What do scientists tell us about boxing's gender row?

Re:What do scientists tell us about boxing's gender row? by AlexandrB on Friday August 09, 2024 @09:43AM (#41201767)

This is silly for a bunch of reasons, not the least of which is that there are already "weight classes" for many sports as a way to have different body types compete on a more equal playing field. Perhaps dividing competitors by gender is arbitrary, but all game rules are arbitrary.

If we want to remove gender from the equation, perhaps we should have "testosterone classes" where athletes compete against others with a similar testosterone level.

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Re:What do scientists tell us about boxing's gender row? by blinkedup on Friday August 09, 2024 @07:42PM (#41206309)

But then males could pharmaceutically suppress testosterone, compete in the low testosterone class, and still make use of the male physical advantage they have from going through male puberty and having had testosterone shape their body for many years. You can't unbuild a male, even by adjusting testosterone.

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