Irish boxing champion Katie Taylor says she 'won’t be wearing miniskirts in the ring'

Femininity in sports is appealing! I loved Chris Evert, and later liked Steffi Graf! Just as male athletes are often appealing to women, it is a plus if female athletes are appealing to men. "Sexism" simply doesn't apply here. Sadly, some feminists feel that any sex appeal is "exploitive" of women. THEY should get over it!!

Sport is sport, its not meant to be feminine SingleDonald. Give over the sexism.

To me, women boxing is a big turn off! I am a traditional guy, and feel that women should stick to sports such as tennis, softball, field hockey, bowling, etc. I liked the concept of the girls in the All American Girls League (depicted in "A League of Their Own) wearing skirts. It gave them a feminine flair! However, I will agree that boxing, with its violent nature, needs no such flair!

"The new ruling would have significance for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London as this is the first year that boxing is being included as a sport, where as it was only used as a demonstration in years past." The above statement is totally untrue. Boxing has been in the Olympics since Athens. This is the first Olympics that women have been included in the sport of boxing - 3 weight classes. And women's boxing has not been a 'demonstration sport' since, I believe, one time in the 1920s. I'm glad to hear Katie is against the skirts. Women want to be recognized for their skills in the ring - not what they wear. AIBA's premise that skirts will help distinguish them from their male counterparts is sheer BS.

Sexualise boxing? Interesting that they should be more concerned about fashion than safety. Surely oxymoronic. Yet, can't deny the logic. Something definately quasi- erotic about two women fighting, which sexy clothing would highten the attraction by emphasising their specific gender.

Maybe the NCAA can pick up on this brilliant idea and require women's college basketball players to do the same- it once was that way decades ago, and the also the guards were not allowed to shoot. We definitely noticed they were different from the men, but the game lacked some snap.