Medal or no Medal, Mary Kom is an inspiration to Indian Boxing. It is a momemnt of tremendous pride to the country, in Mary Kom winning a medal, which must inspire more and more young ladies to take up boxing in a big way, to make grade internationally.
Mary, Win or no win,the whole nation stands behind you.You have excited our passion for the game and made us believe in ourselves.Scale new heights in future. Subhendu Padhi(Odisha)
In lighter weights of boxing, every ounce or pound counts (Men's). The muscle/power is according to that. For a person who normally fights 46/48 kilos to fight 51 kilos unnaturally can also be a risk to health/life.. So it is a brave and great performance by Mary Kom to get a bronze. The British fighter was brilliant though ..