[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Niamh.

I watched the fight against Kellie Harrington and Kelly was a far better boxer, imane barely landed a punch, they were in different weight classes though last Olympics so there was no rematch between them to see if it would have had a different outcome

…that’s what I mean, in terms of Imane because her situation is more unique…she could be seen as a ‘late developer’ in terms of not having been able to train in boxing competition because of the restrictions of her home country …so a lack of techniques and finesse and competing in general could have meant losses at the beginning of her career but any ‘advantaged power and strength’ etc might now becoming more and more to the fore…in terms of safety for all athletes, that has to be a huge consideration…I mean, I don’t know…these are things that I’ve considered and I feel have to be considered because they’re too important and potentially dangerous not to in a combat sport/arena…