Having spent time with former police, I’ve heard my share of stories about ‘domestics.’ Fights between cohabitating partners if you prefer. I’m also familiar with recovering angry drunks who were abusive – my mom spent her life helping alcoholics in recovery. People hit each other, and some men hit women.
Some guys are more like Comedian Bill Burr, who said, I don’t condone hitting women, but I understand it. He was being funny and real. As I said, people hit each other. And yes, there are plenty of women who hit men. But put them in a ring, and there might be a lot of money in it if you can do it professionally and survive the abuse.
Boxing used to be the sport of kings, but now, thanks to US boxing, it is also the sport of queens. It is allowing men to fight in women’s matches if they claim to be women.
We used to call this violence against women. Now we call it a victory for trans rights. The trans cult is a mental health epidemic in our country and it needs to stop. https://t.co/GjDDMrDSn7
— Vivek Ramaswamy (@VivekGRamaswamy) January 4, 2024
As policies go, this one is slightly better than most I’ve seen.
Under the new policy, included in the 2024 rule book, male boxers who transition can compete in the female category so long as they meet certain criteria.
Those under the age of 18 are still required to compete as their birth gender, but adults can choose their category as long as they state their new gender identity and fully complete gender reassignment surgery.
But it completely fails to address the actual threat. A male competitor who undergoes surgery still benefits from the increased bone density and muscle mass, height, and weight advantages. A female boxer would have to be crazy to get into the ring with a man who transitioned after maturing into adulthood. The likely difference in reach combined with power puts her at a significant disadvantage.
Transwomen will dominate the sport, effectively erasing it as a path for women to pursue athletically unless they like getting beat by women who were born men.
Ebanie Bridges, the bantamweight world titleholder, also said the policy has no place in the world of boxing.
“I don’t care about ‘political correctness,’” she wrote. “It’s politically incorrect to have a man fighting a woman… and [I don’t care] that’s exactly what this is… this society is too soft… This is our health and safety.
“The girls need to stick together or women’s sports in 50 years will be filled with male-born champions.”
She added in a follow-up post: “It’s bad enough having trans women breaking records in other sports like track and field, swimming and powerlifting but it’s a bit different to them breaking our skulls in combat sports where the aim is to HURT YOU, not just break a record.
And unlike domestics, where we might suspect something is off until someone ends up dead, we can see it from here. US Boxing just put a hit out on some woman; we just don’t know yet who it is.
