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Pro Boxing Needs a National Commission

By Jorge Luis courses, or pass a test. Simply pay matters. Contracts are not respected, force promoters to respect contracts.
and you are a trainer. not upheld, not respected; promoters Most promoters know most fighters
love boxing, I will to my dying Commissions need to have trainers move the goal posts as needed. The cannot afford to fight injustice civilly.
I day. When two equally skilled pass tests for starters. Pro boxing is rules are changed along the way - A national commission could put
competitors square off and all is fair capitalism at its best and worst. It’s usually not in the favor of the fighter. rules and statutes in place to force

and unbiased there is no sport more wild wild west. It’s really no different The NHL has a players’ union and an promoters to play fairly. As Larry
pure or more honest. Both competitors than in other eras. In Roman days the agent guild. There are rules, players Holmes told me “the only way a
leave it all in the ring, embrace, and gladiators would fight to death in the have recourse, agents and owners fighter beats the game is by saving his
know and respect each other in a way coliseum. They were slaves owned by have to fulfill obligations or release money, putting the sugar packs away”
no one can understand. But fighters, rich men or prisoners of war. If they the players. The NFL has similar or in the case of Floyd Mayweather
pro fighters, are but pawns in a game fought well they made some coins; rules, guilds, and a players union. and Conner MacGregor they became

of chess where they are controlled and became legends, and an exceptional Baseball the same. Pro boxing is bigger than the game. They generate
moved to suit the promoters’ needs gladiator could earn his freedom governed by provincial and state so much interest and money that
and wants to make money. This is from his master after many victories. commissions with rules that have no they dictate policy to the promoters.
why we need a national commission Fast forward to the slavery days in bite or effect on promoters who do as Instead of them taking the smaller
to govern the sport. the USA. Where black slaves were they like while fighters lose money slice of pie, they take the bigger half
Boxing starts in the amateurs. The pitted against each other in fist fights, and opportunities and are taken and pay the promoter of their choice
amateurs are governed by a national pit fights; bets were taken, exchanges advantage of. and the promoter has to accept the
and provincial governing board and were made. The good slave who won Boxers and MMA fighters are the smaller slice of the pie. Is Floyd
are associated with an international ate a little better, got treated a little most exploited athletes in the world. making 3-4 hundred million too

governing body with rules under an better, and could possibly earn their And even in civil court the boxer does much or obscene? The interest and
umbrella that governs rules, matches, freedom after many fights and years not get justice. Boxing and MMA money is there. If the fighters who
tournaments, etc. In amateur boxing, of “service” to their master. need a national commission to oversee take the punishment make sacrifices,
to be a coach and trainer, you must Fast forward to today. In my boxing properly; a unified set of rules train, sweat, bleed why should the
have a police records check, you must opinion it’s not much better. that all provinces would adhere to. promoters make the majority of the

take coaching courses and apprentice Promoters basically do as they like. Rules for fighters, matches, minimum money? I love Floyd Mayweather
before you move up to next level. In If the fighters don’t perform they get purses and rules and statutes for and I love boxing. When it’s done
the pros? You simply work a boxer left behind, good fighters get picked contracts with fighters that would right it’s the sport of kings. We need a
in the gym, pay a license fee to the up and signed to contracts. However allow promoters to make money and national commission to make it right.
provincial or state commission and with no national commission to protect them. Force the promoters Yours in the fighting arts

presto you are a licensed trainer. enforce rules and contracts it’s left to pay what the boxers are owed and Jorge Luis
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