Professional boxers in Olympics is a bad idea, say fighters

[Beanz]

The whole Olympic ethos has been sold down the river. It's a dumb idea and pretty indefensible. Everything of value seems to have been sacrificed and replaced by money, the most token of symbols. Apples and Oranges.

[johnsebastianmiran]

Why would a professional want to ruin a future champion's coming out party by derailing his dream? The amateur is working his way up the ladder and the pro has already been there and now because he didn't do well as a pro he wants to set things straight by recreating memory lane? So what's Khan's excuse? Pros are going backward in time? There was a weekly comedy show about a man and wife with three boys and the youngest boy was jealous that he would not receive his big share of attention now that the new baby, a boy is arriving in a week. One of the older brothers told him that he would have the honor of protecting him and have him under his wing. The little guy said,"Oh boy I get to kick butt," Does that remind you of anyone?

[powerpuncher]

I think that most prime fighters do it, but many people at the end of their careers would. Someone like wlad could decide at this stage that he is about to retire anyways so he might as well fight in the Olympics to finish off his career.

There is a difference between amateurs and pro. Professionals train as a job. Most amateurs do it on the side. Also, even the amateurs that train a lot like ones from Cuba, they aren't training their punching power. Imagine Tyson who didn't make the Olympics decides to enter them in 2000. If he fought some kid from Finland, he may do serious damage. He wouldn't just be taking up points. He would put everything he had on those punches.