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Lifestyle => Sports & Entertainment => Topic started by: Chief on August 07, 2008, 09:21:01 AM

Title: whats the deal with the olympics?
Post by: Chief on August 07, 2008, 09:21:01 AM

pardon the ignorance and slothness to research... but hwy arent professional boxers allowed into the olympics? and why bball players are?

Title: Re: whats the deal with the olympics?
Post by: CoreG37 on August 07, 2008, 12:26:42 PM

read this article, it doesn't say why but it takes an interesting look at what would happen

http://sports.espn.go.com/sports/boxing/news/story?id=3474976

A lot of boxers were on the Olympic team before they went pro anyway

Title: Re: whats the deal with the olympics?
Post by: Chief on August 10, 2008, 09:06:07 AM

cheers, so from what i read there are no restrictions, just come down to the cream?

makes sense