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'Amateur boxing stinks' - Michael Conlan fumes after hugely-controversial defeat in Rio

The Belfast fighter was absolutely mugged.

Michael Conlan in the ring after losing to Vladimir Nikitin

MICHAEL CONLAN WAS understandably furious after his Olympics exit earlier.

“The AIBA are cheats,” he told RTÉ moments after the decision. “They’re fucking cheats. It’s simple as that. That’s me. I’ll never box for anyone again. They’re cheating bastards, they’re paying everybody.

“I don’t give a fuck about cursing on TV. My dream’s Olympic gold, that’s dreams been shattered now. But you know what; I’ve a big career ahead of me. Amateur boxing stinks from the core to the very top.”

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    Mute Scott Mcsauce bby
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    Jun 1st 2019, 4:09 PM

    Whichever manager wins deserves it 100%

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    Mute Niall James Fergal McCormack
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    Jun 1st 2019, 4:26 PM

    Liverpool could be included in the spending bracket also . Great team but klopp hasn’t exactly been penny pinching the last few windows !

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    Jun 1st 2019, 4:36 PM

    @Niall James Fergal McCormack: but theu have done great business in selling also. So its not quite the same thing. Coutinho paid for VVD and allison.

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    Jun 1st 2019, 4:43 PM

    @Niall James Fergal McCormack: nah, Liverpool warned their t

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    Jun 1st 2019, 4:45 PM

    @Niall James Fergal McCormack: ridiculous comment

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    Jun 1st 2019, 4:55 PM

    @themansam: wats ridiculous about his comment? Compared with spurs liverpool do spend huge. You don’t have to be eternally offended by everything. And by the way ive no problem with liverpool spending big. Like my team they generate their own money through good business

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    Jun 1st 2019, 5:06 PM

    @Niall James Fergal McCormack: You can’t go around saying things like that ! You will upset the little man sam

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    Jun 1st 2019, 5:06 PM

    @Brian Dunne: nothing in the last window at all. As pointed out the two big outlays on players were paid for by one sale.
    Spurs have spent massively, close to a billion. Just because the didn’t buy players doesn’t mean they don’t spend money

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    Jun 1st 2019, 5:14 PM

    @Seaniecp: Doesn’t matter how they got it ! Liverpool have spent 390m since Klopp took over, 270m in the last year and a half

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    Jun 1st 2019, 5:56 PM

    @Adam Gibson: it does you can respect good business and money thru branding more then sugar daddy money. I reckons. I would have less problem with United spending 500m than I would Chelsea or city

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    Jun 1st 2019, 5:58 PM

    @themansam: Classic Scouse maths! Night of the Champions League final and you are banging on about Net Spend and the price of a stadium! Good man Sammy!

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    Jun 1st 2019, 6:03 PM

    @Seaniecp: who paid for Firmino, and Keita, and Fabinho, and Salah, and Mane etc etc..

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    Jun 1st 2019, 8:19 PM

    @themansam: nothing ridiculous about it . What part of the comment is not right or upsets you ?

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    Jun 1st 2019, 6:39 PM

    Premier league obsessed with money. Price of final tickets ridiculous for what will probably be another bore premier league encounter. Bit of a Fake Final really like some of the 10k tickets out in Madrid.

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