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Why Doesn't US Use Pros in Olympic Boxing? (First of Two Parts)
Tue, 20 Aug 2024
Omari Jones is the lone medal winner in boxing for the USA in the 2024 Paris Olympics.
Wikifact: The United States swept the podium at the 1904 Games in St Louis as it was the only NOC to compete in (
Petecio, Villegas Oust French Foes; Biggest Gainers, Losers in Paris Boxing
Mon, 19 Aug 2024
Aira Villegas (L) and Nesthy Petecio (R).
In our tunnel vision-like focus of attention on how our boxers were faring in their quest for podium finish in the last Paris Summer Olympics, we may have overlo
Hope Springs For Boxing in LA 2028
Fri, 16 Aug 2024
It is hard to believe that boxing will not be an Olympics event in the next staging of the global quadrennial games in Los Angeles, California, USA, a city, state and country known as hub of boxing.
Forty years ago in
Olympic Gold Does Not Make a World Pro Boxing Champion
Thu, 15 Aug 2024
First, a trivia: Who is the Olympic gold medal winner who fought and mostly beat the most number of fellow Olympic champions in his pro boxing career?
It was Cassius Clay better known Muhammad Ali in the pros who won the gold i
"Sang Daang Laban Para sa Bayan" Sounds Nice But Not Accurate
Wed, 14 Aug 2024
In numerical term, the 33rd Olympics in Paris may have really marked the Filipinos' 100 years in the global summer games since 1924 hence the slogan "Sang Daang Taon Laban Para sa Bayan".
It has nice ring to it bu
Will Pro Boxing Regain Prominence Post Paris Olympics?
Tue, 13 Aug 2024
The persistent rumor is that boxing may have seen its last as an Olympic sport event in the recently concluded 33rd Olympics in Paris.
The reasons given are varied, ranging from the continued absence of an IOC acceptable glob
US Fries French Team for Olympic Basketball Gold
Mon, 12 Aug 2024
The US All Stars team kept a pesky France national squad at bay for more than three quarters before Stephen Curry singed them with a searing display of three points shooting in the dying minutes to put
Uzbekistan, China Rule Paris Olympics Boxing; Marcial Tokyo Semis Foe Wins Lightheavy Gold
Sun, 11 Aug 2024
Hassanboy Dusmatov of Uzbekistan.
Uzbekistan and China dominated men's and women's boxing in the recently concluded Paris Olympics boxing event.
The Uzbeks won five of the seven golds in the men's b
US Survives Serbia, France Stuns Germany; To Clash for Olympic Basketball Gold
Fri, 09 Aug 2024
L-R: Durant, James and Curry carry the USA Team to victory against Serbia.
When the US started to flaunt its professional superstars in basketball with devastating effect in the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, o
Should We Send Our Elites to 2025 Bangkok SEAG?
Tue, 06 Aug 2024
Petecio and Villegas.
It certainly took a long time in coming; but now we have athletes that we can truly consider as elites.
Admit it or not, the past two Olympics have the effect of dichotomizing Philippine spo
