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<blockquote data-quote="james5000" data-source="post: 810359" data-attributes="member: 53353"><p>I think it is good for the sport and will only deepen the talent pool at the games. TBH the only pro's likely to participate are 2nd tier talent or younger pro's as the reputation/commercial risks are too great and the reward is too small. A lot of world class pro fighters won't fight each other for a couple of million so you can bet they wont fight for free that's for sure.</p><p></p><p>Allowing 2nd tier talent to compete will not create massive mismatches like is being reported in the media, it will even the playing field and create less of them. I doubt any of the mediocre pro's will do much any way, if they medal the talent must be pretty poor in that division if you ask me.</p><p></p><p></p><p>I don't know if many of you will agree with me (but it is the truth), many world class "Amateur" fighters from richer nations are essentially professionals who get paid to compete and don't need any other income to support themselves other than government funding and sponsorship. Most "pro" boxers can not rely on their boxing earnings to survive and they only use boxing to supplement their normal incomes so are really "Amateurs" in the truest sense of the word regardless of fight payments.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="james5000, post: 810359, member: 53353"] I think it is good for the sport and will only deepen the talent pool at the games. TBH the only pro's likely to participate are 2nd tier talent or younger pro's as the reputation/commercial risks are too great and the reward is too small. A lot of world class pro fighters won't fight each other for a couple of million so you can bet they wont fight for free that's for sure. Allowing 2nd tier talent to compete will not create massive mismatches like is being reported in the media, it will even the playing field and create less of them. I doubt any of the mediocre pro's will do much any way, if they medal the talent must be pretty poor in that division if you ask me. I don't know if many of you will agree with me (but it is the truth), many world class "Amateur" fighters from richer nations are essentially professionals who get paid to compete and don't need any other income to support themselves other than government funding and sponsorship. Most "pro" boxers can not rely on their boxing earnings to survive and they only use boxing to supplement their normal incomes so are really "Amateurs" in the truest sense of the word regardless of fight payments. [/QUOTE]
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