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I don’t think they should be punishing the boxers.

Fair enough, don’t sanction fights in Russia.

Unless the boxers have gone all political..

What you think guys?

It’s dictatorship isn’t it.

That would be like punishing the Cubans or the Chinese.

Idiots. The professional sports has nothing to do with politics. It has its own politics, which is also quite dirty, but those f*ckers want to mix it with some other crap.

Sports and Politics should be seperate but if they want to then only remove them if they publicly support the war. Otherwise, let them stay ranked but ensure that they can't fight in Russia or move their money into Russia.

i dont agree with it.......its not like the ams where the boxers officially represent countries

Does nothing but hurt the fighters. Why expect them to do anything right.

Political correctness bullshit

I don’t understand the reason for the WBO’s decision, other than to ride the Anti-Russian bandwagon to portray themselves as being a “good” organisation.

Enlightened-One wrote: ↑25 Feb 2022, 16:52 I don’t understand the reason for the WBO’s decision, other than to ride the Anti-Russian bandwagon to portray themselves as being a “good” organisation.

Not confirmed yet but it sees daft.

Russian boxers don’t really go for WBO belt so they?

I'm sure most of you are too young to remember the WBC not rating South African boxers due to apartheid.
So what the WBO is doing is insane it is not unheard of.

And for the record I do not agree with WBO's actions. Leave the politics to non-sports related issues. I follow sports to forget the crap that is going on in the real world

A better idea would be banning the WBO from boxing.

Racist

Kind of useless, if they decide to get foreign license and fight outside Russia...

Ruthless-RKO wrote: ↑26 Feb 2022, 19:20

Boxing is a part of a much larger business and that business doesn't need Russian boxers - only Russian money.

Many people seem to have quickly forgotten the days when Russia ran most of Eastern Europe.

Sport should be free from political interference but the economic war between Russia, China and the US is all pervasive.

People only tend to only notice once this war escalates to a military level. Let's hope it doesn't become a game of chicken.

Fighters from all nations that have at one point or another done bad things should be excluded.

Politics? What are you people on?

Putin has invaded a sovereign country and is threatening the world with nuclear weapons if they intervene.

That's not "politics", for fornicate's sake.

Do you think German boxers should have been ranked during the second world war? Do you think anyone cared whether they were or not?

This is politics.

As they say, all wars are bankers wars.

Including this one.