Why aren't pro boxers allowed in the Olympics?

Question

They allow pro athletes in other events - basketball, tennis, soccer, etc.- so why not in boxing?

Answer 1

The answer is that the olympic boxing committee, International Boxing Association (AIBA), decides the rules and they want  to use amateur rules in the Olympics, thus not allowing professional boxers to compete.

Why won't they? Bacause inn professional boxing the ultimate goal is the knockout and there are NO PROTECTIVE HELMETS. Imagine the toll/damage it would do on the body of a pro boxer if he would fight four times in a span of 2 weeks. Considering that prize earnings from winning a medal is significantly smaller than from pro-matches.

This is why most amateur boxers use the Olympics as a springboard to pro boxing so boxers don’t stay around for the next Olympics.

So Pacquiao can only participate in the Olympics as a flag bearer and not as a boxer. Let’s just support our lone boxing representative, Harry Tanamor, to win us a medal.

Answer 2

  Boxing at the Olympics Games falls under the jurisdiction of the sport's amateur body, the International Amateur Boxing Association.

That means different rules, different equipment and a different set-up to professional boxing.

Boxing has been contested at every Olympics since 1920

Boxers, wearing either red or blue strips, must compete in protective headwear, and fights are often decided by point scoring rather than knock-out blows.

The gloves weigh 10 ounces and feature a white strip on the main hitting area around the knuckles.

Action is fast and furious as amateurs are limited to four two-minute rounds, as opposed to the customary 12 rounds in professional boxing.

The winner of a bout is the fighter with the most points, unless the referee stops the bout before the final bell.

If points are level at the end, the best and worst total score given to each fighter by the five judges is deducted.

The winner is the fighter who is left with the most points from the remaining three judges.

Answer 3

that's what i actually don't understand...maybe they are afraid of Manny Pacquiao winning the event for several times...

Answer 4

they are afraid of manny pakyaaaaaaaaawwwwww!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Answer 5

Cuz in pro there are no protective helmets and in amateur there are.

Olympics probaly doesnt wanna get sued ...

i dont understand too much of it either tho

Answer 6

the olympics are only for athletes of an amatuer status only