The American boxing team hasn't been doing very well in the 2008 Olympics. Part of the problem is the scoring process. The same process was used at the World Boxing Championships back in October of last year. It seems to be highly restrictive. The referees were stopping the action for every and anything. It didn't make for a lot of exciting bouts.
I read where there is a push to have women's boxing at the next summer Olympics. They should have been included in this year's events, as far as I'm concerned. Seems like every time I have turned on the event, diving, swimming and volleyball have been featured (boxing is regulated to 2 or 3 in the morning). I have much respect for Michael Phelps, and the American women's volleyball players who won a gold medal last night (playing in the rain, at that), but it would be nice to see boxing, even if it has already happened, earlier than the wee hours of the morning.
All the talk about MMA vs. boxing is kind of silly right now, seeing how boxing is an Olympic sport. I like MMA, but I doubt that sport will ever be considered for inclusion in the Games. Boxing still has a nobility about it that MMA has yet to acquire.
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