UPDATE: Thai Boxer’s PG-Rated Gay Mag Pics “Tarnish” Sport, Get Him 3-Month Ban
A month ago we told you the sad tale of the twink Thai silver-medalist boxer, Worapoj Petchkoom who got in trouble with the Amateur Boxing Association of Thailand for posing for a gay men’s magazine. At the time, Petchkoom (who is straight with a girlfriend) said he did not know the magazine was aimed at gay men.
Well, according to Outsports, the Association has decided to slap poor Petchkoom with a 3-month ban from the sport. Boxing Scene has more:
ABAT president Gen. Taweep Jantararoj initially stated that national athletes were supposed to present a good image while Petchkoom defended his actions claiming the images, including the one on the magazine cover, were “sporty” and not obscene.
In a press conference, General Taweep said the association had decided to ban Worapoj from the national boxing squad for three months, which will bar him from representing Thailand in the upcoming SEA Games in Laos at the end of this year. Taweep said Worapoj’s images in the gay magazine are not considered obscene, but still they have tarnished the reputation of the national athletes.
Well that sucks. Now Petchkoom and other athletes are gonna think twice before getting involved with any gays whatsoever! We seriously doubt they would have punished Petchkoom for taking the same shots for a non-gay magazine. But when uptight straight guys see hot athletes in gay magazines, it makes them think of gay men getting turned on, which makes them think about boners and blowjobs, which makes them start to feel kinda gay themselves, which tarnishes the reputation of national athletes—makes sense.
Oh wait, it doesn’t. Don’t they realize boxing’s already kinda gay (going hand-to-hand with another guy for several rounds until one goes down)? And since when has two men beating the shit out each other ever had an upstanding reputation? Plus, we’re still wondering how Petchkoom didn’t know it was a gay magazine shoot. Weren’t the purple mesh bikini briefs a clue? Boxers should be able to pose in their briefs, in our humble but accurate opinion. He may have to sit out the SEA Games, but we still love you, Petchkoom!
