Quote Originally Posted by ykdadamaja View Post
It is a mistake. Let pros be pros and ams be ams. things are turning upside down in the sports world and while I am not a hard and fast traditionalist, I don't like ams competing against pros. If there are professional sports leagues, let them be professional. Let the amatuer kids fight amatuers.

Another thing, I DESPISE this bareknuckle bullshit. Would never watch shit like that. What the fuck next? Real street fights with weapons?


Agree on both points. I know some team sports have transitioned from "amateurs only" to pros (such as basketball). But I don't like it. It blurs the line that was drawn in the beginning of the Olympics between amateurs and professional (paid) athletes. If the Olympics are going to be invaded by pro athletes, what's the point?

I abhor bareknuckle fighting even more than I dislike MMA. I'm a traditional boxing fan, meaning I like traditional boxing (pardon the redundancy). Gloves, rules, go to a neutral corner after a knockdown, etc, etc, etc.