Slate Article: Why Are Guys Afraid to Wear Speedos?

[Byron]

I don't know much about the organisation in these fights but rules of attire seem to vary all over the place. There was a big fuss about a US competitor last year (the name might have been ......Sheffield) who turned up for a bout in blue speedos. That seemed to turn the promoter blue in the face too and he got himself much reported with his rage at this happening and that this guy wouldn't be employed again, etc. (never know what to believe as genuine in that game - everything being overhyped for the sake of a headline of course).