In the first Montenegrin boxing match in 1875, the actors, at the persuasion of prince and master Nikola Petrović, were dukes Marko Miljanov and Peko Pavlović, and the testimony of this was left by the Czech travel writer Josef Holeček, who came to Montenegro that year because of the Herzegovina uprising. story for "Vijesti" Dragan Vujović, a former boxer and trainer who started boxing in 2000, but also obtained his master's degree with the thesis: "The development of boxing in Montenegro from the beginning to 1999".
"After a long and detailed match, according to Holeček's book, Duke Marko extended his hand to Duke Peko and told him that he was better, and Duke Peko told him: no, no, you were better," stated Vujović.
The situation among members of the noble arts in Montenegro has been far from normal for several decades, and few people remember the last time a medal was won at an international competition.
"Since 1984, when I said this at the session of the Council of Trainers of the Boxing Federation of Yugoslavia, I have persistently drawn attention to the fact that unqualified trainers are working, that people have neither a plan nor a work methodology, but these appeals had the least resonance in Montenegro," says Vujović .
When asked how things could change for the better, Vujović replied that, in our conditions, "the worst thing is ignorance and subsequent cleverness".
"For decades, not a single boxer has been 'ripe' in Montenegro. It happened that talents like Marko Radunović or the Milačić brothers were born, but then they left the country. They are current and mean something in world boxing," Vujović added. .
Sports Minister Nikola Janović, as Vujović claims, "has finally started working in our sport and it is the right time to put boxing back on track."
"At this moment, boxing is a train that is off the rails. It is necessary for someone to know what the circle of sports management is, and one must also have a goal. It is necessary to bring in expert people, introduce the right work methodology. You know how, gloves are not cheap.. You have to have equipment, an adequate hall, which is specific because it requires additional devices and a lot more... But these are not costs that would be unbearable for a mediocre company, let alone for a state or federation," Vujović concluded.
The biggest seducer was Dragan Vujković
When asked by "Vijesti", which of the legendary boxers and champions of the former Yugoslav scene was the biggest seducer and trickster in the eyes of the fairer sex, Vujović stated without hesitation "that the light heavyweight Dragan Vujković, the boxer of Spartak Subotica, was indisputable."
"He is a year or two older than me, but I think that, literally, even during his career, as he was, he is still a magnet for women today," answered Vujović.
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