The topic of transgender athletes competing has been a highly debated topic in all sports. While some people think that these athletes should be given a chance to compete amongst the best in their sport, others feel like they could use it to gain an unfair advantage over their peers.
However, with the world progressing in terms of LGBTQ+ rights, boxing does not want to get left behind as WBC released a statement addressing the issue of transgender athletes competing in boxing.
WBC set to discuss trans-athletes at their next convention
Boxing analyst Michael Benson Tweeted a copy of the original statement from the WBC that read “The WBC will address trans-gender athletes in its next convention”.
Statement from the WBC… pic.twitter.com/PV1PhSAKlq
— Michael Benson (@MichaelBensonn) August 2, 2022
Read more: Mike Tyson, Before Filing for Bankruptcy, Purchased a $2.2 Million Gift for His Then-Wife
The document gave details about the differences between tans-gender women and cis-gender women in sports while also stating the arguments, both for and against the issue. This was not all as fans jumped on to Twitter to share their opinion.
Fans react to WBC’s statement
Many fans felt that if the WBC decided to let trans-athletes compete, it would not be competitive as one fan gave the example of former heavyweight champion Deontay Wilder fighting a woman.
Imagine Wilder fighting a woman
— Mackem9 (@Mackem92) August 2, 2022
Notably, another fan stated that this should be discussed and put to bed quickly, or else there was something wrong with the sport.
Should be a pretty short discussion.
If it isn’t then something is very wrong.
— Simon Phillipson (@SiPhillipson) August 2, 2022
Moreover, a fan hilariously stated that heavyweight boxer Anthony Joshua would go on to unify the women’s heavyweight division if this decision was made.
Anthony Joshua moving up to unify the female HW division pic.twitter.com/kaFokDtxQn
— Charlie Parsons (@CharIieParsons) August 2, 2022
Another fan outright claimed that the sport should be deleted if this was allowed.
Delete the sport.
— Don Adil (@donadilll) August 2, 2022
However, not all fans were skeptical of this, as one fan stated that this was an interesting move by the WBC and time would tell how it played out.
This is an interesting move by the WBC. We’ll see how this plays out and if other belt organizations follows.
— Alexander Lemus (@PizzaParker27) August 2, 2022
Furthermore, another fan claimed that there should be a separate division for trans-athletes instead of making them compete against men and women.
Make a separate division. Biological males fight biological males etc. I truly have no problem with people wanting to change their gender identity. I just don’t believe, especially in sporting events, that it’s fair to others.
— Noah Law (@Noah_Law1) August 3, 2022
It looked like there was a mixed opinion about the statement. While some fans doubt how this could be implemented in the sport, others feel like this decision could be the change that the sport needs.
Watch This Story: Five Infamous Altercations of Mike Tyson outside the Ring
What do you think about this statement? Let us know in the comments.
The post ‘Delete the Sport’: Boxing Fans React to WBC’s Statement on Transgender Athletes appeared first on EssentiallySports.
Source: | This article originally belongs to Essentially Sports
