Brutus81 4 Report post Posted February 16, 2013 Never pick a fight with a wrestler, let alone the whole darn wrestling nation . . . http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/16/opini ... cs.html?hp Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
pawrestl1 0 Report post Posted February 16, 2013 I'm not sure if mentioning the part about wrestling to the death was a seller for wrestling. Overall Irving separates the two main narratives; FILA and it's overall leadership role in wrestling, and the IOC and its shady business practices. It seems if wrestling wants back in the Olympics, then they will have to do what it takes to appease the IOC, but then they still have the broader problems with FILA regarding the overall direction of the sport. As an aside, I saw where Sergio Berlusconi, Italy's corrupt President and media/sports owner, recently said publicly that people shouldn't frown so much on bribery. And I'm not even seeing a big uproar over it. Puts the IOC stuff into context. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ban_basketball 16 Report post Posted February 16, 2013 John Irving Weighs In... so, any report as to what he tipped the scales at? :ugeek: Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
