand during a sandstorm.

plus if your a crazed arab which is more entertaining, watching two guys fight with gloves according to strictly regulated rules, or watching a young woman stripped naked and stoned to death for having sex outside of marriage?

If they get there early and make to the front row they can even throw a few stones themselves. Much more fun.

Lol! Strange that with such a lage population Pakistan & India are not turning out top 100 boxers?

Well I think Amir Khan is of Pakistani descent, somewhere near there and he should be one of the best boxers in the world within a few years. The Yemen had Naseem as well.

I guess they just don't have the infrastructure in their home lands

I wanna add Omar Sheika

Sheika is not a top 100 fighter. He is an 'opponent' for the likes of Peter Manfredo.

[:::PSL:::]

I think the whole Middle East is more into racing camels and sand surfing. There's not much opportunity for fighting when the fighters and travelling fans have to trek across hundreds of miles of featurless desert to get to the venue only to find the ring has been deluged under 15 feet of sand during a sandstorm.

plus if your a crazed arab which is more entertaining, watching two guys fight with gloves according to strictly regulated rules, or watching a young woman stripped naked and stoned to death for having sex outside of marriage?

If they get there early and make to the front row they can even throw a few stones themselves. Much more fun.

Lol! Strange that with such a lage population Pakistan & India are not turning out top 100 boxers?

Well I think Amir Khan is of Pakistani descent, somewhere near there and he should be one of the best boxers in the world within a few years. The Yemen had Naseem as well.

I guess they just don't have the infrastructure in their home lands

I wanna add Omar Sheika

Sheika is not a top 100 fighter. He is an 'opponent' for the likes of Peter Manfredo.

He used to be though until calzaghe beat his azz.

[Lance Uppercut]

Sweeden recently overtuned its bann, But they are only allow to go 6 rounds a fight.

[Kev]

Sweeden recently overtuned its bann, But they are only allow to go 6 rounds a fight.

No country named after a foul tasting vegetable is ever going to succeed in combat sports anyway. Let them stick to world's strongest man, bunch of faries

[:::PSL:::]

Sweeden recently overtuned its bann, But they are only allow to go 6 rounds a fight.

No country named after a foul tasting vegetable is ever going to succeed in combat sports anyway. Let them stick to world's strongest man, bunch of faries

[Ambski]

Sweeden recently overtuned its bann, But they are only allow to go 6 rounds a fight.

Really? Wow. Perhaps they would prefer the 'one hand tied behind your back' variety!

[SEANIE]

welcome to the baord, have your second CC on me, goodtopic, but honestly mate i cant really think of anywhere? wasn't there something about the phillipins banning boxing until that S*** was sorted out where that kid got killd in the ring not long ago?

Thanks Preme. Egypt? Never heard of a top pro Egyptian.

Chris Eubank boxed in egypt in 1996

[Ambski]

Chris Eubank boxed in egypt in 1996

Thanks SEANIE, was wondering.

[Mikkel_K]

Sweeden recently overtuned its bann, But they are only allow to go 6 rounds a fight.

The first pro-boxing event in Sweden in 37 years was held just this January. I think the regulations are still very strict though, and a bit of internet searching suggests that every fight must be for a maximum of 12 minutes. Also, according to boxrec practically every fight in the two events that have taken place so far have been 4-rounders (with the exception of one female boxing fight).

As for the rest of Scandinavia - boxing is legal in Finland (some of you might know Amin Asikainen, who sometimes fight at home turf) and here in Denmark. It is still illegal in Norway, and the parliament just rejected a motion to follow Sweden's example and turn over the ban. I am not entirely sure about Iceland, but I have never heard of an Icelandic fighter, and according to boxrec there has never been staged a fight there either.

Here in Denmark we have somewhat benefited from the ban in other Nordic countries, as a fair bit of the best Swedish and Norwegian fighters have fought out of Denmark (e.g. 80'es heavyweights Anders Eklund (Sweden) Steffen Tangstad (Norway)). However the ban has obviously hurt the sport in these countries, and most people on this forum will probably be hard pressed to mention a Swedish fighter this side of Ingemar Johansson or a Norwegian fighter at all.

[Tito BHB]

Oh and professional boxing is not allowed in Cuba, hence why the Cubans have such a great amatuer team.

Castro is on his way out now though so they may be allowed to turn pro soon

I thought about this myself a few times..

They obv are commi's so they cant turn pro.. But they have so much time to practice as amatuers they are excellent fighters..When castro pops his clogs i look forward to seeing a surgance of good cuban professional fighters

[Gandalf]

Fidel Castro may very well turn out to be an immortal

[Mikkel_K]

Oh and professional boxing is not allowed in Cuba, hence why the Cubans have such a great amatuer team.

Castro is on his way out now though so they may be allowed to turn pro soon

I thought about this myself a few times..

They obv are commi's so they cant turn pro.. But they have so much time to practice as amatuers they are excellent fighters..When castro pops his clogs i look forward to seeing a surgance of good cuban professional fighters

There are a few on their way already. Heavyweight Odlanier Solis (http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=391766), Featherweight Yuriorkis Gamboa (http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=391770) and Super Bantamweigt Yan Barthalemy (http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=391769) all defected Cuba last December, and have since turned pro (in Germany).

All three won olympic gold in Athens, and they should be able to make some waves in their divisions. Solis especially - he is fighting in boxing's premier division, his amateur record is outstanding, having also won 2 world titles (in 2001 beating Sultan Ibragimov in the semi, David Haye in the final), and at 27 he doesnt have the time to wait too long before making moves. They are all fighting tonight btw (their second fight as pro).

Also another defected Cuban, who will be interesting to follow is Cruiserweight prospect Yoan Pablo Hernandez (http://www.boxrec.com/boxer_display.php?boxer_id=324252). 22 years old, 10-0 against decent opposition. Figting next week against seasoned Norwegian Thomas Hansvoll (25-3-2).

[amat]

Very good posts here Mikkell CC. Those 3 Cuban defectors have made for a very interesting story.