Cayman Net News: National boxing team gets assist from IOC

National boxing team gets assist from IOC

Reader comments:

It is good to know that the IOC says that they want to help the sport of boxing. I hope that it will be a promise better kept than the ones made in the past by the same IOC and, by the way, in case you have not noticed, the sport of boxing has been doing well. Every time I fight I am a part of the Cayman Islands Boxing Association fighting on national TV and we are also one of the champions in the sport of boxing. So you see, when I fight it is also about the Cayman Islands, so just stop with the lip service and give the youth hope and stop insulting them and me and Mr Dalmain. We do need a new gym, yes, but your support should not come only if they have pretty gym. The gym does not make the fighter, the fighter makes the gym. Please do not disappoint them - give them the support needed - Charles Whittaker
Kudos to the sport. Anything that anyone can do to keep themselves occupied in a legal, fulfilling endeavour needs support, not discouragement. To the persons who said that the gym needs be "new", take a long hard look at the Cuban system. It is not the skates that make the skater go fast, a tail wind does not hurt though. My buddy lived in the Cayman for a while and actually boxed there for a bit. His name is Tom Alberelli. Maybe someone knows him. He lives here in Canada and owns "Dolphino's Dive Shop" www.dolphinos.com. Good luck with the gym - Robert Stone