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Luke Campbell, Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams will all receive MBE's. They all did well to win a gold medal but does anyone else feel like our pro fighters deserve more recognition like Carl Froch who has achieved far more than those 3?

Olympians get way too many honours

Rob McCracken got an MBE too

froch and mcCraken should both get honours this new year they have been brilliant in bringing big fights to britain and putting britain and nottingham on the boxing map

Glyn Rhodes MBE ...just been on breakfast tv talking about his inclusion on the honours list for his work associated with boxing.
Nice to see individuals within the sport being recognised

ImAwesome wrote:Luke Campbell, Anthony Joshua and Nicola Adams will all receive MBE's. They all did well to win a gold medal but does anyone else feel like our pro fighters deserve more recognition like Carl Froch who has achieved far more than those 3?

The honour's system is heavily reliant on potential recipients being put forward in the established format. In other words, if you're not written-up for gongs by people who know how the system works, the chance of you getting one are slim to none. In the same way that the Civil Service and the military know exactly how to get their own people honoured, the British Olympic Association are fully versed on how the game's played and that once a medal has been won, getting an honour to go with it is a simple form filling exercise.

If pros want honorific recognition they must either know someone who understands the process and has the inclination to nominate said pro, or they must be a household name that is recognised by the Main Honours Committee. I'm unsure whether the BBBC puts people forward or not.

fasteddie wrote:froch and mcCraken should both get honours this new year they have been brilliant in bringing big fights to britain and puttingbritain and nottingham on the boxing map

Froch and McCraken put Britain on the boxing map?



hmmmmmmm

Come on, it was a home Olympics, things were always going to go over the top in the aftermath.

I think honours for boxers is all well and good but should happen once the career is done.

Fair play to them all though. Proud day for them and their families.