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The Absence of Boxing at the 2028 LA Olympics: Analyzing the Controversial Decision and Its Implications
https://fanarch.com/ ^ | August 14, 2024 | Arslan Saleem

Posted on 08/14/2024 9:14:01 AM PDT by Jonty30

The suggestion that boxing could be missing from the 2028 Los Angeles Games is one of those historic moments for both sport and the Olympic Games. One of the founding sports of the modern Olympics, boxing has been a core component of every Reinstatement Games since 1904. It appeared in St Louis alongside other events like wrestling, but turbulence regarding governance, ethics, and sports integrity has it teetering. The following article digs into this history, why it led to an International Olympic Committee (IOC) decision, and what that means more widely in boxing within the Olympic movement.

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It looks like the International Olympic Committee is doing it because the International Boxing Association refuses to recognize the right of weak men to beat women up.
1 posted on 08/14/2024 9:14:01 AM PDT by Jonty30
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Boxing was just about the only Olympic sport I was interested in.


2 posted on 08/14/2024 9:27:49 AM PDT by fidelis (Ecce Crucem Domini! Fugite partes adversae! Vicit Leo de tribu Juda, Radix David! Alleluia!)
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It really missed me off when they got rid of wrestling. Oh well, we got break dancing now


3 posted on 08/14/2024 9:33:52 AM PDT by TBall
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Wow, my new keeps me clean.


4 posted on 08/14/2024 9:34:38 AM PDT by TBall
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After making its debut in the 2024 Paris Olympics, breaking — or breakdancing — will not return for the 2028 games in Los Angeles.

this i understand...


5 posted on 08/14/2024 9:37:08 AM PDT by Chode (there is no fall back position, there's no rally point, there is no LZ... we're on our own. #FJB)
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To: Jonty30

Boxing is a dying sport. Between the fear of the long term effects of concussions, the rise of MMA, and the insane number of pro-boxing associations with all their different belts it’s just not drawing an audience or athletes.


6 posted on 08/14/2024 9:41:40 AM PDT by discostu (like a dog being shown a card trick)
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To: fidelis

Break dancing. Flag football. This is why many people don’t want to watch.


7 posted on 08/14/2024 9:47:43 AM PDT by rlmorel (J.D. Vance and The Legend of The MaMaw of The 19 Loaded Guns!)
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To: discostu
Boxing is a dying sport.

It’s heyday…..

1984 Us Olympic Boxing Team (Los Angeles)

48 kg: Paul Gonzales (1st), Los Angeles, Calif. - gold medal
51 kg: Steve McCrory, Detroit, Mich. - gold medal
54 kg: Robert Shannon, Edmonds, Wash.
57 kg: Meldrick Taylor, Philadelphia, Pa. - gold medal
60 kg: Pernell Whitaker, Norfolk, Va. - gold medal
63 kg: Jerry Page, Columbus, Ohio - gold medal
67 kg: Mark Breland, Brooklyn, N.Y. - gold medal
71 kg: Frank Tate, Detroit, Mich. - gold medal
75 kg: Virgil Hill, Williston, N.D. - silver medalEvander Holyfield, Atlanta, Ga. - silver medal
91 kg: Henry Tillman, Los Angeles, Calif. - gold medal
91+ kg: Tyrell Biggs, Philadelphia, Pa. - gold medal

8 posted on 08/14/2024 9:58:55 AM PDT by hole_n_one
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81 kg: Evander Holyfield, Atlanta, Ga. - silver medal
9 posted on 08/14/2024 10:01:12 AM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: discostu

Boxing is not a dying sport.


10 posted on 08/14/2024 10:02:59 AM PDT by Vision (Woke is communism and it has no place in America. Election Reform Now! Obama is an evildoer.)
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To: fidelis

The sport with the most corrupt scoring.


11 posted on 08/14/2024 10:10:51 AM PDT by pas
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My understanding is that for 2028, they’ll have biathlon.

Like the winter games, it’s a two-event sport.

The first event is the athlete carrying a stolen purse navigating an obstacle course of 3’ and 8’ chain-link fences, dumpsters and debris.

The second event is where the athlete has to shoot at targets while riding in a moving vehicle. For each missed target, they have to navigate a shorter penalty obstacle course.

Fastest time wins, of course.


12 posted on 08/14/2024 10:12:28 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: hole_n_one

Wow. IIRC we did fairly well in 1976?


13 posted on 08/14/2024 10:17:52 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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Don’t forget the 100m homeless hurdle.


14 posted on 08/14/2024 10:23:04 AM PDT by Windcatcher
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Was there men’s boxing? I never heard a word about it. Years ago, it used to be the focus of the Olympics. Teofilo Stevenson comes to mind.


15 posted on 08/14/2024 10:26:03 AM PDT by Hot Tabasco
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Re these shooting events: Comedian Henry Cho wonders about the guy in 3rd place with 2 bullets left.


16 posted on 08/14/2024 10:28:25 AM PDT by libertylover (Our biggest problem, by far, is that almost all of big media is AGENDA-DRIVEN, not-truth driven.)
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To: HombreSecreto
1976 Montreal Olympics

48 kg: Louis Curtis, Washington, DC
51 kg: Leo Randolph, Tacoma, WA - gold medal
54 kg: Charles Mooney, Army - silver medal
57 kg: Davey Lee Armstrong, Puyallup, Wash.
60 kg: Howard Davis Jr. (1st), Glen Cove, N.Y.
63 kg: Ray Leonard, Palmer Park, Md. - gold medal
67 kg: Clinton Jackson, Nashville, Tenn.
71 kg: Charles Walker Jr., Mesa, Ariz.
75 kg: Michael Spinks, St. Louis, Mo. - gold medal
81 kg: Leon Spinks, St. Louis, Mo. - gold medal
81+ kg: Johnny Tate, Knoxville, Tenn. - bronze medal

17 posted on 08/14/2024 10:29:53 AM PDT by hole_n_one
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To: discostu

It’s not really dying. There are just more choices of combat sports than there has been in the past. The number of people involved in combat sports is at a high point.


18 posted on 08/14/2024 10:35:47 AM PDT by Jonty30 (Genghis Khan did not have the most descendants. His father had more. )
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To: hole_n_one

Definitely not 1984 team’s result, but not too shabby.


19 posted on 08/14/2024 10:37:07 AM PDT by HombreSecreto (The life of a repo man is always intense)
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To: discostu

I would also add, the top fighters don’t fight very often and when they do, it’s pay-per-view. I remember big fights on ABC on Saturday.


20 posted on 08/14/2024 10:40:49 AM PDT by Troublemaker
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