NSW opens ring for women's boxing

[sourpuss]

I know! Did you read the reason the guy had for being for the ban?

[Salty]

Boxing in Aus is an extreme joke, if you heard about what happened at nationals this year you would laugh at the juvenile situation that it places itself in time and time again.

[Sharla]

OMG really Salty what happened?

I know it's a joke and they wonder why they have difficulty getting it to grow as a sport!

This is a step in the right direction though - thanks for posting about it Sourpuss!

Arthur Dunstall stepped down or something I wonder?

In 2006 nationals I went and heard that tape around the wrist over the glove was illegal but i could see with my small wrists the gloves would slip without it.

Walked up to an official to see if I could get permission to have my gloves taped and he was standing next to Arthur. He said ask him he'd know.

My answer from Arthur was NO it's against the rules followed about a tyrade about how this is why he doesn't like women's boxing blah blah blah.

He HATES female boxing. Didn't get the smae glares from him in 2007 which is odd but i didn't go anywhere near him either. I doubt someone as opionated as him would actually chance his position on it in one year.

I wonder what Arthur's take was on the junior guys having their gloves taped. I'm sure the 12 year olds didn't have wrists the size of adult men either!

We did end up getting the gloves taped. Maybe it was me taking the initiative to ask which was sooooo offensive? Ok if my trainer asks but how dare I organize myself!

I have to admit though - the fact that women's boxing has only just been lifted in NSW does reflect the average opinion towards women's boxing in Australia. It's only just becoming acceptable.

Only just last year some wanker ordered me out of a weigh in because "fighters only allowed in here". I left because I'd just finished weighing in but my coach was still talking to someone and I was waiting for him so it was all together rude really.

I can't really complain too much about the average coach preferring to coach guys or getting more excited about coaching guys.

Here they do part time in a non-profit capacity so if they favour fighters who remind them of themselves and get them excited that's their perogative i guss.

It's only a problem if they pretend to have an interest coaching you when they don't and keep you there rather than letting you find someone more interested.

If I'm invited to compete somewhere I don't expect to deal with biast crap when i show up though!

[Trainer Monkey]

The best fight of todays fight was the female undercard
4 guys
2 girls
And who came to fight?

[sourpuss]

The best fight of todays fight was the female undercard
4 guys
2 girls
And who came to fight?

9 times out of 10 the women are far more aggressive and exciting. We don't have any ego hang ups or anything to prove other than the fact that we're just as tough, if not tougher than the men.

Ask any coach out there and he'll tell you his females train 10x harder than the guys.

[sourpuss]

Sharla, the unfortunate part is that when women's boxing is finally accepted into the Olympics, Australia won't yet be competitive.

[Trainer Monkey]

The best fight of todays fight was the female undercard
4 guys
2 girls
And who came to fight?

9 times out of 10 the women are far more aggressive and exciting. We don't have any ego hang ups or anything to prove other than the fact that we're just as tough, if not tougher than the men.

Ask any coach out there and he'll tell you his females train 10x harder than the guys.

You kidding,I use Feur as punishment,as in,"Guess who you have to spar"
Ive watched her womp the hell out of more male fighters then I care to mention

[Sharla]

I'm not sure that we won't be competitive. We won't be the best by a long shot but it's not as if there aren't any coaches who care about their female fighters in Australia - just probably not enough of them and not enough women staying in the sport to compete against each other either.

The best Australian female fighters will likely be based in either Qld or WA where the states have good set ups for funding their fighters to travel etc and gain experience. I think the number of bouts I have for the years i was in competitive shape is pretty pathetic. To some extent that is because of the coaching situation i found myself in but a lot of it is just boxing based in SA.

It is sad though boxing in Australia in general is not what it could be for men or women. Needs better national organization, more participants, a higher quality of infrastructure to bring them in and given them reasons to stay as well as a better public image to bring in the spectators and therefore the funding.

SA is waaaaay behind Qld and WA in this regard so i think if their systems were to be used as examples for how the other states could improve it'd be a lot better. I'm sure it's not easy, especially with the basic geographical diadvantages we have, and will still take years though!

[sourpuss]

I had an official tell us last month at a weigh-in that if you're on your period you can't box. Hahahaha! This is a level 2 USA Boxing official, AND a woman! Get a grip lady.